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| School | College of the North Atlantic - Corner Brook Campus | | |
| Location | Corner Brook, NL, Canada | | |
| School Type | College | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 800
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| Degree | Post-diploma | | |
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| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 1 Year(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | Applicants must have graduated from a recognized college or university with a diploma and/or degree in a relevant program area. Related program areas include, but are not limited to forestry, natural resource sciences, engineering, environmental studies, geology, surveying, geography, business, municipal planning and law enforcement. | | |
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Listed cost is approximate. | | |
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| Description | The GIS Applications Specialist is the “expert” who provides technical expertise to produce and analyze spatial information for effective planning and reporting activities in a broad range of disciplines. Specifically, a GIS Applications Specialist will help various agencies and government to effectively apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), internet mapping solutions and data visualization technologies to support informational needs, workflows or business processes. GIS Applications Specialists can work in various Sectors; the current market for GIS Applications Specialists in Newfoundland and Labrador includes: various provincial and federal departments, crown corporations, municipalities, research agencies, post-secondary institutions and private corporations.
This post-graduate, intensive, three-semester GIS program utilizes current high-end technology tools to collect, store, manipulate, analyze, interpret, and communicate geographic information within a variety of disciplines. The students will be versed in several spatial computing technologies used in the industry today and have access to the latest in appropriate computer hardware, software, and field technology. Students will have considerable opportunities to practice their skills in a work-life setting by putting theory into practice. | | |
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