{"id":9662,"date":"2026-01-26T15:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakhankar.com\/?page_id=9662"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:28:13","slug":"gis-for-ce-and-sdgs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/teaching\/gis-for-ce-and-sdgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2026 &#8211; GIS for CE and SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9662\" class=\"elementor elementor-9662\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa8827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aa8827\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a276514\" data-id=\"a276514\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd84a8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd84a8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The City College of New York<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Department of CE and ESE<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Spring 2026<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d5317f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d5317f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b512e96\" data-id=\"b512e96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37d485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a37d485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#\">Cross-listed as: ENGR G7100 GIS Data Sci for SDGs and CE-G0800 GIS in Civil Engineering<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8685b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8685b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffeb3dc\" data-id=\"ffeb3dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5070ea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5070ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Course Description<\/strong>:\u00a0This course introduces students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Data Science with applications directly aligned to the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students will learn how to collect, manage, and analyze geospatial and statistical data to address global challenges, including poverty, inequality, health, climate change, and sustainable urban development. Through a blend of lectures, hands-on labs, and real-world case studies, students will acquire the technical and analytical skills necessary to transform raw data into actionable insights that support informed policy, planning, and decision-making for sustainable development. As this course is cross-listed with GIS for CE, those students will work on a CE-related group project with typical hydrologic tasks, such as Terrain modeling, watershed delineation, computation, and extraction of river and watershed networks,\u00a0including spatial analysis.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/WhUma1ZJBjFwDa476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Survey for Class<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc81ea\" data-id=\"fbc81ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60f0a1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a60f0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gis-water-resources.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gis-water-resources.jpg 939w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gis-water-resources-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/creativecore.co.in\/lakhankar2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/gis-water-resources-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de425f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de425f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b78e12f\" data-id=\"b78e12f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d115d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d115d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><table class=\"thead-light\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"125\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"400\"><strong>Lectures \/ Presentations (45-60 minutes)<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"130\"><strong>Class Location<br \/><\/strong><strong>(6:30-9:00 PM)<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"400\"><strong>Activities (Lab and Research Project)<\/strong><\/td><td width=\"120\"><strong>Home works (Brightspace)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26 Jan 2026<\/td><td>Course Introduction and GIS Application<br \/>Presentation-Introduction to SDGs<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Introduction of Software &amp; Installation<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2 Feb 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 2: Introduction to GIS and ArcGIS Pro<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 1: ArcGIS Pro Basics and Mapping CO2 data<br \/>Optional &#8211; Google Earth Engine Mapping<\/td><td>Homework 1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9 Feb 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 3: GIS Data Sources for SDGs &amp; Water Resources<br \/>*\u00a0Research Project Discussion<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 2: SDG thematic mapping Energy &amp; Emissions data<br \/>Lab 3: Visualizing CSV Latitude and Longitude data<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16 Feb 2026<\/td><td><b>College Closed (No Class)<\/b><\/td><td>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/td><td>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23 Feb 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 4: Geodesy, Coordinate Systems, and Map Projections<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 4: Remote sensing data access &amp; mapping<\/td><td>Homework 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2 Mar 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 5: Earth Observations for the SDGs: Remote Sensing Applications<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 5: Spatial Analysis: Interpolating Rainfall Data<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9 Mar 2026<\/td><td>Project Review<br \/><b>* Research\u00a0<\/b>Project <b>Selection<\/b><\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td><b>Project Studio<\/b>:<br \/>StoryMaps +\u00a0Mapping at ArcGIS Online<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16 Mar 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 6: Water Quality Analytics for SDG 6<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 6: Interpolation and Analysis of Water Data<\/td><td>Homework 3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23 Mar 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 7:\u00a0Watershed Analytics for SDGs<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 7: Watershed Delineations<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 Mar 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 8:\u00a0Open Source Geo-spatial Mapping (QGIS)<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 8:\u00a0QGIS mapping of Global, States and Lat Long data<\/td><td>Homework 4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 Apr 2026<\/td><td><b>No Class\u00a0(Spring Break)<\/b><\/td><td>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/td><td>\u00a0&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13 Apr 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 09:\u00a0Raster Data Sciences for SDGs<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 9: Raster Data Analysis: Extracting Vegetation, Water, &amp; Soil Indices<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20 Apr 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 10:\u00a0Impact Assessment + SDG Tradeoffs<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Lab 10:\u00a0Environmental GIS: Mapping Contaminated Site<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27 Apr 2026<\/td><td>Lecture 11:\u00a0Emerging Geo-spatial Tech for SDGs<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Optional Activities (Model Builder, Cloud mapping, etc.)<br \/>Review of\u00a0Group Research Project<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4 May 2026<\/td><td>Review and working on Group Research Projects<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>Activity and Review of Group Research Project.<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11 May 2026<\/td><td>Group Research Project Presentation<br \/>(SDG Indicators + StoryMaps \/ Dashboard)<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18 May 2026<\/td><td>Final Examination<\/td><td>In-Person T-424<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c21b45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c21b45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d98d1a7\" data-id=\"d98d1a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d205b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d205b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"7\" valign=\"middle\"><strong>Grading:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Final Exam<\/td><td><b>30%<\/b><\/td><td>The final exam will be in person on 18 May 2026.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Homework<\/td><td><b>15%<\/b><\/td><td>The homework will be due 2 weeks after it has been assigned. Avoid late HW submissions!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lab Assignments<\/td><td><b>20%<\/b><\/td><td>Lab Activities to perform GIS mapping based on the data provided<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Project<\/td><td><b>35%<\/b><\/td><td>By 9th March 2026, you need to submit a proposal for the term project.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(a) Project PPT<\/td><td>25Pts<\/td><td>These will be scheduled during the 11th May class and will be organized by the students.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(b) Project Report<\/td><td>65Pts<\/td><td>You will need to submit the project Report at the day of PPTs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(c) Project EVA<\/td><td>10Pts<\/td><td>You will be asked to evaluate your classmates&#8217; PPTs.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City College of New York Department of CE and ESE Spring 2026 Cross-listed as: ENGR G7100 GIS Data Sci for SDGs and CE-G0800 GIS in Civil Engineering Course Description:\u00a0This course introduces students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Data Science with applications directly aligned to the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 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