Introduction to Spatial Analysis
This MIT OpenCourseWare course introduces Geographic Information System (GIS) software and its use in analyzing location and attribute data for social and environmental planning. Students learn how GIS represents geographic coordinates and descriptive data together, and how to query, manipulate, and map that information for use in urban studies and related fields. The course covers basic GIS capabilities, spatial data structures, and analytical techniques applied to real planning problems. Materials include lecture notes, assignments, and course readings published through MIT OpenCourseWare under a Creative Commons license, free to access with no certificate offered. It suits students or professionals wanting a working foundation in spatial analysis tools before applying them to their own research or planning projects.