The third edition incorporates AI and data science developments, responding to AI's transformation of workforce competencies. It emphasizes critical engagement with technologies addressing social, environmental, and sustainability issues. The book builds fundamental GIS skills and provides hands-on guidance to translate theoretical concepts into tangible outcomes. Students will learn GIS fundamentals and workflow development for various applications using ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, and Python across multiple disciplines and preparing for higher-level work in geotechnologies in an AI-driven era.
Features in the third edition:

• Fully revised and updated using the latest version of ArcGIS Pro and QGIS, and reflecting new developments in data science platforms, including Python, and Jupyter Notebook.
• Includes 3 new chapters and many real-world examples with urban planning, environmental, and social justice foci.
• Provides new and expanded content on programming using multiple platforms.
• Presents new lab activity that introduces readers to QGIS and new tutorial that introduces geospatial data science with Python in a Jupyter Notebook environment.
• Hands-on workbook approach that teaches how to design and develop GIS workflow, in addition to laying the foundation for GIS.

This book is written for junior and senior level undergraduate students who want to learn about GIS and graduate students who need GIS training for their degrees in environmental science/studies, urban planning, public health, etc., and for academics who want to incorporate GIS into their research.