Seminar, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Requisite: course 401. Applied exploration of emerging technologies and methods in geospatial technology with focus on learning state-of-art geospatial data analysis and management techniques. Topics of interest introduced in seminar format by subject matter experts and faculty. Through discussions and biweekly applied project work, geospatial research methods are situated in their broader context. Application of innovative geospatial research methods to better understanding spatial dimension of data. Letter grading.