2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
The Major: Geomatics applies geographic sciences to society’s needs. Present land values, rates of land development and environmental concerns require broadly educated surveyors and mappers, the practicing component of geomatics, to develop, manage and apply land information.
Students master methods of determining spatial relationships of important land features and pertinent attributes using field survey, photogrammetry, remote sensing mapping, satellite positioning and other techniques. This information is integrated into digital land or geographic information systems and made suitable for use and analysis.
The undergraduate geomatics program began in 1973 at the request of professional surveyors and mappers, who enthusiastically support the program and employ its graduates. Master’s and Ph.D. degrees are also available through the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering.
Mission
To provide a quality education that enhances the graduate’s professionalism and advances the discipline through research and dissemination of new knowledge.
Educational Objectives
- Enhance the professional status and instill professionalism in future leaders in the field of geomatics,
- Satisfy the public and private sectors’ employment demand for geomatics professionals, and
- Improve the competitiveness of our graduates by providing them with a strong knowledge base and lifelong learning skills.
Geomatics
To remain ‘on track’ for this major a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. Critical-tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
- 2.5 GPA on all critical-tracking course work for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 8 tracking courses – excluding labs with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts. (eight hours of approved physical, chemical or biological sciences electives), MAC 2311, MAC 2312, MAC 2313 or MAP 2302 or MAS 3114 or MAS 4105, STA 3032 or STA 2023, GLY 2010 or GLY 2026 or GLY 2030C, PHY 2053 and 2055L or PHY 2048L)
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional course with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts – excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional courses with a minimum grade of C within 2 attempts – excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all 8 critical-tracking courses and labs with a minimum grade of C in each course within 2 attempts
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Semester 1 |
Credits |
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If you do not place out of ENC 1101, take it in the fall; if you place out, take a Social and Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) course. |
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Composition (GE-C) |
3 |
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Humanities (GE-H) |
3 |
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MAC 2311 Geometry and Calculus 1 (GE-M) |
4 |
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PHY/CHM/BSC elective & lab (GE-Por B) 1 |
4 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits |
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SUR 2101C Geomatics |
3 |
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ENC 2210 Technical Writing (GE-C) OR ENC 3254 Writing in Discipline (GE-C) |
3 |
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Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) |
3 |
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MAC 2312 Geometry and Calculus 2 (GE-M) |
4 |
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Earth science elective2 |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 3 |
Credits |
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Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE-S) |
3 |
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Humanities (GE-H) |
3 |
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PHY 2053 and 2053L Physics 1 & Lab (GE-P) |
5 |
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Higher math elective3 |
3 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 4 |
Credits |
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Humanities (GE-H) |
3 |
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SUR 2322C Project Dev and Visualization |
3 |
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PHY or CHM or BSC AND Lab (GE-P or B) 1 |
4 |
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Higher math elective3 |
3 |
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Statistics elective4 |
3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Semester 5 |
Credits |
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SUR 4949 Co-operative Work Experience in Surveying and Mapping |
1 |
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Total |
1 |
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Semester 6 |
Credits |
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SUR 3501 and 3501L Geodetic & Control Survey and Lab (2 + 1) * |
3 |
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SUR 3641 Surveying Computations* |
3 |
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SUR 3393 and 3393L Geographic Information Systems and Lab (2 + 1) * |
3 |
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CGN/CIS/CGS computer program elective5 |
3 |
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Law elective6 |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 7 |
Credits |
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SUR 3331 and 3331L Photogrammetry & Lab * |
3 |
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SUR 3520 Measurement Science* |
3 |
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SUR 4201 & 4201L Route Geometrics & Lab* |
3 |
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Land and environmental elective7 |
3 |
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Botany elective8 |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 8 |
Credits |
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SUR 4949 Co-operative Work Experience |
1 |
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Total |
1 |
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Semester 9 |
Credits |
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SUR 43403 Cadastral Principles* |
3 |
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SUR 4530 Geodesy* |
3 |
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SUR 4350C Photogrammetric Geometronics* |
3 |
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SUR 4380 Remote Sensing* |
3 |
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CGN 4101 Civil Engineering Cost Analysis |
2 |
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Total |
14 |
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Semester 10 |
Credits |
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SUR 4531 and 4531LGeodetic Positioning and Lab* |
3 |
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SUR 4430C Surveying & Mapping Practice* |
3 |
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SUR 4463 Subdivision Design* |
3 |
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SUR 4912 Senior Project* |
1 |
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Land and environmental elective7 |
3 |
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Senior elective* 9 |
1 |
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Total |
14 |
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Total Required for the Degree |
120 |
* A minimum grade of C is required.
Note: Students with appropriate work experience can substitute a technical elective.
1
Physical, Chemical, Biological Science Electives|
PHY 2054 General Physics 2 |
4 |
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PHY 2054L Physics 2 Lab |
1 |
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CHM 2041 & 2045L Chemistry and Lab OR CHM 2045 & 2045L |
4 |
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BSC 2010 and 2010L Biology 1 and Lab |
4 |
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BSC 2011 and 2011L Biology 2 and Lab |
4 |
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BOT 2010C Intro to Botany |
3 |
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BOT 2011C Plant Diversity |
4 |
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BSC 2005 Cells, Organisms, Genetics & Lab |
4 |
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PCB 3043C Introduction to Ecology |
4 |
2
Earth Science Electives|
GLY 2010C Physical Geology |
4 |
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GLY 2026C Engineering Geology |
3 |
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GLY 2030C Environmental Geology |
4 |
3
Higher Mathematics Electives|
MAC 2313 Analytical Geometry & Calculus 3 |
4 |
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MAP 2302 Differential Equations |
3 |
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MAS 4105 Linear Algebra 1 (4) OR MAS 3114 Comp. Linear Algebra (3) |
3-4 |
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EGM 3311 Intro. Engineering Analysis |
3 |
4
Statistics Electives|
STA 3032 Engineering Statistics |
3 |
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STA 2023 Intro to Statistics 1 |
3 |
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GEO 3162C Intro. Quant Analysis |
4 |
5
Computer Programming Electives|
CGS 2425 Comp. Programming for Engineers (FORTRAN or C++) and Lab |
3 |
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CGN 3421 Computer Methods Civil Engr. |
4 |
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CGS 2420 Computer Prog. - FORTRAN |
3 |
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CGS 3460 Computer Prog. - C |
3 |
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CIS 4930 Prog. – C++ |
3 |
6
Law Electives|
BUL 4310 Legal Environment Business |
4 |
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AEB 3123 Agricultural Law |
3 |
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REE 4433 Real Estate Law |
3 |
7
Land and Environmental Electives|
REE 3043 Real Estate Analysis |
4 |
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REE 4103 Real Estate Valuation |
3 |
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LAA 2330 Site Analysis |
4 |
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EES 4103 Applied Ecology |
2 |
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PUP 3203 Environmental Law and Policy |
3 |
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URP 4000 Urban and Regional Planning |
3 |
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GEO 2200 Physical Geography and Lab |
4 |
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GEO 4620 Land Use and Urban Form |
3 |
8
Botany Electives|
BOT 3151C Local Flora |
3 |
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BOT 2710 Practical Plant Taxonomy |
3 |
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FNR 3131C Dendrology /Forest Plants |
4 |
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FNR 3410C Natural Res. Sampling |
4 |
9
Senior Electives|
SUR 4905 Special Topics in Geomatics |
Var |
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SUR 4305 Marine Surveying & Mapping |
2 |
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SUR 5425 Cadastral Info Systems |
3 |
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SUR 5385 Remote Sensing Applications |
3 |
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SUR 5365 Digital Mapping |
3 |
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SUR 5516 Coord Systems for Mapping |
3 |
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SUR 5525 Least Squares Adj. Computations |
3 |
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SUR 5625 G.I.S. Analysis |
3 |
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SUR 6375 Terrain Analysis |
3 |
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SUR 6388 Radar Remote Sensing |
3 |
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SUR 6395 Topics in Geo. Information Systems |
3 |
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SUR 6427 Land Tenure & Administration |
3 |