Web GIS: Principles and Technologies

Web GIS, the combination of the web and geographic information systems (GIS), is a promising field. It has extended online maps and geospatial intelligence to the offices of millions and the hands of billions. This course aims to provide students with the principles and essential knowledge needed for managing web GIS projects, teach students the latest geospatial cloud technologies needed for building modern web GIS applications, and inspire students with real-world case studies. Technologies taught in this course include cloud GIS (ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise), browser-based web application builders (ArcGIS StoryMaps, Experience Builder, Dashboards, and Instant Apps), mobile GIS applications (Survey123 and Field Maps), feature layers, imagery layers, 3D web scenes spatial temporal data, and spatial data science. Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), big data analysis, and deep learning are also discussed in the context of web GIS. Access to Harvard ArcGIS Online and other ArcGIS software is provided.