Geospatial & Aeronautical Information - Southwestern Illinois College

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This program is designed to train individuals to become grounded in GIS and AIS technology to make informed use of existing GIS and AIS applications, and to gain skills necessary to construct new applications utilizing data capture, analysis, modeling and cartographic representation.

GIS and AIS data are becoming an integral component in business, healthcare, state and local government, insurance, law enforcement, and many other industries.

Curriculum

First Year

Total Semester Credits: 15
Fall Semester
This semester you will learn to map and model geographic data, map design, use remote sensing, create spatial database models, and the history of or aeronautical information.
Course Number Course Description Credits
GIS 100 Intro to Mapping and GIS 3
GIS 101

GIS & Cartography

3
GIS 102

Remote Sensing

3
GIS 103

GIS Data Analysis & Data Management

3
AVG 101

Evolution of the AIS

3
Total Semester Credits: 15
Spring Semester
This semester you will learn scripting techniques and web mapping, how to locate and describe features, current navigational systems, how to plan and implement a GIS, and basic statistics.
Course Number Course Description Credits
GIS 110

Intro to GIS Programming

3
GIS 120 Spatial Analysis 3
AVG 102

Intro & App of Aero Nav Syst

3
GIS 230

Planning and Implementing GIS

2
MATH 107

General Education Statistics

4
Total Semester Credits: 7
Summer Semester
This semester you will learn basic theory of flight, aircraft design, and aircraft control, and how to write and research a convincing paper.
Course Number Course Description Credits
AVIA 101

Private Pilot Flight Theory

4
ENG 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 3

Second Year

Total Semester Credits: 16
Fall Semester
This semester you will learn how to use GPS to create spatial data, use measuring instruments for flight, the basics of sociology, manage safety risks, and process raster imagery.
Course Number Course Description Credits
GIS 210 GPS and Imagery 3
AVIA 201 Instrument Flight Theory 3
SOC 153

Introductory Sociology

3
AVG 105

Intro to Aviation Sfty Mgmt Sys

3
GIS 240

GIS Design with Raster Analysis

4
Total Semester Credits: 12
TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 65
Spring Semester
This semester you will learn to write instructive technical documents, how to pass the Federal Aviation Administration Unmanned Aircraft Systems knowledge exam, the National Aeronautical Navigation Services Aeronautical Chart users guide, apply your skills in a GIS/AIS internship, and basic first-aid.
Course Number Course Description Credits
GIS 220

Technical Writing

3
AVIA 126

UAS Pilot Certificate

1
AVG 210

Aero Chart Legend Interp

3
AVG 280

AIS Internship

3
HES 152

First Aid-Medical Self Help

2

Prerequisites may be required for some courses.

Refer to the Online Course Catalog or Class Search link RM for a full course description.

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