2007-08 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:
PHY 2048 and 2048L for PHY 2053 and PHY 2053L
PHY 2049 and PHY 2049L for PHY 2054 and PHY 2054L
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 requirements and the 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/geomatics.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 and Semester Plan
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work for semesters 1-5
- Complete at least 1 of 9 critical-tracking courses: MAC 2233 or MAC 2311, MAC 2234 or MAC 2312, ECO 2023 or AEB 3103, PHY 2053/2053L, PHY 2054/2054L, AEE 3030C or SPC 2600, STA 2023, GEO 2200, FOR 3004 or adviser-approved biological science course
Semester 2:
- Complete at least 2 additional critical-tracking courses
Semester 3:
- Complete at least 1 additional critical-tracking course
Semester 4:
- Complete at least 2 additional critical-tracking courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all 9 critical-tracking 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 |
| GEO 2200 Physical Geography or GLY 2010 Physical Geology | 3 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 or MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) | 3-4 |
| FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People or any adviser-approved biological science course | 3 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 and Laboratory (GE-P) * | 5 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) or AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (4) (GE-S) | 3-4 |
| MAC 2234 Survey of Calculus 2 or MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) | 3-4 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences or ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| Total | 14-16 |
| 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 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication or SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
* The following courses may be used as substitutes:
PHY 2048 and 2048L for PHY 2053 and PHY 2053L
PHY 2049 and PHY 2049L for PHY 2054 and PHY 2054L
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 requirements and the 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 |
| SUR 3393 and SUR 3393L Geographic Information Systems and Laboratory | 3 |
| SUR 4949 Co-op Work Experience | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| SUR 2101C Geomatics | 3 |
| SUR 3323 Visualization of Spatial Information | 3 |
| MAN 3025 Principles of Management | 4 |
| FNR 3131C Dendrology/Forest Plants or adviser-approved substitute | 4 |
| Total | 14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Approved elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| 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 or adviser-approved substitute | 3 |
| Total | 13 |