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Examines technologies for collecting, obtaining and creating spatial data. Considers technologies including GPS, tablets, tracking devices, cell phones, Google Earth, remote sensing applications, and the Internet. Integrates spatial data from the aforementioned technologies into ArcGIS for spatial analysis. Introduces other GIS related software applications such as ArcGIS Online, QGIS and R. Explores relevant properties of spatial data such as format, metadata, and spatial data accuracy. Covers additional topics and concepts that reinforce the spatial science paradigm: Spatial Data, GIS, and Spatial Statistics.