Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate Program

The GIS certificate at UMPI is aimed to bring modern GPS and GIS technologies to students of all the majors and to local communities. A two-semester GIS sequence is offered, ENV308-Introduction to GIS (GIS I) in the spring, and ENV408-GIS Applications and Advanced Spatial Analyses (GIS II) in the fall.

Students in GIS II work on real GIS projects to earn hands-on experience. For example, they collect municipal infrastructural data with Trimble GPS and build GIS geodatabases for the local cities/towns. Some of them work as paid interns in the summer. GPS/GIS technologies help students meet higher academic standards and to achieve successes in their job hunting and their professional careers.

UMPI’s GIS certificate is supported by a state-of-the-art GIS Laboratory funded by a Maine Technology Asset Funds (MTAF) grant. The laboratory is one of the best GIS computing facilities in Maine. The MTAF grant and funds from other sources have helped development of a community GIS centre at the University that aims to helping strengthen geospatial capabilities of northern Maine for community development.

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Larry Feinstein

Associate Professor of Biology

Location: 308 South Hall
Phone: (207) 768-9498
Email: larry.feinstein@maine.edu

Udaya Jayasundara

Asst Prof of Chemistry

Location: 300 South Hall
Phone: (207) 768-9483
Email: udaya.jayasundara@maine.edu

Jason C Johnston

Professor of Wildlife Ecology

Location: 315 South Hall
Phone: (207) 768-9652
Email: jason.johnston@maine.edu

Dave Putnam

Adjunct Faculty

Email: david.putnam@maine.edu

Judith Ladd Roe

Associate Professor of Biology

Location: 316 South Hall
Phone: (207) 768-9446
Email: judith.roe@maine.edu

Anna Vinton

Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Sustainability

Location: 305 South Hall
Phone: (207) 768-9627
Email: anna.vinton@maine.edu

Matthew Wallhead

Assistant Prof of Agricultural Science
Dr. Robert Vinton Akeley Chair of Agricultural Science and Agribusiness

Location: South 307
Email: matthew.wallhead@maine.edu

Chunzeng Wang

Professor of Earth and Environmental Studies

Location: 306 South Hall
Phone: (207) 768-9412
Email: chunzeng.wang@maine.edu

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