Geographic Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

certificate

GeoAI, the integration of Geography and AI, provides novel approaches for addressing a variety of geospatial challenges in the real world. This certificate develops transferable skills in GeoAI to address issues affecting the environment and societies. GeoAI training is critical given projected growth ~16% in this industry by 2050. 

About this Program

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Department Information

The Geography Department offers a range of topics in contemporary geography and geospatial science, rich and lively cultural and learning environments, BA and BS undergraduate degrees, MA, M.S., and PhD degrees, as well as the largest Medical Geography program in the United States.
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P.O. Box 117315
330 Newell Drive
3141 TURLINGTON HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-7315
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 Curriculum

Prerequisites

For this certificate program, the course prerequisites vary depending on what courses are selected. It is possible to take this certificate and satisfy the prerequisites from the courses listed, for example:  

In this way ONLY the courses taken are required with no additional prerequisites and with GIS 3043 serving as the prereq for the higher-level courses.  

Required Courses

GIS 2114The World & Big Data3
or GIS 2002 The Digital Earth
GIScience techniques course (select one)3-4
GIS 3043
Foundations of Geographic Information Systems
GIS 4021C
Aerial Photo Interpretation
GIS 4037
Digital Image Processing
GIS 4102C
GIS Programming
GIS 4115C
Spatial Surface Modeling and Geostatistics
MET 3753
Pragmatic Python for Weather
MET 4750
Spatial Analysis of Atmospheric Data using GIS
GIScience applications course (select one)3
GIS 3420C
GIS Models for Public Health
GIS 4113
Introduction to Spatial Networks
GIS 4324
GIS Analysis of Hazard Vulnerability
GIS 4424C
Applications in GIS for Zoonoses and Disease Ecology
GIS 4500
Population GIS
MET 4410
Radar and Satellite Meteorology
Capstone GeoAI course3
GIS 4123C
GeoAI – Geographic Artificial Intelligence
Total Credits12-13