Geographic Information Systems At West Chester University

Welcome to GIS at West Chester University. GIS stands for Geographic Information Systems. A GIS brings together maps and databases. The map shows us where things are. With the database we can find, identify, sort, filter and summarize information. A GIS knows not only where something is, it knows what it is. Spatial awareness is at the heart of a GIS.

WCU graduates with GIS skills help solve environmental problems, locate optimal sites for new businesses, analyze crime patterns, support land use analyses, prioritize open space preservation efforts, model natural processes like stormwater runoff and meet many other critically important challenges. Click on the links above for more information about our GIS labs, see some of our students' work and explore WCU GIS community projects.

For more information about GIS, contact:

Dr. Gary Coutu
Department of Geography and Planning
Room 103, Ruby Jones Hall
West Chester University
West Chester PA, 19383
Call: 610-738-0522
Lab: 610-436-2644