GEOG-23063 credit hours

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Geography · 3 hrs Lecture | 2 hrs Lab

Offered: Winter Only, Every Year

One shot a year. Offered winter term only, so a clash costs a full year.

GEOG-2306 prerequisites

8 courses appear in this chain, up to 2 levels deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced. Unless you get permission, 1 more is needed: GEOG-2304.

Show the chain

any one of

GEOG-2304Introduction to Cartography

any one of

GEOG-1105Challenges of a Changing World: An Introduction to Human Geography

GEOG-1205Science for a Dynamic World: An Introduction to Physical Geography

GEOG-1305Mapping in a Global World: An Introduction to Geomatics

GEOG-1102not in the 2026-27 calendar

GEOG-1103not in the 2026-27 calendar

GEOG-1201not in the 2026-27 calendar

GEOG-1202not in the 2026-27 calendar

permission of the instructor

Add your completed courses to see which of these you've already done and what you could take next. They stay on this device.

Taking GEOG-2306 is a prerequisite for 1 course directly, and opens 4 once their own follow-ons are counted.

GEOG-3306Advanced Geographic Information Systems

Where GEOG-2306 counts

Required by 8 programs:

ENV 4-YEAR BSc (FOREST ECOLOGY)
ENV 4-YEAR BSc (FOREST POLICY AND MANAGEMENT)
ENV HONOURS BSC (FOREST ECOLOGY)
ENV HONOURS BSC (FOREST POLICY AND MANAGEMENT)
GEOG 4-YEAR BA IN GEOGRAPHY
GEOG HONOURS BA IN GEOGRAPHY
GEOG 4-YEAR BSc IN GEOGRAPHY
GEOG HONOURS BSc IN GEOGRAPHY

Counts toward 11 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

BANT 3-YEAR BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
BANT 4-YEAR BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
BANT HONOURS BSc IN BIOANTHROPOLOGY
ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
ENV 4-YEAR BSc (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
ENV HONOURS BSC (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

This course provides a systematic overview of GIS methodology and theory covering the essential principles of data acquisition, input, storage, manipulation, and output. The laboratory component of this course provides hands-on experience using industry standard software.

Requisite courses

GEOG-2304 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)]; GEOG-2306L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).

LectureLab

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.