Computer Science and Programming Courses in Geography Departments in the United States.
Geographic information systems (GIS) are fundamental information technologies. The capabilities and applications of GIS continue to rapidly expand, requiring practitioners to have new skills and competencies, especially in computer science. There is little research, however, about how best to prepar...
| Published in: | Professional Geographer Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 138 - 151 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2017
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