Geospatial Technology I
The geospatial technology program provides experiences pertaining to the study and use of geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing (RS), and mobile technologies. Fundamentally, these technologies allow students to explore and analyze the natural and human-made world, locally, globally, and beyond. Students use tools, processes, and techniques to create, store, access, manipulate, and revise data to solve human challenges. These experiences employ real-world spatial analysis models and guidelines for integrating, interpreting, analyzing, and synthesizing data, with a focus on both the implications and the limitations of geospatial technologies.
Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36 week courses)
- College and Work Readiness Assessment (CWRA+)
- GIS Fundamentals Foundation Examination
- National Career Readiness Certificate Assessment
- Spatial Projects and Community Exchange (SPACE) Examination
- Spatial Technology and Remote Sensing (STARS) Certification Examination
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
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| Agribusiness Systems |
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| Environmental Service Systems |
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| Natural Resources Systems |
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| Plant Systems |
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| Design/Pre-Construction |
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| Planning |
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| Public Management and Administration |
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| Regulation |
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| Revenue and Taxation |
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| Information Support and Services |
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| Network Systems |
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| Programming and Software Development |
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| Web and Digital Communications |
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| Emergency and Fire Management Services |
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| Law Enforcement Services |
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| National Security |
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| Engineering and Technology |
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| Science and Mathematics |
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| Health, Safety and Environmental Management |
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| Logistics Planning and Management Services |
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| Transportation Operations |
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| Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management and Regulation |
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| Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations |
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