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April 2016
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
Making a Difference
While this online graduate-level credential in remote sensing
is new for Penn State, the university already offered numerous
online remote sensing courses to non-degree students seeking
professional development.
Cliff Holle of Trimble, a leading provider of advanced
location-based solutions, testified to the success of the Penn
State geospatial education program. “Over the past five to
six months, I have had an increasing number of Penn State
students come to me with high praise for the quality of the
remote sensing courses that they received,” he said. “They
ask me for the technical specifications required to move
the eCognition software used in class to their professional
projects. Their adoption of new techniques, processes, and
products is an excellent sign that their program is making a
difference in the way that geospatial professionals get their
jobs accomplished.”
Penn State’s remote sensing program operates on five
10-week terms. With two semesters slightly overlapping in
fall and spring, and one session in the summer, students
can complete the program at their preferred pace. Students
can schedule courses without any overlap, or take as many
courses as possible to finish the certificate in a year or less.
ASPRS Certification validates your professional practice and
experience. It differentiates you from others in the profession.
For more information on the ASPRS Certification program: contact
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ASPRS congratulates these recently Certified and Re-certified individuals:
RECERTIFIED PHOTOGRAMMETRISTS
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IMAGING & GEOSPATIAL
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Once a student completes the Remote Sensing certificate,
their course creditsmay be applied to theMaster of Geographic
Information System (MGIS) or the Master of Professional
Studies in Homeland Security with Geospatial Intelligence
option (HLS-GEOINT). The remote sensing program will
also help prepare students for the GISP (GIS Professional),
ASPRS, and/or USGIF certification exams.
Current students and alumni who have successfully
completed one or more of the Penn State courses that make
up the certificate programmay be able to complete the remote
sensing credential with only a few additional courses.
Applications for the remote sensing program are accepted
on a rolling basis, so prospective students may apply at
any time. Visit
worldcampus.psu.edu/rs4asprs
for more
program details and application instructions, or contact the
program at
Karen Schuckman, CP, PLS, MGIS is a senior
lecturer in geography at Penn State University,
teaching remote sensing and geospatial
technology in the online programs.
Michael T. Crain, Certification #R1483
Effective March 21, 2016, expires March 21, 2021
Marcus Y. Glass, Certification #R1463
Effective September 20, 2015, expires September 20, 2020
Anne K. Hillyer, Certification #R1289
Effective February 20, 2016, expires February 20, 2021
Jeffrey A. Kenner, Certification #R1085
Effective May 12, 2015, expires May 12, 2020
Phillip B. Merrill, Certification #R1284
Effective January 1, 2016, expires January 1, 2021
Ramon B. Ramos, Certification #R1271
Effective August 8, 2015, expires August 8, 2020
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