地理信息系统研究生证书-制图专家

自早期使用笔和墨水的地图制作者的努力以来，制图-被称为制作地图的艺术和科学，已经走了很长一段路。虽然制图仍然依赖于许多传统原理，但地图制作现在需要融合现代研究和技术的精华。地理信息系统（GIS）使当今的制图师能够以有组织的方式存储地理数据，以便快速访问，关联和分析。该系统还有助于制图显示的发展。通过使用GIS，制图人员可以收集，存储和组合有关要研究的给定区域，主题或区域的数据。GIS帮助从事环境，公共卫生，市政规划和自然资源项目（仅举几例）的规划人员使用当前相关数据监控变化，预测趋势并管理资源。
Cartography - known as the art and science of making maps, has come a long way since the efforts of early mapmakers who worked with pen and ink. While cartography still relies on many of the traditional principles, mapmaking now requires incorporating the best of modern research and technology. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allows today's cartographer to store geographic data in an organized way, to allow for quick access, correlation, and analysis. This system also facilitates the development of cartographic displays. By using GIS, cartographers are able to collect, store, and combine data about a given area, subject, or region being researched. GIS helps planners working on environmental, public health, municipal planning, and natural resource projects (to name a few uses) monitor change, predict trends and manage resources using current relevant data.