Geographic Information Science Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Overview

If you have good computer skills, a keen eye for detail, and an interest in project management from conceptual design to rollout, the Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic  could be a good fit for you. With many employment opportunities, now is the time to launch your GIS career. Graduates are working in company offices and remotely.

GIS is a one-year certificate programme offered full time at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Prince Albert Campus.

You’ll learn the concepts, practice the applications, and build expertise in using GIS software to analyze and map data. In this hands-on approach to applying GIS technology, you will learn about:

• Drone, or Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) data acquisition, processing, and interpretation

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

• GIS process automation

• GIS analysis and spatial mapping

• Database and worksheet design

• Web mapping and web cartography

• Remote sensing and image analysis

Your career

• Saskatchewan Polytechnic has an excellent track record when it comes to getting grads into jobs: 80% of GIS grads are working in their field within six months of graduation. 

• They work as GIS mapping technicians, GIS specialists, mapping cartographers, GPS operators, data analysts or remote sensing analysts. 

• With your specialized training in applying GIS to resource management, you can explore job opportunities with a wide variety of potential employers, including natural resource-based industries, First Nations industries, consulting firms, environmental agencies, government departments and municipal agencies.