Section Info: GEOG-205-01

Course Title: Mapping and Spatial Analysis
Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026
Term: Spring Semester 2026
Description: Provides a comprehensive introduction to maps, including their design, compilation, and computer production. Introduces students to the principles of abstracting the Earth's surface into spatial databases using GIS, remote sensing, and Global Positioning Satellites.
Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Eugenio Marcano   413-538-3237   emarcano@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   11:30AM - 12:45PM   CLAP - Clapp Laboratory   410   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
ENVST-CRSE   ENVST-EL: Env Studies Electives   This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor.  
ENVST-NS   ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science   This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area.  
NXDTA0001   NXDTA: Nexus in Data Analytics and Society   This course is approved for the Data Analytics  
DATA0003   DATA-SE: Data Science Elective Course   This course is an elective option for the Data Science major.  
GEOG0001   GEOG-1: Geography major   This course counts toward the Geography major and minor.  
GEOG0001   GEOG-1: Geography minor   This course counts toward the Geography major and minor.  
GEOL0001   GEOL-1: Geology major and minor   This course counts toward the Geology major and minor.  
GEOG0002   GEOG-2: Geography major   This course counts toward the Geography major.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 19     Enrollment: 20     Available: 0     Waitlist: 6
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
Title: GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems
Author: Bolstad, Paul
Copyright: 2022
Edition: 7th
Volume:
ISBN: 9780971764750
Publisher: Eider Press 		Required   44.00  

Additional Book Comments        
This is the complete book list for this class.  
Instructor's comments about the book list: 6th edition is also good if you can find that one easier (cheaper). It's sold in electronic or hard copy format, or rented, from publisher. Check https://www.gisfundamentals.org/order There will also be copies available on reserve at the Library and the GeoProcessing Lab.