Geographic Information Systems
We believe in providing top quality GIS Training and GIS Education that will prepare you with essential GIS skills required to succeed in today's continually changing Geomatics industry.
GIS is for everyone. It can be used as a tool within almost every industry; Business, Economics, Marketing, Government, Education, Planning, Engineering, Natural Resources, Environment, Health, Medicine, Utilities and Media. You name it and we’ll talk about how it can be applied.
It is your choice whether you use GIS as an instrument within another discipline for making evidence based decisions, understanding trends and analyzing data, effectively communicating a message and telling a visual story, or whether you use it as your primary area of expertise, and become a highly skilled GIS professional.
GIS compliments any career.
We offer powerful, state of the art Geospatial training, encompassing remote sensing, internet mapping, database development and management, customized application programming, global positioning systems (GPS), 3D visualizations and a variety of related software applications and data management techniques including exploration of open source software and open data.
Our GIS courses are also complimented by our Geospatial Research Centre (SGRC), providing students with opportunities to use and understand GIS in current real-world situations.
At Selkirk College we offer two credentials in GIS:
Our Bachelor Degree in Geographic Information Systems (BGIS) program is one of two Bachelor Degrees attainable from Selkirk College. With unmatched flexibility, students can enter and exit our BGIS at a variety of points.
For general information contact the School Chair or for technical information specifc to GIS, contact a GIS Instructor.
