Program Overview

Geospatial Intelligence Certificate Program

The Geospatial Intelligence Certificate program is designed to provide learners with extensive hands-on experience in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, spatial analysis, and GEOINT analysis. The program is aligned with top industry certifications and provides knowledge and skills based on the USGIF Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK).

Program Overview

The program focuses on geospatial problem-solving skills, data fusion, geospatial technologies, and applications of these to disaster response, emergency management, infrastructure and resource management, military and policy operations, big data analysis, and cyber security. Learners completing the certificate program will be able to use geospatial analysis techniques, skills, and tools to derive meaningful information from geospatial data, solve geospatial intelligence problems in multiple situations, and communicate their findings in a professional manner to both professional and public audiences.

Program Content

The online Geospatial Intelligence professional certificate program consists of five courses to complete at your own pace. The courses are:

• GEOS 125 (3 credits) Intro to Geospatial Data and Technology
  • Sources and Types of Geospatial Information
  • Geospatial Data Models
  • Fundamentals of Geodesic Science
  • Metadata Requirements
  • Exploring GIS and Remote Sensing Applications
• GEOS 250 (4 credits) Intro to Geographic Information Systems
  • Spatial Structures and Models
  • Vector and Raster Analysis Techniques
  • Geocoding
  • Visualization Principles
  • Overlay and Suitability Analysis Techniques
  • Spatial Analysis Techniques
  • Analysis of Surfaces
  • Feature Attribution
• GEOS 315 (4 credits) Intermediate GIS
  • Database Design
  • SQL Fundamentals
  • Common Geospatial Database Tools
  • Spatio-temporal Analysis
  • Statistical Techniques and Concepts
  • Geostatistical Methods
  • Vector Analysis
• CBIT 343 (3 credits) Data Quality and Visualization
  • Data Profiling
  • Data Quality Assessments
  • Data Visualization
  • Exploratory Data Analysis
• GEOS 480 (3 credits) Advancements in Geospatial Intelligence
  • The Intelligence Process
  • Decision Making with Geospatial Data
  • Uncertainty in Geospatial Data
  • Ethics with Geospatial and Big Data
  • Geovisualizations
  • Emerging GEOINT Technology Total Credits: 17

Program Details

• The program is aligned with national standards from the USGIF Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK).
• The program is online and hands-on for working professionals, with structured learning activities, virtual testing labs, and unlimited access to ESRI training modules and software for each learner.
• The program meets critical job demand in cybersecurity, with over 1,400 current job openings within GEOINT in Virginia.
• The program content is designed to:
  • Align with top industry certifications
  • Meet the accreditation guidelines of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) accreditation program in GEOINT
  • Provide knowledge and skills to learners based on USGIF Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK)
  • Fulfill competencies from the Geospatial Technology Competency Model
  • Engage learners in hands-on experience with state-of-the-art virtualized remote labs
  • Allow working professionals to earn credits through competencies without requiring any prerequisites beyond a high school diploma
  • Make learners ready to work in the GEOINT Community immediately upon certification
  • Meet the growing needs of the GEOINT community

Program Cost

The program cost is $6,562, with flexible payment options such as the ability to purchase by course, with fixed pricing regardless of the timeframe in which it is completed. There is an additional credit processing fee. Please note that the price is subject to change.