GGIS 412

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Geospatial Technologies & Society

Credit: 3 hours.

Examines the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) with emphasis on their social and political implications. Topics may include critical cartography, social theory, health geography, historical geography, geopolitics, crime mapping, environmental justice, data feminism, environmental change, and science, technology, and society studies (STS).

3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 if topic varies. Prerequisite: GGIS 379 or equivalent.

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GGIS 412 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			76858	Lecture-Discussion	A	9:00AM -9:50AM	MWF	2020A Natural History Building	Cidell, J	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Info: <strong>Mapping, Place, and Power</strong><br>Do maps represent places, or do they create them? In this class, we’ll explore the power of maps and mapping as well as other geospatial technologies. Who makes maps compared to who is mapped? How are places represented through mapping practices, and what difference do those representations make to how we distribute resources and treat the people who live in those places? We’ll draw on the concepts of data feminism to examine and challenge power, rethink binaries and hierarchies, and make the labor of mapping visible in our own projects and beyond.