Online Land Surveying / Geomatics Degree Program

项目使命声明

“The Land Surveying and Geomatics program (LSG) is committed to addressing the disparate and constantly changing needs of students - throughout Nevada and beyond - who are preparing for a geomatics career. Great Basin aims to deliver a high quality and relevant educational experience that prepares LSG students for professional success.”

Online Land Surveying/Geomatics Associate of Science Degree

The online Land Surveying/Geomatics (LSG) Associate of Science degreeprogram is designed to matriculate traditional and non-traditional learners, who have limited post-secondary education, directly into a professional degree-seeking program of study. The Associate of Science in Land Surveying and Geomatics prepares the student for entry-level positions in surveying/映射, 土木工程, 资源管理, and mining; as well as diverse technical opportunities within federal, 状态, 以及地方政府机构. 除了 to gaining technical employment, the program is also intended to provide a seamless pathway into the Bachelor of Applied Science’s (BAS) Land Surveying and Geomatics program. 请求的信息.

项目目标:

• Proficiently apply sound measurement methods, 数学, 科学, 以及收集的测量工具, 分析, 编辑, and present spatial information in professional applications.
• Demonstrate competency in the fundamentals and applications of land surveying, and the acquisition and management of spatial data.
• Prepare graduates for the Land Surveying/Geomatics Bachelor of Applied Science program or technical geospatial employment.

Online 土地测量/地理信息程序 Instruction

The web-based curriculum for the surveying/geomatics associate of applied 科学 degree delivers complete online instruction in land surveying, 映射, 地理信息系统用于测量师, 最小二乘平差, photogrammetry and remote sensing techniques, 公共土地调查制度, 法律的描述, 大地测量和GPS测量, 施工测量, 矿山测量学, 高级边界分析, and a land surveying/geomatics capstone project. Students engage in various activities designed to collect and 分析 spatial data using surveying tools, 多个软件包, and data management techniques including: total stations, 水平, 卫星图像, and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data. Specific software packages that are used in the instruction include; Carlson Survey, 特林布尔商务中心, ArcInfo, 和Mathcad. Our learners also study advanced topics in the United States Public Land Survey System, as well as the legal principles related to land surveying. 除了, the learner produces engineering-related surveying/geomatic projects to prepare maps, 情节, 还有描绘边界的平面图, 地形, 地面控制, 飞行线路, 控制网络设计. Using high-precision optical and electromechanical instruments and global positioning data from satellites, the students are responsible for interpreting and formulating the spatial information and then calculating precise and accurate geospatial solutions.

土地测量/地理信息程序 Mentors

The applied 科学 land surveying/geomatics program coordinates with surveying and geomatic mentors (who must be licensed in the United States, 波多黎各联邦, 关岛, 美属萨摩亚, U.S. 属维尔京群岛, 和加勒比海, or a 状态/provincial/federal license that meets the minimum education requirements or alternative credentials under appendix 1603.D.1 of the North American Free Trade Agreement) to assist qualified students gain the laboratory portion of their classical survey fundamentals. Laboratory fieldwork in classical survey fundamentals (delivered in the two lower division survey courses) is required to gain a four-year baccalaureate degree in land surveying/geomatics. Additional information about the surveying mentoring program or laboratories and field courses offered at 澳门新甫京娱乐游戏下载 can be addressed by contacting the land surveying/geomatics program advisor.

土地测量/地理信息程序 Capstone

The land surveying/geomatics capstone course is designed to exhibit the application of program and course objectives in which the student develops a successful surveying/geomatics project involving, 但不限于, 边界测量, 抵押贷款调查, 地形测量, 施工测量, hydrographic and bathymetric surveys, 变形的调查, 地盘图则调查, 竣工的调查, 阿尔塔/ ACSM调查, 地下测量, 湿地圈定调查, 洪水高程测量, 电信调查, 爱丽儿的调查, 大地测量, 以及地下调查.

Silver State Land Surveying/Geomatics NSPS-NALS Student Chapter

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土地测量/地理信息程序 Accr编辑ation

The land surveying/geomatics bachelors program has been accepted to meet the educational requirements for licensure in Nevada and many other 状态s. The potential student must check with the licensure board of your 状态 to verify that the 澳门新甫京娱乐游戏在线下载 online land surveying/geomatics baccalaureate degree program will meet the educational requirement for licensure. This program may not fulfill all licensure requirements in every 状态.

土地测量/地理信息职业

Surveying is the art and 科学 of measuring the physical features of the earth using specialized equipment and procedures to obtain results that meet the specifications of clients. Career opportunities in surveying are available with firms engaged in surveying/映射, 土木工程, 资源管理, mining and others; as well as diverse opportunities within the federal, 状态, 以及地方政府机构. Specific job titles may include: City Planner, Wetlands Delineation and Resource Management Specialist, 洪泛区经理, 建筑测量师, Department of Transportation Surveyor, 矿山测量, Onshore/Offshore oil and gas extraction and exploration Surveyor, 认证Photogrammetrist, 测量技师认证 , 地理空间分析, Advanced Imaging and Mapping Specialist, Computer Aided Drafting Professional, 美国林务测量师, 土地管理局测量师, and a National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Analyst.