COURSE CODE: 8424

Geospatial Technology II

SCED Code: 21058
Virginia Extended Description: II
Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Geospatial Technology I
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: TSA
Non-Traditional?: F

Geospatial Technology II will build on the exploration of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), and other emerging technologies introduced in Geospatial Technology I. Students will collect, create, analyze, and apply data to solve problems and analyze spatial relationships. Students will integrate data using real-world spatial analysis. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

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Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations

Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.  The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth.  See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry). 

SOC Code Occupation Description Apprenticeable Occupation
172051 Civil Engineers No
292042 Emergency Medical Technicians No
332011 Firefighters No
339021 Private Detectives and Investigators No
172011 Aerospace Engineers No
171011 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval No
173022 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians No
172081 Environmental Engineers No
172112 Industrial Engineers Yes
192041 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health No
113071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers No
151232 Computer User Support Specialists Yes
151242 Database Administrators No
151244 Network and Computer Systems Administrators No
492091 Avionics Technicians No
131041 Compliance Officers No
132051 Financial and Investment Analysts No
113031 Financial Managers No

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Agribusiness Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Environmental Service Systems
Natural Resources Systems
  • Fish and Game Wardens
  • Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
Plant Systems
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Soil and Plant Scientists
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers

Pathway Occupation
Construction
Design/Pre-Construction
  • Civil Engineers

Pathway Occupation
Planning
  • Actuaries
  • Economists
  • Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
  • Urban and Regional Planners
Public Management & Administration
  • Postal Service Clerks
  • Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Regulation
  • Avionics Technicians
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Financial Managers
  • Private Detectives and Investigators
  • Transportation Inspectors
Revenue & Taxation
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

Pathway Occupation
Information Support & Services
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Data Entry Keyers
  • Database Administrators
Network Systems
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Programming & Software Development
Web & Digital Communications

Pathway Occupation
Emergency & Fire Management Services
  • Emergency Medical Technicians
  • Firefighters
Law Enforcement Services
  • Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
  • Private Detectives and Investigators

Pathway Occupation
Engineering & Technology
  • Aerospace Engineers
  • Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
  • Civil Engineers
  • Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Environmental Engineers
  • Industrial Engineers
  • Petroleum Engineers
Science & Mathematics
  • Economists
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
  • Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
  • Hydrologists

Pathway Occupation
Health, Safety, & Environmental Management
Logistics Planning & Management Services
Transportation Operations
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management & Regulation
  • Civil Engineers
  • Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
  • Traffic Technicians
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

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