What is it Geospatial Technology and

Why is it important to know about it?

Geospatial Technology

Emerging MarketWell Paid

Technology with staying power

Combines Computers and

outdoor activities

Enhances several Jobs

It’s “in demand”

Many other reasons

Geospatial Technology is going to be part of your future

The US Department of Labor researched theemerging job markets in the United States

The top three are….

NanotechnologyBiotechnology

andGEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY

First Year salary ranges from $ 25,000.00 per year or ($ 12.50) per hour

To$ 36,000.00 per year or ($ 18.00) per hour

Well Paid!!!!

After five or more years certified professionals in this field can make $70,000.00 to $100,000.00 per year!!!

Geospatial technology helps you to answer geographic

based questions ….

Like……..

OK, so tell me about it………

Where is?

My house The local high school

The Fire Ant PopulationIn the United States

How many Pizza Places are there in Cook county, Illinois (Chicago Area)?

646

How many do you think?

How many are chains?Like Dominos, Little Caesars, Pizza Hut, and Papa John’s.

104

Hard to tell…

Helps you see patterns.

Is there a pattern…to the locations of Volcanoes?

GIS - Geographic Information System

GPS - Global Positioning System

RS - Remote Sensing

Surveying

Geospatial Technology includes Four distinct technologies that work together.

GIS(Geographic Information System)

GIS - Geographic Information System

In GIS the term “Geographic” (relating to geography) means that it deals with….

Locations, interactions and distribution of people, places and/or things.

GIS - Geographic Information System

In a GIS the term “Information” usually means a data base.

Lists of people, places, or things. This information can come from….

Databases Spreadsheets

Air PhotosSatellite images

GPS unitsInternet searches

GIS - Geographic Information System

In a GIS the term “System” refers to the GIS Operator, the computer, the data, and the software working together.

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GPS(Global Positioning System)

The US System

• There are 24-32 satellites up there at any given time orbiting the earth at ~11,000 nautical miles.

• These satellites have VERY accurate atomic clocks on board.

• The satellites continuously send radio signals towards earth.

• These radio signals are picked up by GPS receivers.

GPS is a SYSTEMThere are three major

components in this system:

1. GPS Receivers

2. A Satellite Constellation

3. Ground Control Stations

GPS was developed by the US Department of Defense at a cost of over $12 billion

Remote Sensing

Uses photography, radar, sonar, infrared, and other technologies to record information about the earth.

Remote Sensing

Surveying

Surveying Technology ( as a part of map making)

is the oldest of the Geospatial Technologies.

Surveying Technology

Surveyors measure distances, directions, and angles between points and elevations of points, lines, and contours on, above, and below the earth’s surface.

George Washington (Father of our Country) was a Surveyor.

(So were Louis and Clark).

Geospatial Technology is used more and more to enhance several different jobs. New jobs are being created all the time to use geospatial technology.

More and more jobs that are not traditionally geospatial jobs are using GIS to help in decision making like…Police, Fire, First Responders, Banking, Public Health, Hospitals, Farming, just to name a few….

If you are interested in this exciting new field, you may want to register for Geospatial Technology

at theCareer Center.

In the future, we plan to offer Advanced Geospatial Technology to allow students to complete the GIS certification.