I took this class online to fulfill a requirement for the GIS minor, and my experience was great. The course focuses heavily on Google Earth Engine, along with remote sensing concepts. It builds on GEOG 182A but shifts more into coding and applying concepts like NDVI, image classification, and environmental analysis through weekly labs.

Bo is a genuinely great professor. He really cares about whether students are actually learning, not just finishing assignments. He’s incredibly approachable, responds to emails quickly, and never makes you feel dumb for asking questions, especially about coding. Even in an online format, it was clear that he valued student participation and contributions during discussion posts. He also valued class discussion and made it clear that student contributions mattered, which made the class feel engaging instead of intimidating. He was the most approachable Professor for all of my GIS classes.

The structure is recorded lectures for concepts, then coding labs to apply them. I appreciated the projects as they are a better reflection of what you can actually do in GIS and remote sensing. He often provides starter code and guidance.

Overall, it’s challenging if you’re new to coding, but very manageable with effort. If you’re doing the GIS minor or interested in remote sensing, this class is absolutely worth taking.

I took this class to fulfill a requirement for the GIS&T minor. This is a class that mainly utilizes Google Earth Engine (GEE) which uses JavaScript. GEOG 182B was my third exposure to coding at UCLA and first time using JavaScript. It definitely expands on the skills and topics learned in GEOG 182A but with different software.

Bo is a great professor, he's really encouraging and helpful! Super approachable. He is REALLY good at responding to emails and is always happy to help with any coding problems or confusions. His lecture presentations concentrate on the concepts of remote sensing while his weekly assignments are coding labs that apply the concepts learned in lecture. He doesn't believe in tests which was great for me because I always felt that my abilities in GIS and remote sensing were better demonstrated via projects rather than assessments :")

Bo often provides some of his own code to help with the assignments. He is also quite generous with extra credit! He records his lectures and posts them on BruinLearn, however, I found that going to class in-person was a lot more helpful as he often prioritizes the people who show up. Going in-person also allows you to ask him for help which I would strongly recommend if your coding isn't the strongest. He wants to help you! Overall, this is a very interesting class and Bo is an awesome professor to have (especially as someone who wasn't confident with coding going into it)!