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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Geospatial Science and enter the workforce. Students explore the development, application and principles of geographic information systems. This two-year degree prepares the student for a career in high-tech fields, including photogrammetry, cartography, geographical information systems, global positioning systems, and satellite remote sensing. Students learn how to: acquire geospatial information from a variety of sources, interpret, use and manage geospatial data for a given purpose, and how to use geographic information system software for storage, manipulation, and analysis of geospatial data.
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program you will be able to:
1. Explain how and why industry-specific tools, such as software and equipment, are used and implemented in the GIS industry
2. Use and understand industry vocabulary
3. Demonstrate the ability to properly select geographic and projected coordinate systems
4. Utilize the fundamental concepts involved in the capture, use, and interpretation of remotely sensed information
5. Identify characteristics and importance of statistical relationships in spatial data
6. Create geospatial software programs using programming language
7. Emulate professional standards expected when entering into careers in the GIS industry
8. Work both independently and as a member of a team within typical GIS project scenarios, such as troubleshooting and arriving at a desirable outcome
9. Apply various GIS methods used to collect and interpret data
First Semester
| ENG 1031 | Technical Writing I: GT-CO1 | 3 |
| GIS 1040 | Vector Based GIS | 3 |
| GIS 1010 | Intro to Cartography for GIS | 3 |
| GIS 1050 | Relational Database Mgmt for GIS | 3 |
| GEN EDU | Business Communications (BUS 2017) or Principles of Marketing (MAR 2016) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| GIS 1031 | Global Positioning Sys for GIS | 3 |
| GIS 2040 | Raster Based GIS | 3 |
| MAT 1260 | Intro to Statistics: GT-MA1 | 3 |
| GIS 2035 | INT Remote Sensing/Image Analysis | 4 |
| COM 2300 | Intercultural Communication: GT-SS3 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third Semester
| GIS 1065 | GIS Project Management | 3 |
| GIS 2060 | GIS Survey I | 3 |
| GIS 2005 | GIS Applications | 3 |
| GIS 2011 | Spatial Data Modeling & Analysis for GIS | 4 |
| GEN EDU | Entrepreneurial Operations (BUS 1002) or Small Business Management (MAN 2016) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth Semester