The RHU ASCE Student Chapter, in the College of Engineering's Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, held a seminar on the many applications of GIS in interpreting and visualizing geographical data. The event took place on January 23, 2024, and featured guest speaker Mr. Mohamad Abbas, a GIS expert and Ph.D. candidate at AUB. Attendees included RHU civil engineering students and faculty members from RHU.
The seminar aimed to introduce students to GIS, which is an important tool used to analyze and visualize geographical data. Mr. Abbas provided an overview of the basic concepts of GIS and demonstrated its applications in analyzing various types of data, such as urban planning, hydrological data, and environmental data.
Overall, GIS is a widely used software that is essential in megaprojects. This seminar provided valuable insight into GIS and its importance in interpreting and analyzing geographical data.
