Geomatics
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.
About This Major
- College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Degree: Bachelor of Science in Geomatics
- Hours for the Degree: 120
- Minor: No
- Website: www.sfrc.ufl.edu/geomatics.html
Overview
Geomatics students learn how the Earth is measured, how the Earth-based data is analyzed and how this data is integrated into forms and systems that people can use. Students gain hands-on experience working with field equipment and in high tech classrooms. 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 also offered at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Plant City, Fla.
This major is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Equivalent critical tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students
Semester 1
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
- Complete at least 2 of 11 critical-tracking courses: AEB 2014 or ECO 2023
or ECO 2013,AEC 3030C or SPC 2608, AEC 3033C or ENC 2210, CGS 2414 or CGS 2420 or adviser-approved course in computer programming, FOR 3004 or adviser-approved biological science course, GEO 2200 or GLY 2010C, MAC 2233 or MAC 2311, MAC 2234 or MAC 2312, PHY 2053/2053L, PHY 2054/2054L and STA 2023
Semester 2
- Complete at least 2 additional critical-tracking courses
Semester 3
- Complete at least 4 additional critical-tracking courses
Semester 4
- Complete at least 3 additional critical-tracking courses
Semester 5
- Complete all 11 critical-tracking courses
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| AEB 2014 Economics Issues, Food and You (3) or ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (4) or ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (4) (GE-S) | 3-4 |
| GEO 2200 Physical Geography or GLY 2010C Physical Geology (GE-P) | 3-4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15-17 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People or any adviser-approved biological science course (GE-B) | 3 |
| MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 (3) or MAC 2311 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1 (4) (GE-M) | 3-4 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| AEC 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences (WR) or ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| CGS 2414 Computer Programming Using JAVA or CGS 2420 Computer Programming Using FORTRAN or CGS 2421 and CGS 2421L Computer Programming for Engineers and Computer Programming for Engineers Laboratory or CGS 3460 Computer Programming Using C or CGS 3464 Computer Programming Using C++ | 3 |
| MAC 2234 Survey of Calculus 2 (3) or MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 (4) (GE-M) | 3-4 |
| PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 and Physics 1 Laboratory (GE-P) * | 5 |
| Total | 14-15 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| AEC 3030C Effective Oral Communication or SPC 2608 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| PHY 2054 and 2054L Physics 2 and Physics 2 Laboratory * (GE-P) | 5 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Humanities (GE-H) | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
* The following courses may be used as substitutes:
PHY 2048 and PHY 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.
Non-specified 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.
A minimum grade of C is required for all courses below marked with two asterisks (**).
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| SUR 3103C Geomatics ** | 3 |
| SUR 3323 Visualization of Spatial Information ** | 3 |
| SUR 3393 and 3393L Geographic Information Systems and Geographic Information Systems Laboratory ** | 3 |
| SUR 3641 Surveying Computations ** | 3 |
| Approved elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4) | 3-4 |
| AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law (3) or BUL 4310 The Legal Environment of Business (4) | 3-4 |
| SUR 3331 and 3331L Photogrammetry and Photogrammetry Laboratory ** | 3 |
| SUR 3501 and 3501L Spatial Measurement Systems and Spatial Measurement Systems Laboratory ** | 3 |
| SUR 3520 Measurement Science ** | 3 |
| Total | 15-17 |
| Summer | Credits |
| SUR 4949 Co-op Work Experience | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| FNR 3131C Dendrology/Forest Plants | 3 |
| SUR 4201 Route Geometrics and Design ** | 3 |
| SUR 4350C Advanced Photogrammetry ** | 3 |
| SUR 4403 Cadastral Principles ** | 3 |
| SUR 4530 Geodesy and Geodetic Positioning ** | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| FNR 4343C Forest Water Resources or AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues or SWS 4244 Wetlands | 3 |
| SUR 4380 Remote Sensing ** | 3 |
| SUR 4430 Surveying and Mapping Practice ** | 3 |
| SUR 4463 Subdivision Design ** | 3 |
| SUR 4912 Senior Project ** | 1 |
| Total | 13 |
| Summer | Credits |
| SUR 4949 Co-op Work Experience | 1 |
| Total | 1 |