StrongerBC Future Skills Grant – LiDAR Fundamentals for Climate Change Risk Analysis

The Micro-certificate in LiDAR Fundamentals for Climate Change Risk Analysis will equip students to use and analyze LiDAR data. Using remote sensing survey data via LiDAR, students will gain skills to analyze wildfire risk, mining, flood mapping, coastal zone conservation, agriculture, urban development, transportation and other industries. This will allow students to make more informed and effective decisions or policies regarding resource management, conservation and planning in the face of climate change.

Designed to enhance introductory education in geography, geomatics or GIS, this program will deliver a curriculum unique within British Columbia through a blend of theory and competency-based skills developed with leading sector experts and practitioners.

Please view the program page for detailed program information.

Please note the following important information about the StrongerBC future skills grant program:

• Funds for approved StrongerBC future skills grant programs will be charged against your StrongerBC future skills grant accounts for all program expenses, which may include program application, tuition, and/or materials.
• All program expenses are non-refundable against your StrongerBC future skills account at the withdrawal deadline for the first course in your program of study.
• Learners are responsible for registering in all required program courses. Program staff are not responsible for providing registration reminders to learners with outstanding courses.
• Learners who do not register or complete courses required for their micro-credential completion through the duration of the 2025/26 funding period will be required to pay for any outstanding program and course expenses if they choose to complete their program at a later date. Learners who do not receive a passing mark for their required program courses will not receive a micro-certificate, nor will they be eligible to receive additional StrongerBC fees to re-register in the course they did not successfully complete.
• We are unable to reimburse expenses toward textbooks or materials if purchased individually.