Coastal Studies
397 miles
What is the amount of coastline Louisiana has?
Air ballons, kites, and pigeons
What are the first aerial images captured?
19
What are the number of credit hours to graduate with a Certificate of Technical Studies?
12,000
What is the number of coastal jobs generated by the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project?
90 days
What is the length of time it takes a rain drop from Minnesota to get to the Gulf of Mexico?
What is the Gulf of Mexco home to?
Bolivian Amazon
What are hidden cities from 500-1400AD discovered with Lidar and GIS?
This course addresses ecological engineering/ecosystem restoration. Topics include river restoration, wetland creation and restoration, coastal restoration, and treatment wetlands
What is coastal science?
What is the number of jobs created by coastal restoration since 2010?
360 species
Atchafalaya Basin
What is the largest swamp in the United States?
Geodatabase, map, & model
This course provides students with an understanding of how to evaluate, conduct, write and design research with an emphasis in environmental science.
What is field research and methods?
13,632
What is the number of job openings in coastal restoration and water management over the next decade?
200 ft by Algiers
What is the deepest spot on the Mississippi River?
Related to the Giant Redwoods
What is the Bald Cypress?
Tracking animals, tracking outbreaks, comparing population statistics to drinking water, and planning natural disaster responses
What are some of the applications of GIS?
Approximately half
$78,847/year
What is the average annual salary of a Coastal Scientist?
11 miles
What is the widest point along the Mississippi River? (MN)
527 km^2
Google maps, waze, driving directions
What are common, every day applications of GIS?
Demonstrate knowledge of physical setting of Louisiana’s coastal zone, its resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, nature and human-induced environmental and geomorphological changes, environmental sustainability and stewardship, relevant federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental theoretical concepts, methods, techniques, and applications of geospatial technologies (RS/GIS).
Demonstrate an ability to compile, organize, process, analyze, and present geospatial data using a variety of RS/GIS software for a variety of coastal-focused applications and problem solving.
What are the student learning outcomes of the department?
$50,573/year
What is the average salary of a drone pilot in Louisiana?
The unique sport invented on the Mississippi River
What is water skiing?