CFCC 2024-2025 Catalog & Student Handbook 
    
    Sep 14, 2024  
CFCC 2024-2025 Catalog & Student Handbook

Geomatics Technology (A40420)


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 These curriculums are designed to prepare students through the study and application of principles from mathematics, natural sciences, and technology and applied processes based on these subjects.    Course work includes mathematics, natural sciences, engineering sciences and technology.   Graduates should qualify to obtain occupations such as technical service providers, materials and technologies testing services, engineering technicians, construction technicians and managers, industrial and technology managers, or research technicians.
A course of study that prepares students to use mathematical and scientific principles for the delineation, determination, planning and positioning of land tracts, boundaries, contours and features applying principles of route surveying, construction surveying, photogrammetry, mapping, global positioning systems, geographical information systems, and other kinds of property description and measurement to create related maps, charts and reports. Includes instruction in applied geodesy, computer graphics, photointerpretation, plane and geodetic surveying, mensuration, traversing, survey equipment operation and maintenance, instrument calibration, and basic cartography.  Graduates should qualify for jobs as survey party chief, instrument person, surveying technician, highway surveyor, mapper, GPS technician, and CAD operator.  Graduates will be prepared to pursue the requirements necessary to become a Registered Land Surveyor in North Carolina.

General Education Requirements


Major Requirements


Required Courses


Take 7 credits

Intro to Engineering


Take 3 credits

Computer Aided Drafiting


Take 3 credits

Spatial Data Col/Mapping


Take 4 credits

Other Major Requirements


Total Credits: 67


Semester I


Semester II


Semester III


Semester IV


Semester V


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