With our Advanced Diploma/Bachelors Degree Year One, that can continue into Bachelor's Degree Year Two, we provide you with top quality GIS training and education to prepare you with essential skills to succeed in today's ever-changing Geomatics industry. We also have a flexible online Advanced Certificate Program called Geomatics in the Workplace targeting working professionals wanting new skills in GIS.
GIS Complements Any Career
Flexible and adaptable, GIS can be used in a variety of different scenarios, to make evidence-based decisions, understand trends and analyze data, effectively communicate a message and visually tell a story.
GIS allows experts to map any type of spatial data so that it is interactive, complex and layered with valuable information. Be a specialist in demand in this field that touches a variety of industries from business to health care and environmental sciences. It can be used as a tool within almost every industry, including:
- Business like market driven banking, ultimate client service, asset management
- Engineering like transportation planning, disaster management, use of historical data, terrain analysis
- Urban, rural and community planning
- Climate research, flood damage estimation
- Wildlife conservation, natural resource planning, water management
- Resource development and land management
- News and Entertainment support, telecom and network services
- Government administration, taxation
- Health and medical research
- Law enforcement, accident analyisis
Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre
Our GIS courses are also complemented by our Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre (SGRC), giving you opportunities to use and understand GIS in current real-world situations. You’ll get essential training, individual access to an advanced workstation, and exposure to projects.
The Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre is located across the highway from the Castlegar Campus next to the West Kootenay Regional Airport. (166 Hughes Road, Castlegar, BC)
Excel in the classroom, labs, and wherever you go after school.
Professional Training & Hand-on Experience
Within our state-of-the-art facilities, you'll get powerful, progressive hands-on experience and classroom instruction in subjects like:
- GIS applications and automation
- Remote sensing
- Internet mapping
- Database development and management
- Customized application programming
- Global positioning systems (GPS)
- 3D visualizations
- Data management techniques
- Open source, open data, and related software applications
- Drone data collection and utilization
This program offers you a Co-op Education experience.
Program At-A-Glance
In the News
As part of its leadership in research designed to advance the adoption of new technology in the Kootenay region forestry and natural resource sectors, Selkirk College hosted a demonstration day that put focus on the latest tools used for geospatial data collection.
Using state-of-the-art drone technology, Selkirk College alumnus Alexandre Landry has landed with a local survey company that brings a new look to a vital service for business and industry.
The future of the forest industry in British Columbia is fast changing and with a $2 million grant from the federal government, Selkirk College will now take the lead in making sure that the region's sector remains competitive and becomes a leader in the years ahead.
Selkirk College is set to celebrate Grad 2018 at the Castlegar Campus on April 27 with students, families and friends. As we prepare for the big day, meet Integrated Environmental Planning Program student Chris Black who has been chosen as the Class of 2018's valedictorian.
After landing a dream internship in the Netherlands, Geographic Information Systems Program student Karen Godbout is now using her education and skills to help the fight against the worst international crimes and help bring justice to the victims.
Selkirk College joins in the Canada-wide celebration of Co-op Education Week. Co-op Education has been an integral part of enriching students' post secondary education at Selkirk College for more than 25 years. Each year over 300 students from six programs take part in the paid work experience that has them honing their learned skills and making valuable work connections.
Three Selkirk College research and innovation projects have been chosen by the Federal Government as recipients of grant funding for work that will provide benefits to our region.
Last month, students of the School of Environment & Geomatics took part in a day-long conference held on the Castlegar Campus to present scientific findings from months of applied research. Recently, five students who excelled at their presentation were awarded for their work.
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