2012-2013_Geomatics Technology

1.   Have acquired basic math and science knowledge and technical skills of Geomatics Technology discipline to enter careers in boundary surveying, route and construction surveying, survey adjustments, Global Positioning System (GPS), photogrammetry, geodesy, and land/geographic information systems.

2.   Possess supervisory level ability to professionally execute Geomatics project activities for delivery in response to the need of private and public industry.

3.   Have appropriate understanding of standard and specification of Geomatics practices in analyzing positional accuracy of measurement system and in preparing land records and plats by meeting legal requirements.

4.   Are qualified to take the state board’s Fundamentals of Surveying exam, and after gaining experience, are qualified to take the Professional Surveying License exam with an understanding of continued lifelong learning.

5.   Understand professional, ethical and social issues with commitment to quality and dependability.

This program requires students to achieve certain grades in order to advance each semester. Specific information is available in the program's student handbook.

GEMT Courses

GEMT 1112 Beginning Surveying 5 credits. Introduction to surveying. Theory and field work using equipment in the areas of measuring (taping, chaining, using hand levels), leveling (differential and profile), theodolites and total stations. Field projects include alignment and profile, closed traverse, and introduction to survey coordinate geometry applications. Equvalent to CET 0112. F

GEMT 1121 Civil Engineering Technology Drafting 3 credits. Civil Engineering Technology drafting, municipal and rural maps and drawings, drainage applications, plan and profile drawings, cross-sections, earthwork plats, legal descriptions, contour, quantity calculations, and other details relating to civil engineering technology drawings. Computer-aided-drafting (CAD) is used for drawings. Equvalent to CET 0121. PREREQ: CET 0111/GEMT 1111. S

GEMT 1122 Intermediate Surveying 5 credits. Study survey of land, traverses and closures, bearings, coordinates, construction surveying and staking. Control for surveys, topography surveying and mapping using calculators and coordinate geometry (COGO) to solve surveying problems. Introduction to data collection. Produce survey drawings with TDS COGO. Equvalent to CET 0122/GEMT1112. PREREQ: CET 0112. S

GEMT 2216 Route Survey and Design 6 credits. Study of route surveying; circular, spiral, and parabolic curves as applied to highway design; route locations, plan, and specifications. Plans will be drawn with plotters using CAD and survey/engineering software. Equvalent to CET 0216. PREREQ: CET 0122/GEMT 1122. F

GEMT 2226 Construction Surveying 6 credits. Intermediate GPS theory and operation in construction surveying. Construction staking procedures and use of data collection roads software. Equvalent to CET 0226. PREREQ: CET 0216/GEMT 2216. S

GEMT 3310 Surveying Law and Boundary Descriptions 3 credits. Riparian and littoral rights, ownership, transfer and writing of legal description, boundary law, presumptions, easements and reversions, sequential and simultaneous conveyances, case studies, brief history of public land surveys, state laws, rules for practicing surveying, ALTA survey. PREREQ: GEMT junior status or permission of instructor. D

GEMT 3311 Advanced Surveying 3 credits. Discuss transverse mercator projection and state plane coordinates, spherical trigonometry and astronomical observation, and coordinate geometry calculations. Control surveys include triangulation, precise traverse, intersection and resection. Collect data using robotic station, digital level, and precise leveling. PREREQ: CET 0226/GEMT 2226 or permission of instructor. F

GEMT 3312 Public Land Surveying 3 credits. Study of surveys of public land. Includes a general scheme of subdivision of U.S. public lands and legal aspects of land surveys, riparian rights, and irregularities in subdivision. Studies of Idaho Codes and regulation of public land surveys, corner perpetuation and filing, and recording of surveys. Students do case study and final report. PREREQ: CET 0226/GEMT 2226. F

GEMT 3313 Surveying Software Applications 3 credits. Civil/survey software. Topics include data download; batch file creation; editing and processing; COGO functions; field to finish functions; area and lot sizing; TINs, DTMs and contours creation; calculation of volumes and basic road design and layout. PREREQ: CET 0226/GEMT 2226 or permission of instructor. F

GEMT 3314 Research and Evidence in Surveying 3 credits. Survey of research sources and techniques including field, surveyors' offices, governmental agency, courtroom procedures and practices. Local government agency permit and approval procedures. Surveyor/attorney interaction and roles. Student will work on case studies and prepare a final report. PREREQ: CET 0226/GEMT 2226. S

GEMT 3315 Surveying Adjustments and Coordinate Systems 3 credits. Studies matrix inverse; solution of linear equation by matrices, theory and computation of least squares adjustments, coordinate transformation, error ellipses, and statistical testing. PREREQ: MATH 1170, MATH 1153 and CET 0226/GEMT 2226. S

GEMT 3317 Subdivision Planning and Platting 3 credits. Land use planning; governmental regulations and permits as applied to subdivisions; subdivision planning, computations and preparation of subdivision plats. PREREQ: GEMT 3313. F

GEMT 4400 Essentials of Surveying 2 credits. Preparation for fundamentals of surveying exam. May not be used as a technical elective. May be repeated once for a total of 4 credits. PREREQ: Senior in Geomatics, graduate, or Civil Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering, or industry experience. Graded S/U. F, S

GEMT 4411 Geodesy 3 credits. Introduces geometry of ellipsoid, reference coordinate systems, local geodetic coordinate system, reduction of observation to other geodetic values, precise leveling and orthometric height, direct and inverse geodetic position computation and gravity field of earth. PREREQ: Senior standing or permission of instructor. S

GEMT 4415 Survey Office Practice 3 credits. Introduction to the broad skills required of a surveyor running a business. Topics covered include formulating a business plan, forms of business organizations, basic financial forms and accounting, concepts of pricing and bidding, personnel management, marketing, contracts and proposals, and project management. PREREQ: Senior standing or permission of instructor. S

GEMT 4416 Surveying Project 3 credits. An independent study capstone course designed to further develop the skills required of a professional surveyor. Project is selected, designed, and performed under the guidance of a faculty member. A formal presentation and defense of the project to a faculty and peer committee is required. PREREQ: Senior standing or permission of instructor. D

GEMT 4425 Principles of Cartography 3 credits. Studies history of cartography; theory and practice of cartography including map reading, scales, spatial reference systems, projections, data acquisition, thematic mapping, map simplification, classification, generalization and map design, and computer mapping. PREREQ: GEMT junior status or higher or permission of instructor. S

GEMT 4430 GPS Principles and Applications 3 credits. Introduction to theory and use of GPS for mapping and survey application. Basic principles of GPS positioning, GPS differential techniques, types of GPS receivers, static, kinematic and RTK procedures, vector processing and adjustment, coordinate creation and output, and export of result. PREREQ: CET 0226/GEMT 2226 or permission of instructor. F

GEMT 4432 Principles of Photogrammetry 3 credits. Introduction to vertical photo geometry and its scale, relief and tilt displacement, stereoscopic viewing, parallax measurement, mosaics, orientations, development of planimetric and topographic maps, flight planning, softcopy photogrammetry and introduction to aerial triangulation. PREREQ: CET 0226/GEMT 2226 or permission of instructor. S