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Educational Opportunities for Professional Surveying
Austin Community College (Description of ACC's Geomatics/Land Surveying Technology program, through which students may earn Associate of Applied Sciences) - http://www.austincc.edu/
(ACC Geomatics Degree Plan)
Dallas County Community College District (Mountain View College and North Lake College in the Dallas County area offer several surveying courses today) - http://econnect.dcccd.edu/econnect/schedule/spring/prefix/SRVY.html
Houston Community College System (HCC site, with student, faculty, degree and schedule information) - http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us
Montgomery College (New/developing surveying program at Montgomery Colege - has been submitted to the THECB for approval, and approval is expected in the Fall Semester. Program begins as continuing education in Fall 2006, with courses expected to transition into credit course once program approval is given) -
http://www.montgomery-college.com/Templates/Content.aspx?pid=58133
San Antonio College (San Antonio College offers a wide range of field and office training for college credit and continuing education. An Associate Degree and certificates are available) - http://www.accd.edu/sac/engtech/index.htm
San Jacinto College (This site features details information on the Geomatic Surveying Program at San Jacinto College-South campus in the Houston area) - http://www.sjcd.edu/program/geomatic_survey.html
Texas A & M-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC site with information on academic curriculum, awards, research, labs/facilities, Geomatics, Geographic Information Systems, faculty and staff, research, scholarships, the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science and more) - http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/gis
TAMUU-CC Texas Height Modernization (This site includes the latest presentations from the TAMU-CC/National Geodetic Survey Texas Height Modernization Project) - http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/wiki/THM/HomePage
Texas State Technical College (Waco campus) - http://waideas.tstc.edu/pjs/waco2004/GIS/GIS.cfm
Tyler Jr. College (Site for Tyler Junior College's Surveying and Mapping Technology Department, headed up by instructor Patti Williams) - http://eng-tech.tjc.edu/surveying_camp.htm
University of Houston (University of Houston offers a four-year Bachelor Degree in Construction Management Technology – Surveying and Mapping. The degree program is approved by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying to fulfill the education requirement for RPLS license. Scholarship is available for students enrolled in the surveying and mapping program.) - http://www.tech.uh.edu/Departments/Engineering_Technology/Minors/
UT-Tyler Surveying and Mapping Technology (Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Tyler offer a seamless degree program in Surveying and Mapping Technology. This Bachelor of Science in Technology degree plan has been approved by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying to meet the requirements for professional certification in surveying) - http://www.uttyler.edu/technology/survey.htm
Surveying
Related Publications
(Texas survey licensee Marc Cheves' new publication. Launched in 2003, The American Surveyor is the only national surveying publication that's owned and operated by surveyors. Website contains an archive of all published articles.) - http://www.theamericansurveyor.comThe American Surveyor
Point of Beginning Magazine (POB editorials, articles and readers forums allow users to discuss issues raised in the magazine - also includes buyers' guide for manufacturers and dealers) - http://www.pobonline.com
Professional Surveyor Magazine (Web site for Professional Surveyor, nationally-distributed publication for the surveying, engineering and mapping professional) - http://www.profsurv.com
TSPS Publications (The Texas Society of Professional Surveyors offers surveying-related periodicals, short course reports, manuals and other information through this link on the main TSPS web page. TSPS logo items, such as caps and denim shirts, can also be purchased here) - http://www.tsps.org/Pubs/pubsinfo.htm
Earth Observation Magazine (Magazine for geographic/mapping information) - http://www.eomonline.com/
Land Development Today (Web site for monthly online magazine for land development industry professionals, featuring articles on surveying, civil design, landscape and irrigation design, and current technology) - http://www.landdevelopmenttoday.com/
Geospatial Solutions (Magazine relating to applications of GIS and related spatial information technologies) - http://www.geoinfosystems.com
Dictionary of Surveying & Forestry Terms - http://www.rr.ualberta.ca/courses/foreng201/glossary.html
Sleeping Bear Press (Mapping science titles available here) - http://www.sleepingbearpress.com
Dictionary - Merriam-Webster's Collegiate (Helpful, online version from Merriam-Webster that includes a thesaurus) - http://www.m-w.com/dictionary
Whittles Publishing (Scottish publishing house providing titles in Geomatics, surveying, GIS, datums and map projections for remote sensing, and other topics) – http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~whittl/
Barnes&Noble.com (On-line book distributor – just type in "Land Surveying" in search tool to see dozens of listings for publications of interest to surveyors) – http://www.bn.com
Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms (GIS, cartography and remote sensing) - http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Eart/abbrev.html
Careers in Professional Surveying
SurveyingCareer.com (The National Society of Professional Surveyors has placed online a terrific Web resource for those exploring a career in surveying) http://www.surveyingcareer.com
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