GEOG 412Programming for Geospatial Data Science I
Geography · 4 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)
Conceptual and practical instruction in use of scripting, automation, and computer programming within geospatial sciences. Students use Python programming language to develop geospatial processing scripts and applications, making use of popular geospatial data manipulation libraries. Introduction of computer programming concepts and theory in practical context.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 401.
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GEOG 412
- GEOG 401Applied Geospatial Data Science
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