Geographic Information Systems/Global Positioning Systems

The Computer Drafting & Design Technology program with a specialty in GIS/GPS prepares students to operate industry-standard GIS packages, such as Arc View or Arc Info, on a personal computer; capture positional and attribute information with correct and accurate geographic referencing; convert geographic information among several coordinate systems; and acquire GIS information from databases, existing maps, the Internet and annotate output for finished maps, documents and reports.

Graduates will be able to measure distances and areas on maps, including real world placement, and correctly relate the two, as well as acquire geographic information directly using GPS and merge it with existing information. Also, students will manage the geographic information in a dynamic database situation.