Geospatial Technology
Located at: PSLA at Fowler
Do you like solving problems? Learning new technology? Working on projects?
The Career Field:
Geospatial Technology affects almost every aspect of life, from navigating an unfamilar neighborhood, to mapping wildfires, to making business decisions, to tracking diseases, to locating the world's most wanter terrorists. The Geospatial Technology program at SCSD focuses on using information and technology to understand people, places, and processes of the earth. Geospatial Technologies are being used in academia, business, and government to manage large datasets of spatially-linked information, and provide users with powerful analytic tools. The primary focus of Geospatial Technology is to help make more informed decisions within any discipline or industry
The Program:
In this program students will learn how to use and apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Postioning Systems (GPS), remote sensing and data visualization tools. Students will learn key methodologies used by Geospatial specialists and particpate in hands-on activities and lessons that use industry-standard software analyses and display mapping data.
This program teacges students to employ Geospatial tools, and conduct complex analyses, using a wide variety of spatial statistics and data interpretation skills, through real-world, project based learning. This course is desinged to promote valuable career and college-ready practices, including analytical thinking, critical evalutaion and problem solving skills.
Career Opportunities:
Career opportunities in Geospatial Technology exist in the enviromental sciences, engineer, law enforcement, transporation, agriculture, foresty, public health, business, healthcare, real estate, finance, government, satellite imaging and defense industries
