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Geospatial Technology

Certificate of Achievement

The Geospatial Technology Certificate of Achievement course of study includes: geographic information science, global positioning systems, remote sensing, cloud-based GIS platforms and mobile mapping applications. The Geospatial Technology certificate is intended to provide students with a foundation in the field of geospatial technologies. The certificate is designed for those students who have a desire to pursue a career as a GIS professional or a Remote Sensing professional, or for those employed in the profession for maintaining currency with new technology trends.

Program Requirements (21 units)

Course NumberCourse TitleUnits
GIST016AIntroduction to Geospatial Technology3 units
GIST016BMobile GIS3 units
GIST016CSpatial Analysis for GIS3 units
GIST016DCartographic Design for GIS3 units
GIST016EGeodatabase Design and Management3 units
GIST016GIntroduction to Remote Sensing3 units
GIST016IGIS Programming and the Web3 units

Total Certificate Units: 21 units

To be awarded a certificate, a student must:

  1. Complete all the program requirements.
  2. Earn a grade of “C” (or "P") or better for all required courses.

Upon successful completion of this program a student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate skill in using the geospatial concepts in both a desktop and web-based environment that apply to GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing disciplines.
  • Apply GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing technologies to demonstrate changes in the land and its relationship with people.
  • Demonstrate skills and knowledge to perform analysis both in a desktop and web-based environment that apply using GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing.
  • Apply artificial intelligence techniques within Geographic Information Systems to automate geospatial data analysis, extract and classify meaningful features from various data sources, and generate predictive models
Last Updated 6/30/26