GIS Certification
NASA’s organizational goals are not restricted to answering questions about space. The agency also channels its technology and expertise to confront pressing issues here on Earth, and GIS has an important role to play in several of these initiatives.
When we think of the tools involved in exploring outer space,
images of astronauts collecting mineral samples on the moon may come to mind.
However, scientists also depend on more remote methods to deepen our knowledge
of the solar system and the universe beyond, like those offered by geographic
information science (GIS). GIS space exploration has become a crucial part of
how NASA gets to know the features of other worlds, develops our broader
understanding of geophysics and gathers valuable information about our own planet.
The ability to understand and make decisions with spatial information is what the USC Spatial Sciences Institute is all about. We partner with researchers, businesses, nonprofits, NGOs and other en...
