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🤖 Module 6: AI GIS Containerized Workflows

Expected Release: Sunday, November 24, 2025
Expected Due Date: Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM MST
Status: 📝 DRAFT - Materials in Development

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💬 AI Discussions

❓ Q&A

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⚠️ Module Under Development

This module is currently being finalized and will be released on Sunday, November 24, 2025 after Module 5 completion.

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🎯 Module Overview (Preview)

Module 6 explores AI-enhanced GIS workflows, teaching you to integrate artificial intelligence into spatial analysis while maintaining professional judgment. You’ll learn to:

• Deploy and interact with local LLMs (Ollama) in containerized environments
• Use Model Context Protocol (MCP) for GIS-specific AI interactions
• Apply prompt engineering techniques for spatial analysis tasks
• Critically evaluate ethical implications of AI in GIS
• Integrate AI tools into professional GIS workflows
• Assess when AI enhancement adds value vs. introduces risk

Why This Matters: AI is rapidly transforming GIS practice, from automated feature extraction to intelligent data analysis. Understanding how to ethically and effectively integrate AI tools distinguishes forward-thinking GIS professionals and opens new career possibilities in spatial data science.

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📚 Planned Content

Videos (6+)

AI in GIS intro, local LLMs, Ollama, MCP, prompt engineering, ethics.

Activities (6+)

Experience polls, LLM/MCP discovery, ethics discussions, AI prompting success stories, career analysis.

Assignments (3-4)

• M6A1: Local LLM Setup & GIS Prompting
• M6A2: MCP Integration for Spatial Workflows
• M6A3: AI-Enhanced Spatial Analysis Project
• M6A4: (TBD - Ethics case study or advanced integration)

See detailed module status for complete component list.

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🗓️ Timeline

Date	Milestone
Nov 24	Module 6 materials released
Nov 24-30	Work on AI GIS assignments
Nov 30	All Module 6 work due (11:59 PM)

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💡 Preparing for Module 6

While you wait for Module 6 to launch, you can:

1. Complete Modules 2-5 to have spatial analysis skills to enhance with AI
2. Experiment with AI tools for GIS (ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot)
3. Ask questions in AI Q&A
4. Explore Ollama documentation at ollama.ai

No software installation required! All AI work will be done in GitHub Codespaces with local LLMs.

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⚖️ Ethics Focus

This module emphasizes responsible AI use in GIS, including:

• Understanding AI limitations and biases in spatial analysis
• Evaluating when AI tools are appropriate vs. problematic
• Maintaining professional judgment and verification
• Considering privacy, equity, and ethical implications

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📞 Questions?

• Module 6 Questions: Post in AI Q&A
• Release Date Questions: See course schedule in D2L
• Module Status: Check MODULE_STATUS.md for development progress

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