Academics

Interdisciplinary Design Institute

Geographic Information Systems &
Simulation Laboratory

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The Geographic Information Systems and Simulation Laboratory (GISSL) allows our students to stay on the vanguard of this valuable technology, even as they incorporate its lessons into their design education.

For instance, Dr. Kerry Brooks, the lab's director, and student assistants use GIS to study access to bus routes and public services for disadvantaged people.

To learn more about the GISSL, follow the links below.

Courses

 The following courses are taught by Dr. Brooks:

  • Regional Landscape Inventory and Analysis
  • Landscape Applications of Geographic Information Systems
  • Landscape Modeling

 

Mission and plan

Goals, objectives, and initiatives for research, teaching, and service, as well as the mission and plan for the GISSL.

Research

Includes extensive information about research involving GIS-aided citizens conservation planning; land-use planning, watersheds, and water quality; and equity, visualization, and efficiency.

 

 

 

 

 

Contact us

Kerry R. Brooks, PhD
Director & Associate Professor

Telephone: 509.358.7911
Fax: 509.358.7900
E-mail: kerrybrooks@wsu.edu
Office: SCLS-375

GIS & Simulation Lab

668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.
PO Box 1495
Spokane WA 99210-1495 

 

Contact Us: design@wsu.edu, 509-358-7920 | Student Affairs
Mailing: PO Box 1495, Spokane WA 99210-1495. Shipping: 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane WA 99202