Centre of Geographic Sciences
- Centre of Geographic Sciences
The Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) is located in the village of Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
History
COGS traces its history to 1948 when the Nova Scotia Land Survey Institute (NSLSI) was established by Major J.A.H. Church (Retired) as a training institution for survey and map production. NSLSI became a world leader in geomatics education during the 1970s and 1980s as it evolved into incorporating then-revolutionary technologies such as remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS). The institute moved into its current campus during this period in the 1970s.
In 1986, NSLSI was renamed the College of Geographic Sciences (COGS) as a publicly funded training college under an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The name was considered to better reflect the diversity of geographic sciences taught at the NSLSI. The COGS name became synonymous with geomatics training excellence nationally and internationally.
In 1988 the provincial government undertook a much-needed reform to its training colleges and created the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) system the following year. While still a separate college, COGS was administratively placed within the NSCC umbrella.
In 1998 NSCC created the Annapolis Valley Campus by administratively combining the geographically separate campuses at Lawrencetown and Middleton. All geomatics advanced diploma programs were grouped under the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), of which the majority are delivered at the Lawrencetown site (as the former Lawrencetown campus is now called).
Organization
COGS is divided into three departments:
* Geomatics
* Information Technology
* Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG)
Programs
COGS offers 1-year advanced diploma programs in the following disciplines (a Bachelors Degree in geography or computer science is a pre-requisite):
* Applied Geomatics Research
* Geomatics Programming
* GIS for Business
* Geographic Information Systems
* Marine Geomatics
* Remote Sensing
COGS also offers 2-year diploma programs in the following disciplines (graduation from high school is a pre-requisite):
* Digital Mapping and Cartography
* Planning and Land Information Technology
* Survey & Geomatics Engineering Technology
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