GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FOR AGRICULTURE MINOR – 2001-03 Catalog
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Sciences Bldg. (11), Room 211
(805) 756-2161, FAX: (805) 756-6577

An interdisciplinary program sponsored by three departments: Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering, Natural Resources Management, 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; or animal science.

Required Courses	Units
Graphical Communication (select one of the following tracks)	4/6
BRAE 133 Engineering Design Graphics (3) and BRAE 151 CAD for Agric. Engr. (1); or
CE 114 Intro. CAD Civil & Environ. Engr (4); or
LA 111 3-D Graphics/Landscape Arch (4) and LA 310 Intro Computing/Landscape Arch (2)
Surveying (select one of the following tracks)..	4
BRAE 237, 238 Engineering Surveying I, II (2)(2); or
BRAE 247 Forest Surveying (2) and BRAE 238 Engineering Surveying II (2); or
BRAE 239 Engineering Surveying (4)
BRAE 345 Aerial Photogrammetry/Remote Sensing	3
BRAE 446 CAD for Land Modeling	2
FNR/GEOG/LA 318 Applications in GIS	3
FNR/BRAE/LA/CRSC 470 Selected Advanced Topics	3
Emphasis areas (select one)	11
Environmental Information Emphasis
BRAE 452 Boundary Law/Data Accuracy for GIS (3)
FNR 306 Natural Res Ecology/Habitat Mgt (4) or BIO 325 General Ecology (4)
FNR 416 Environmental Impact Analysis (4)
Precision Agriculture Emphasis
CRSC 244 Precision Farming (4)
Select two of the following (7):
CRSC 410, 421, 445; PPSC 405, 431; SS 433; VGSC 423
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