The Department of Geography and Geospatial Technology includes a full range of geography transfer courses as well as Geospatial Technology. Students are able to fulfill transfer and general education requirements while learning about the advanced technologies that are shaping new visions of the earth and its systems.
Geospatial Technology Associate of Applied Science degree and certificate programs
From analysis of roadways and profiling the movement of infectious disease to emergency management and targeted marketing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a significant role.
GIS uses technology to capture, analyze and display information from a geographical perspective. Here are some examples:
In the business world GIS is used for marketing, logistics, insurance risk analysis, banking, real estate, and more.
In all levels of government GIS is used for economic development, emergency management, crime mapping, disease profiling, traffic planning, and more.
Environmentalists use GIS to understand animal habitats, vegetation, changes in land, including development of parks and protected areas.
GIS is used in natural resource exploration and management telling miners where to mine, drillers the best options for running pipe, and farmers where to plant crops for the most yield.
Utility companies use GIS to understand and restore outages, plan distribution and construction, and respond to emergencies.
