Knowledge of GIS and remote sensing is becoming increasingly important in areas ranging from planning, environment, economics, geography, agro-forestry, disease and society. This is a basic class on GIS and remote sensing, focusing on environmental applications. This course introduces basic skills in using ArcGIS software to analyze digital maps. By using case studies published by ESRI with the software, students will gain access to techniques being applied in geoinformatics data analysis in environmental and resource issues.