• The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) reports that 70% to 80% of the information managed by business is location specific to which geospatial technologies can be applied*
• Applications for geospatial technologies are ever increasing in a wide variety of industries from energy to insurance to financial services to engineering to transportation and marketing and sales, as well as all levels of government services from homeland security to planning to emergency services and the military*
• Geospatial technologies is designated as a high-growth, emerging industry and specialists in these technologies are within one of fourteen career classifications designated by the US President’s High Growth Job Training Initiative

• Technology professionals who want to add geospatial technologies into their skills set
• GIS professionals looking for advanced education and training, e.g. graduates from 2-year colleges with a GIS certificate or degree

• We prepare technology professionals to become geospatial senior analysts and developers which is the fastest growing employment sector in the field
• We customize each student’s education and training experience to make it relevant to your goals
• We provide an advanced and applied technology component focused on building skills to solve business needs through technology decisions
• We have excellent faculty with real-world experience and examples

The courses in the program are designed to be taken in sequence. Each course builds on skills learned in the previous courses. Program prerequisites include basic computer skills such as familiarity with the Windows operating systems and basic file management tasks. Experience using web browsers is also suggested.

Principles of GIS (3 credits) is a survey course that provides both a technical and business overview of GIS technologies, techniques and methodologies. Hands on laboratory exercises provide practical examples while discussions of current uses of GIS provide real world application knowledge.

Applied GIS (4 credits) is a lab based practical course that offers in depth experience using GIS software. The use of real data and practical and repeatable laboratory exercises allows students to gain first hand knowledge of the day to day intricacies of using GIS Technology. The course work is done with a widely used software package that will provide directly applicable technical experience.

Advanced Spatial Analysis (4 credits) builds on the skills gained in the Applied GIS course. Topics such as raster and network modeling will be covered and implemented to solve business specific problems. This course also provides an introduction to enterprise GIS concepts including Geodatabases and GIS automation.

Satellite Remote Sensing (4 credits) provides a foundational understanding of one of the most widely used sources of GIS data. Discussions of the technology used to create the data and hands on use of select datasets will provide an understanding of remote sensing principles. Students will perform lab exercises that allow them to apply advanced modeling techniques relevant to remote sensing data formats.

GIS Technologist Project (3 credits) is an advanced level course that provides an opportunity to apply all of the knowledge gained in the previous certificate courses to a class project. The project is tailored to each student to provide an experience relevant to their specific field of interest.

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You may take this 5-course certificate for 18 undergraduate credits or on a noncredit basis (not applicable to a degree).

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