GIS Minor - BRAE - Cal Poly

Geographical Systems Information (GIS)Minor

An interdisciplinary program sponsored by three departments in the College of Agriculture: BioResource and Agricultural Engineering, Natural Resources Management, and Horticulture and Crop Science. New technologies of geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), and orthophotography (uniform scale aerial photographs) are revolutionizing the management of resources. There are great employment opportunities for those who understand the technologies and society will benefit from improved management decisions. Students interested in this minor may come from the following majors: forestry and natural resources; crop science; soil science; landscape architecture; agricultural systems management; bioresource and agricultural engineering or animal science. For advisor information and other forms, please click here.

2009-2011 Catalog

Required Courses

BRAE 133 Engineering Design Graphics (2) and
      BRAE 151 CAD for Agric. Engr. (1); or
  CE 112 Design Principles in Civil Engineering (2) and
      CE 113 Computer Aided Drafting in Civil Engineering; or
  LA 111 3-D Graphics/Landscape Arch (4) and
     LA 310 Intro Computing/Landscape Arch (2)

3/6

BRAE 239 Engineering Surveying

BRAE 345 Aerial Photogrammetry/Remote Sensing

NR 418 Applied GIS (3) or
BRAE/LA/HCS 470 Selected Adv. Topics (3)

NR/LA 318 Applications in GIS

Emphasis areas (select one)

Environmental Information Emphasis

BRAE 447 Advanced Surveying with GIS Applications

NR 306 Natural Res Ecology/Habitat Mgt (4) or
BIO 325 General Ecology (4)

NR 416 Environmental Impact Analysis/Mgmt

Precision Agriculture Emphasis

CRSC 244 Precision Farming

Select two of the following classes:

BRAE 447; CRSC 421, 445; HCS 410; PPSC 405, 431; SS 433; VGSC 423

Total

28-29

BRAE Department, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 phone: 805.756.2378 fax: 805.756.2626