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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Like Tom, I
have also been asked to lets folks know about the GIS courses that I teach at
TCC. I offer a GIS curriculum which complements the GPS sequence
taught by Tom Biernacki and may be of interest to the SHRUG
community. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SUR2390 is
taught in the Fall and provides students with history, theory, basic
skills and concepts of GIS and computer cartography. This course
utilizes ESRI's ArcGIS 9.1 software. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Sabon-Bold">SUR2390 - GIS
Applications In Engineering & Technology</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Sabon-Bold"><BR>Prerequisite:
satisfactory completion of computer proficiency. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Sabon-Bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Covers application of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) in Engineering Technology and related areas. It also
provides students with an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in
utilizing ArcGIS 9.x software for data management in mapping and
topographic survey. Contact 3 hours. (Additional
fee)</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">SUR2392 is a more advanced course which builds upon
concepts learned in SUR2390. This course is taught during the Spring
semester, and focuses on the ESRI extensions Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst,
and 3-D Analyst, along with an exploration of the Geodatabase model for data
storage. A greater emphasis is placed on data analysis and GIS
modeling. This course is intended for those who have satisfactorily
completed the SUR2390 course, or have at least 1 year of GIS experience in
application.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Sabon-Bold"></SPAN></B></FONT></FONT><FONT
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Sabon-Bold">SUR 2392 -
Advanced GIS Applications in
Engineering </SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT><FONT><SPAN><STRONG>Prerequisite: SUR 2390 or
Instructor approval</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Sabon-Roman"><STRONG>.</STRONG> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT><FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Sabon-Roman">This
course is a continuation of SUR 2390 to cover advanced topics in
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application in Engineering
Technology. It also provides students with greater hands-on experience
in ArcGIS software to manage, manipulate, analyze, and display
spatially referenced data for solving problems in complex planning and
management. Contact 3 hours. (Additional fee)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Each of
these courses are available as part of the GIS Certificate program, or for
non-degree seeking students and professionals.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For more
information, please visit Tallahassee Community College on the web at: <A
href="http://www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/tpp/programs/engineering.htm">http://www.tcc.fl.edu/dept/tpp/programs/engineering.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN><FONT
face=Tahoma>Patrick</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2>______________________________<BR>Patrick Pence<BR>GIS
Coordinator - Public Safety<BR>Information Systems Services<BR>City of
Tallahassee<BR>voice: (850) 891-4941<BR>fax: (850) 891-4204<BR>pencep@talgov.com
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