richard smith bs, ms and professor gary jeffress, rpls · surveying and gis education esri...
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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