2006-07 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Geomatics addresses land information development and management through field survey, photogrammetry, remote sensing, satellite positioning, and other techniques. Spatial information collected is then integrated into digital land or geographic information systems and made suitable for use and analysis. Present land values, rates of urban development, and environmental concerns require a broadly educated person to develop, manage, and apply land information. Surveyors and mappers, the practicing component of geomatics, provide these professional services to society.
This major is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
* The following courses may be used as substitutes:
Placement tests and/or prerequisites may be required to access certain courses.
General Education (GE) courses can be selected from any approved course in the subject area. Selection of courses should consider satisfaction of the Writing and Math Requirement and international studies and diversity requirements
Course availability may necessitate departure from this course sequence. Except for certain courses where sequence is critical (i.e., physics 1 and 2), successful completion is more important than the sequence in which the courses are taken.
| Geomatics |
| College: Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| School: Forest Resources and Conservation |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science in Geomatics |
| Hours for the Degree: 120 |
| Minor: No |
| Combined-Degree Program: No |
| Website: www.sfrc.ufl.edu/gem.html |
Geomatics addresses land information development and management through field survey, photogrammetry, remote sensing, satellite positioning, and other techniques. Spatial information collected is then integrated into digital land or geographic information systems and made suitable for use and analysis. Present land values, rates of urban development, and environmental concerns require a broadly educated person to develop, manage, and apply land information. Surveyors and mappers, the practicing component of geomatics, provide these professional services to society.
This major is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
Critical-Tracking Requirements
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- Complete at least 1 of 12 critical-tracking courses with a 2.5 GPA in all critical courses - MAC 1147, MAC 2233, MAC 2234, ECO 2023, PHY 2053, PHY 2053L, PHY 2054, PHY 2054L, SPC 2600, STA 2023, GEO 2200, SUR 2322C
Semester 2:
- Complete at least 2 additional critical-tracking courses with a 2.5 GPA in all critical courses
Semester 3:
- Complete at least 1 additional critical-tracking course with a 2.5 GPA in all critical courses
Semester 4:
- Complete at least 2 additional critical-tracking courses with a 2.5 GPA on all critical courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all 12 critical-tracking courses with a 2.5 GPA in all critical courses
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Suggested semester-by-semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) * | 4 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| GEO 2200 Physical Geography * | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 and Laboratory (GE-P) * | 5 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) * | 3 |
| MAC 2234 Survey of Calculus 2 (GE-M) | 3 |
| SUR 2322C Project Development and Visualization | 3 |
| FNR 4040C Natural Resource Communication or ENC 2210 Technical Writing or AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| PHY 2054 and 2054L Physics 2 and Laboratory * | 5 |
| SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking * | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
* The following courses may be used as substitutes:
- MAC 1140 and 1114 for MAC 1147
- GLY 2010 for GEO 2200
- AEB 3103 for ECO 2023
- PHY 2048L for PHY 2053L
- PHY 2049L for PHY 2054L
- An approved computer drafting course for SUR 2322C
- AEE 3030C for SPC 2600
- The set of MAC 2311, MAC 2312 and MAC 2313 can be substituted for the set of MAC 1147, MAC 2233 and MAC 2234 (no partial substitutions)
Placement tests and/or prerequisites may be required to access certain courses.
General Education (GE) courses can be selected from any approved course in the subject area. Selection of courses should consider satisfaction of the Writing and Math Requirement and international studies and diversity requirements
Course availability may necessitate departure from this course sequence. Except for certain courses where sequence is critical (i.e., physics 1 and 2), successful completion is more important than the sequence in which the courses are taken.
| Summer | Credits |
| FNR 3131C Dendrology/Forest Plants | 4 |
| SUR 4949 Co-op Work Experience | 1 |
| Total | 5 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| SUR 2101C Geomatics | 3 |
| CGS 2414 Computer Programming Using JAVA or CGS 2420 Computer Programming Using FORTRAN or CGS 2425 and CGS 2425L Computer Programming for Engineers and Laboratory or CGS 3460 Computer Programming Using C or CGS 3464 Computer Programming Using C++ | 3 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| SUR 3393 and SUR 3393L Geographic Information Systems and Laboratory | 3 |
| Total | 13 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| SUR 3501 and 3501L Spatial Measurement Systems | 3 |
| SUR 3331 and 3331L Photogrammetry and Laboratory | 3 |
| SUR 3520 Measurement Science | 3 |
| AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law (3) or BUL 4310 The Legal Environment of Business (4) | 3-4 |
| FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Summer | Credits |
| SUR 4949 Co-op Work Experience | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| SUR 4403 Cadastral Principles | 3 |
| SUR 4201 Route Geometrics and Design | 3 |
| SUR 4530 Geodesy and Geodetic Positioning | 3 |
| SUR 4350C Advanced Photogrammetry | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| SUR 4430 Surveying and Mapping Practice | 3 |
| SUR 4380 Remote Sensing | 3 |
| SUR 4463 Subdivision Design | 3 |
| SUR 4912 Senior Project | 1 |
| FNR 4343 and 4343L Forest Water Resources and Laboratory or AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues or SOS 4244 Wetlands | 3 |
| Total | 13 |