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ASPRS Certification Program

ASPRS maintains a certification process for:

• Certified Photogrammetrist
• Certified Mapping Scientist - Remote Sensing
• Certified Mapping Scientist - GIS/LIS

And

• Certified Photogrammetric Technologist
• Certified Remote Sensing Technologist
• Certified GIS/LIS Technologist

Applicants for professional certification must successfully complete two criteria to become certified:

• Pass a Peer-Review of experience and training, and
• Pass the Written Examination for the Specialty Area

The Peer-Review process for new certification actions begins with the applicant submitting an application for Certified Photogrammetrist/Mapping Scientist OR Certified Technologist and four (4) reference forms from persons who are familiar with the applicant's work and responsibilities. The ASPRS Certification Committee evaluates the application and personal references. Applicants who successfully complete the Peer-Review process are then eligible to take the examination.

The Examination is structured to emphasize the specialty area of the applicant. However, applicants should be aware that certification in any specialty also requires knowledge in the other two specialties, in addition to questions relating to surveying fundamentals, practice, ethics, and standards. A matrix illustrating the mix of questions by specialty has been prepared for applicant review.

Certification/Recertification Guidelines

The Guidelines include detailed information on the ASPRS certification process. Specific information for those seeking recertification, including the recertification application and personal reference forms, is also available.

The ASPRS Code of Ethics

Professional Aspects of Photogrammetry
The classification chart for photogrammetry and the mapping sciences.

Certified Professionals Database
Access a searchable database of certified Photogrammetrists, Mapping Scientists- Remote Sensing and Mapping Scientists-GIS/LIS

If you have questions regarding the certification procedure, please contact Jesse Winch: