Program Codes:
SRV
Minor
Land Surveying involves a combination of engineering oriented mathematics, history and the law. Students in the minor will be applying mathematical calculations to determine locations and to assess the precision and accuracy of their measurements. As boundary laws and regulations are intrinsic to a surveyor’s scope of work throughout the US, students will also learn about specific law cases and how they apply to local, state and federal property regulations. When determining boundary and property issues, the surveyor is often required to determine past owners of the property and associated properties, which requires knowledge of the local history and how to research it.
For the last several years the field of land surveying has been experiencing an increase in labor demand of +11% (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/surveyors.htm). A student who adds the Surveying Technology Minor will have the opportunity to pursue an additional career path than just the one associated with their degree. When the student graduates with this minor, they will have the knowledge and skills to enter the Land Surveying workforce as a contributing member and pursue a career in the Land Surveying field.
Choose one pair of introductory courses:
Th course considers the legal aspects of boundary location. Emphasis is on deed research and interpretation, evidence procedures, professional ethics and case law. Through this experience students will obtain a foundation in legal standards for preparing and researching land records. (3 hours lecture). Prerequisite: ENG 101 Effective College Writing I. Co-requisite: SRV 290 Problem Solving in Surveying Completes General Education Requirement:SC-R.
Prereq: ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: D Min Credits: 3.00 Or ENG 101 Lecture Min Grade: TR Min Credits: 3.00
Coreq: SRV 290 Lecture
This course will introduce fundamental principles and concepts of remote sensing, and explore its applications specific to the environment and natural resource management. The course provides students with the basic theory to understand how and why remote sensing works, followed by a survey of remotely sensed data such as point clouds and imagery obtained from various platforms and portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. We will explore and obtain hands-on experience with how remotely sensed information can be used for applications such as land cover classification and wildfire mapping. Students will learn how to identify, obtain, process and interpret the appropriate remotely sensed data for various applications.
(2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab) Completes General Education Requirements:QP-l, AR-l.
GIS 201
MAT 210
GIS 350 Lab
A mixture of concept and hands on application exploring Geodesy, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with an emphasis on determining the validity, accuracy and reliability of collected GPS data. Students will apply these concepts and technologies they are exposed to in lecture and lab to several group and individual projects. Various types of GPS hardware and software, as well as GIS software, will be used extensively in the class. Completes General Education Requirement: AR-R.
MAT 210 Statistics (can be taken concurrently)
Coreq: GIS 261 Lecture, GIS 261 Lab
Fall