Rate My Professor Katsuhiko Oda

Katsuhiko “Kirk” Oda, Ph.D., GISP, is an Associate Professor of Geographic Information Systems and Cartography at Tarrant County College District’s Trinity River Campus. He serves as the GIS Program Coordinator, leading the associate degree program in Geographic Information Systems within the STEM pathway. Oda also holds the position of Associate Professor and Department Chair, listed as a key contact for information technology programs such as programming, web applications programming, and cybersecurity. As an instructor in the GIS capstone course, he advises students on practical projects using the Esri Community Maps Editor App to update basemaps in ArcGIS Online. These projects involve adding geospatial features like sports fields, parking lots, and trees to high school campuses in the Tarrant County area, providing students with real-world experience and benefiting the local community.