OLET1610 GIS: Geographic Information Systems (University of Sydney): rated 3.2/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
OLET1610 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Geosciences Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 地理信息系统
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Geosciences Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has a critical role in addressing major challenges facing humanity, including our environmental futures (applications involve the measurement of biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, land degradation, natural hazards planning); our future social lives ('smart' and 'digital' cities); water, food and energy security, and the role of local environments for population health, (e. g.
OLET1610 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "Very easy and interesting. You get to play around with ArchGIS, take a few quizzes and short answer questions. When I took it a few years ago it was a bit disorganised and the datasets used for tasks were either wrong or inconsistent, but it was still a good OLE to take."
On Reddit: "I did GIS. Not difficult, but exhausting... It's a very niche unit, and you can't get help anywhere but from your instructor."
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Q: Is OLET1610 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 3.2/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches OLET1610, and when is it offered?
A: OLET1610 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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