Experts forecast that worldwide GIS industry sales will grow from $4.4 billion in 2010 to $10.6 billion in 2015

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Serving Students and Professionals

We provide basic and advanced training to undergraduates and graduates in GIS, remote sensing and satellite imaging, digital mapping, and GPS. Students and professionals learn to apply these technologies in diverse fields such as business and marketing, biology, emergency management, geology, infrastructure, and environmental and urban planning, among others. We welcome professionals seeking to build or augment their geospatial skillsets.

We are committed to student success and to providing an academically invigorating environment with opportunities for students. We cultivate engaged learning through a rigorous curriculum, research collaborations, NSF- and NASA-supported opportunities, and summer placement at NASA field centers.

Our students find careers in public and private sector agencies and may be placed in internships to provide them real-world experience. Recent collaborations for internship placement have included Delorme Mapping, Maine State Planning Office, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Mitchell Geographics, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, among others.

A Growing Industry

The U.S. Department of Labor recently identified geospatial technology as among the most important emerging and evolving fields within the economy. It also designated geospatial technology as a “high-growth” industry sector.Experts forecast that worldwide industry sales will grow from $4.4 billion in 2010 to $10.6 billion in 2015.

Applied Training and Research

Required Courses

• GEO 308/508/608 GIS Applications I (available in classand online)

• GEO 408/518/618 GIS Applications II (available in classand online)

• GEO 305/505/605 Remote Sensing (available in classand online)

Elective Courses

• COS 160 & 170 Structured Problem Solving: Java and Structure Programming Laboratory

• GEO 340/GEY 340 Digital Mapping• GEO 438/638 Independent Study in GIS• GEO 448/648 GIS Internship• GEO 458/658 Research Applications in GIS

Geographic Information Systems provide us the ability to map, visualize and analyze geo-enabled data. Along with remote sensing and global positioning systems, integrated geospatial technologies provide us the tools to address complex societal and environmental challenges.

GIS at USM offers basic and advanced training for professionals and students, laboratory facilities and clinics in Gorham and Portland, and an opportunity to hone your skills through the Certificate in Applied Geographic Information Systems.

Certificate in Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Matriculated and non-matriculated students may sign up for the Certificate in Applied GIS hosted by the Geography-Anthropology program. Students complete a minimum of 12 graduate or 14 undergraduate credits, with three required courses and one elective, for the certificate.

USM GIS302/303 Bailey Hall - USM Gorham Campus gislab@maine.edu (207) 780-5167

usm.maine.edu/gis

USM GIS Laboratories

The GIS Labs at USM provide dedicated space, higher-end computers, industry- leading software, and equipment to learn and to apply the technology. We provide training and research assistance to students, faculty, and staff to support GIS- related work. The GIS Lab in 302 Bailey Hall on the Gorham campus offers a walk-in clinic every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The walk-in clinic on the Portland campus occurs in Wishcamper 128 on a weekday to match the semester’s scheduled classes. This opportunity is available to anyone needing help or expertise on a GIS-related project. There are also occasional lectures and workshops.

Learn More

For more information and scheduled events, please visit: usm.maine.edu/gis

USM GIS302/303 Bailey Hall Gorham CampusPhone: (207) 780-5063Fax: (207) 780-5167gislab@maine.edu

For details about the Certificate in Applied GIS, please visit: usm.maine.edu/muskie/certificate-applied-gis

USM Geography-Anthropology300 Bailey HallGorham CampusPhone: (207) 780-5321Fax: (207) 780-5167

Geospatial Technology Faculty and Staff

Matthew Bampton, MA, PhDPhysical geography, Geographic Information Systems

Yuseung Kim, MRP, PhDAgent-based modeling, planning support systems, sustainable development, land use planning, andurban design

Firooza Pavri, MA, PhDEnvironmental geography, international development, Remote Sensing, landscape change

Mark Swanson, PhDStructural geology, digital mapping techniques

Vinton Valentine, MS, MMA, PhDGeographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, coastal and marine geography

USM GIS Advisory CommitteeGuiding all activities is an advisory committee comprised of faculty and staff from departments and programs in three colleges, the Division of Information and Technology, and the Office of Institutional Research. The members provide avariety of additional contacts for students and professionals.