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Surveying and GIS Education Surveying and GIS Education ESRI Surveying/Engineering Summit ESRI Surveying/Engineering Summit 2007 2007 Richard Smith BS, MS Richard Smith BS, MS and and Professor Gary Jeffress, RPLS Professor Gary Jeffress, RPLS Director, Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science Director, Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science Texas A&M University Texas A&M University - - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi

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Page 1: Richard Smith BS, MS and Professor Gary Jeffress, RPLS · Surveying and GIS Education ESRI Surveying/Engineering Summit 2007 Richard Smith BS, MS and ... 3 sch Project Proposal

Surveying and GIS EducationSurveying and GIS Education

ESRI Surveying/Engineering SummitESRI Surveying/Engineering Summit20072007

Richard Smith BS, MSRichard Smith BS, MSandand

Professor Gary Jeffress, RPLSProfessor Gary Jeffress, RPLSDirector, Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and ScienceDirector, Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science

Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University--Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi

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Outline:Outline:Conrad Blucher InstituteConrad Blucher Institute

HistorySurveying Education:

★BS in Geographic Information Science.★MS Geospatial Surveying Engineering

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Our Benefactor:Conrad Blucher (1885-1977)

Nueces County Surveyor1934-1954

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Our Benefactors:Conrad Blucher & Zula Blucher

1975

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Conrad’s Dad:Charles Blucher (1856-1937)

& Crew

Nueces County Surveyor1882-1934

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Conrad’s Grandad:Felix von Blucher (1819-1879)

& wife Maria (1827-1893)

South Texas District Surveyor &Engineer1859-1879

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BS Geographic Information BS Geographic Information ScienceScience

Since 1995Since 1995

Emphases:Emphases:★★GeomaticsGeomatics★★Geographic Information SystemsGeographic Information Systems★★Hydrographic ScienceHydrographic Science

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Demand for Surveying Professionals in TexasDemand for Surveying Professionals in Texas

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Demand for GIS Professionals in TexasDemand for GIS Professionals in Texas

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Graduates to May 2007Graduates to May 2007

Total 113Total 113Geomatics 78Geomatics 78GIS 35GIS 35SITs 53SITs 53RPLS 22RPLS 22

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Graduate survey 2006Graduate survey 2006

Response 50%Response 50%Of those respondents:Of those respondents:Earning >$40,000 80%Earning >$40,000 80%Earning >$70,000 22%Earning >$70,000 22%Highest salary (RPLS) $125,000Highest salary (RPLS) $125,000Working in Nueces County 47%Working in Nueces County 47%

Would undertake MS 60% Would undertake MS 60%

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Proposed MSProposed MSGeospatial Surveying Geospatial Surveying

EngineeringEngineering

37 Total Sem. Credit Hour37 Total Sem. Credit Hour24 sch Graduate Courses24 sch Graduate Courses

3 sch Project Proposal3 sch Project Proposal9 sch Project9 sch Project1 sch Seminar1 sch Seminar

Online or On Campus

Online requires last two weeks on campus

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Thank YouThank You

Questions?Questions?

FMI: FMI: gisc.tamucc.edugisc.tamucc.edu