Geospatial Technician Certificate
Geospatial Information Systems Science is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today. While the rest of the technology sector has been working to recover from economic hardships, the GIS industry has grown to a $30 billion per year enterprise and whose influence and utility is creating a symbiotic relationship and integration throughout industry, business, and government. This certificate is designed to introduce the students to various scientific theoretical aspects associated with this field and prepare them to enter this exciting field as a technician. There is also a “hands on” component where the students are introduced to the highly sophisticated software packages through real-world conservation projects with local agencies and businesses.
Requirements
13.0, 14.0, or 15.0 units minimum
Group I - All of the following must be completed:
| Units | ||
| AGNR 72 | Geospatial Technology I | 4.0 |
| AGNR 170 | Environmental Science | 4.0 |
| AGNR 171 | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | 3.0 |
Group II - One of the following must be completed:
| Units | ||
| AGNR 60 | Environmental Horticulture Lab | 3.0 |
| AGNR 73 | Water Science | 3.0 |
| AGNR 75 | Conservation Research Lab | 3.0 |
| AGNR 120 | Pest Management in Environmental Horticulture | 3.0 |
| AGNR 121 | Fundamentals of Environmental Horticulture | 3.0 |
| AGNR 122 | Plant Propagation | 3.0 |
| AGNR 131 | Soil Science | 3.0 |
| AGNR 141 | Plant Materials and Usage II | 3.0 |
| AGNR 148 | Special Topics | 2.0 |
| ANTH 6 | Introduction to GIS for the Social Sciences | 3.0 |
| BIOL 109 | Field Biology | 4.0 |
| CIS 96A | Structured Query Language A - Using MySQL | 2.0 |
| CIS 280 | Fundamentals of Database Management Systems | 3.0 |
| CIDG 280 | Geographical Information Systems I | 3.0 |
| CIDG 281 | Geographical Information Systems II | 3.0 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3.0 |
| GEOL 103 | California Geology | 3.0 |