Online Remote Sensing and GIS Programs at Northeastern University

College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University is offering three online programs in remote sensing and GIS. The curriculum can be found at the following pages:

- Graduate Remote Sensing Certificate

- Masters in GIT

- Graduate GIS Certificate

Students have the opportunity to work with ESRI GIS software and ENVI and PCI Geomatica remote sensing software, in addition to learning about open source software. Instructors have extensive experience in their respective fields and are highly qualified individuals. Our programs are entirely online, thus are available to international students also. We offer internship for credit opportunities, access to all the software via a virtual lab environment, and new courses on a routine basis. Look out for "Remote Sensing for Disaster Management; Automated and assisted feature extraction techniques using remote sensing data; and GIS for Crime Mapping and Statistics" to be offered over the next year. Fall classes start on September 12th.

For further information contact: Cordula Robinson: c.robinson@neu.edu; 617 373 2585.

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Feature: Masters in GIS University of Washington

Here is our featured university GIS program: Masters in GIS at the University of Washington.

A GIS and Sustainability Graduate Degree
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is more than just map displays and data acquisition. It can be an integral part of a design process to develop sustainable solutions, which balance economic, social and environmental considerations, for the world's most challenging problems.

The Professional Master's Program in Geographic Information Systems (PMPGIS) teaches you how to design a sustainable world with GIS. Learn how to model complex land, transportation and resource problems using geospatial technologies and sustainability management workflows.

This unique program teaches you advanced spatial thinking skills and GIS techniques, and is the only program of its kind to offer a concentration in sustainability management.

Learn Online
Designed for the working professional, PMPGIS offers most of its courses online. Part-time students complete their degree in two years (nine quarters). In summer courses, you will spend a short week of intensive study in Washington state's Puget Sound region developing project ideas and presentations.

Because this program is primarily taught online by University of Washington faculty with a minimal on-campus requirement, international students and part-time students throughout the U.S. have an opportunity to study in a cutting-edge program at a top-ranked university.

Apply Now
Applications are now being accepted. The application deadline is July 15.

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Top Geography Program Goes to Clark University

The doctorate program at the Clark University Graduate School of Geography is top-ranked in the nation by the National Research Council (NRC).

In April, the NRC released an update to its Data-Based Assessment on Research Doctorate Programs in the United States, a complex and long-anticipated assessment first published in September 2010. Clark ranks at the top with UCLA, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Clark stands out among the 49 geography doctoral programs evaluated in the NRC report as the only top-10 department that is housed within a liberal arts research university, and as one of a small number of departments that sustains a balanced program of research and education across the full breadth of the discipline.

As the oldest, sustained doctoral program in Geography in the country, Clark Geography has granted the largest number of doctoral degrees in the United States and is consistently ranked among the top programs and sustains its reputation in various polls and peer-review rankings.

Clark Geography faculty and students have established themselves as global leaders in innovative, theory-driven research spanning geography's subfields (urban-economic, human-environment, earth-system sciences, Geographic Information Science). Clark's new president, David Angel, is an economic geographer.

Clark doctoral alumni achieve prominent academic and senior non-academic research positions (e.g., NASA). Many international alumni hold important government positions in their home countries (e.g., European Commission) or with non-profit organizations (e.g., National Coffee Growers' Federation in Colombia).

Clark University is a teaching and research institution founded in 1887 as the first all-graduate school in the United States. Until Clark instituted undergraduate programs in 1902, the university offered only Ph.D. granting programs. Clark is also one of the oldest universities to offer formal graduate programs, second only to Johns Hopkins University.

The NRC assessment is based on a variety of data, including faculty research funding, publications, faculty composition, program size, and others. The doctoral programs assessed were scored within two major categories: peer-to-peer survey assessment and objective categories. The updated NRC report also ranks Clark University among the top in a number of objective categories, including percentage of students with external fellowships, average number of Ph.D. graduates, percentage of international students, diversity, faculty performance and awards, research activity and citations per faculty publication.

To learn more, visit the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, or contact Email Contact.

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Featured University: Selkirk College GIS Program

Geographic Information Systems training at Selkirk College prepares individuals to be trained geospatial experts in the environmental planning, business, industry and resource sectors. Emphasis is given to real world projects that require the latest technology enabling students to gain expertise in Geographic Information Systems, (GIS) remote sensing, Internet mapping technology, database management applications, global positioning systems (GPS), 3D visualization and a variety of related software applications. We offer two credentials in GIS:

- Bachelor Degree
- Advanced Diploma

With the approval of the new Bachelor Degree in Geographic Information Systems (BGIS March 2007), Training in geospatial technologies at Selkirk College took a major step forward. Built on the foundation of the Advanced Diploma in Geographic Information Systems, the BGIS allows students to extend their academic maturity to a Baccalaureate Level. With unmatched flexibility, students can enter and exit at a variety of points and attain cutting edge skills that can be widely applied.

Click here to view the flexible pathways to achieving the Bachelor Degree In Geographic Infomation Systems. For general information contact the School Chair or for technical information specifc to GIS content, contact a GIS Instructor.

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Masters in GIS at Wageningen University Gets Recognized

The Master Geo-information Science (MSc Geo-Info) at Wageningen University has been evaluated by the Keuzegids Master 2011, as the best study in the category (rural) planning. The Keuzegids evaluates the quality of 600 Master studies at the Dutch universities. The guide helps future students with their choice by comparing the different Master studies on quality aspects.

In the category (rural) planning, the Master Geo-information Science scores the best at all criteria (ranging from study content to facilities and contact), with a total score of 80.

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About the GIS at WUR:
The MSc programme 'Geo-information Science' (MGI) in Wageningen offers a unique blend of geo-information science methods, technologies and applications. Especially the combined use of earth observation techniques (Remote Sensing) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for problem solving within the environmental disciplines is an asset of the Wageningen approach.

Visit the MSc Geo-information Science website.

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Featured GIS University: Boston University Geography and Environment

Featured GIS University: Boston University Geography and Environment
Address: Department of Geography, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave., 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02215.

The Department of Geography and Environment offers graduate training emphasizing both theory and application. Research foci include both natural and social sciences, with emphasis on quantitative methods. Analytical rigor provides graduates with flexibility for choosing careers in academics and government; in environmental, economic, and resource-analysis; in remote sensing and GIS; and with research institutes, consulting firms and international organizations.

Graduate students in the department work closely with faculty to develop their theses, which typically focus one of four research foci: (1) energy-environmental systems and policy; (2) economic geography and transportation studies; (3) remote sensing and geographic information systems; and (4) physical geography emphasizing biogeography, biophysical ecology, climatology and hydrology. Student research typically builds upon faculty research interests and funding, which provides students with opportunities to work on cutting-edge research, and to participate in national and international research communities by attending and participating in scientific meetings and workshops.

Opportunities exist in the department for graduate student participation in a vibrant externally supported research program. Faculty are engaged in research sponsored by such agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Park Service, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the World Bank, and the United Nations.

The department is very supportive of interdisciplinary studies and maintains strong linkages with faculty in many departments and units within the University including the Departments of Biology, Earth Sciences, and International Relations, as well as the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, the Center for Transportation Studies, the African Studies Center, the Center for Remote Sensing, and the Pardee Center.

Graduate Degree Programs
The Department offers both Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Both degree programs combine rigorous coursework, theory, and application. Both degree programs require theses.

The department, through its close affiliation with the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, also offers three non-thesis M.A. programs:

* Energy and Environmental Analysis
* International Relations and Environmental Policy
* Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS

Application inquiries may be sent to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at grartsci@bu.edu.

To download an application form, here.

For details on how to apply, please visit the Admissions page.

For more information on the university's admission requirements, please visit the grad school's website.

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Featured GIS University: South Dakota State University - GIS Center of Excellence

The Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence (GIScCE) is a joint collaboration between South Dakota State University (SDSU) and the United States Geological Survey's National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Sciences (EROS). The purpose of the GIScCE is to enable South Dakota State University faculty and students, and EROS scientists to carry out collaborative research, seek professional development, and implement educational programs in the applications of geographic information science.

The idea for the GIScCE was formed and implemented by administrative leaders at SDSU, EROS, and the South Dakota State Board of Regents, and represents a unique partnership that strengthens both SDSU and EROS. EROS, a longtime collaborator with researchers at SDSU, is the largest civilian repository of remotely sensed data sets and a renowned center of applied earth systems science. In recognizing these strengths, a primary emphasis of the GIScCE will be the use of remotely sensed data sets to study the land surface and it's modification over time.

The GIScCE will employ the capabilities of geographic information science, namely remote sensing, geographic information systems, digital mapping, and geostatistics, to document and understand the changing earth. To fully achieve this, an interdisciplinary center of study is required, one which utilizes engineering principles to efficiently and accurately process earth observation data, geographic principles to create meaningful thematic depictions of land cover and land use change, and applications which focus on the resultant effects of change on the geosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. To date, 13 researchers from SDSU and EROS have been recruited to constitute the GIScCE staff of Senior Scientists. By serving the South Dakota, national and international communities through the teaching and research investigations of the GIScCE staff, we expect SDSU to be recognized as a global center of expertise in geographic information science studies.

If any of you is interested to proceed into GIS or Remote Sensing graduate studies, please contact any of the following professors:

Dr. Mark A. Cochrane - Fire Ecology, Land Cover Change, Land Cover and Land Use Interactions, Dynamic Systems

Dr. Matthew Hansen - Co-Director, Geography, global land cover mapping

Dr. Geoffrey M. Henebry - Synoptic ecology, landscape ecology, land surface phenology, ecological modeling, spatio-temporal analysis, grasslands, land cover/land use change

Dr. Shuguang Liu - Land Surface Dynamics Modeling with an emphasis on quantifying the impacts of land use and climate change on ecosystem services (e.g., carbon cycle)

Dr. Thomas R. Loveland - Co-Director, Geography, land use and land cover change

Dr. David Roy - Geography; development of remote sensing and advanced computing methods to map and characterize terrestrial change, in particular the occurrence and spatial extent of vegetation fires; the causes and consequences of land cover and land use change; and fire-climate-vegetation interactions

Dr. Gabriel Senay - Regional Water Balance Assessment and Monitoring

Dr. James E. Vogelmann - Botany with vegetation health monitoring emphasis

Dr. Michael Wimberly - Landscape Ecology, Spatial Epidemiology, Disturbance Ecology, Ecological Modeling

Dr. Chunsun Zhang - Photogrammetry, feature extraction, image geometry

Current graduate students: Henok Alemu, Rafael Barreto de Andrade, Sarah Arnold, Christopher Barber, Christopher A. Barnes, Stephen Boyte, Mark Broich, Jean-Robert Bolambee Bwangoy-Bankanza, Jeffrey J Danielson, Amadou M. Dieye, Narayana Ganapathy, Ronald W Hayes, Collin Gordon Homer, Valeriy Kovalskyy, Zhengpeng Li, Erik Lindquist, Luiz Mestre, Yolande Munzimi, Vincent de Paul Obade, Kari Pabst, Tsolmongerel Papilloud, Eric Ariel L. Salas, Sanath Kumar Sathyachandran, Sabina Shahnaz, Jodie Smith, Jason Stoker, Manohar Velpuri, Stefanie Wacker.

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Featured GIS University: Arizona State University

Name: School of Geographical Sciences at Arizona State University

Description: The school itself has only existed as such since July 2006 and grew out of the Department of Geography, which has a long and distinguished history. The school is evolving into a scholarly community that engages in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary education, research and outreach dealing with substantive and applied questions where the role of place, space and interaction is central.

GIS and Remote Sensing Degree Programs:

Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Education - This flexible master’s degree program focuses on your needs and adapts the program’s assessments to maximize your learning experience. A master’s degree in geographic education (M.A.S.G.E.) will not only enhance your ability to teach this area of the social sciences, but also provide techniques for its integration into other subjects.

Master of Advanced Study in Geographic Information Systems - The M.A.S.-G.I.S. program is a compact one-year nonthesis degree program fostering advanced study in management and the use of G.I.S. technology in public and corporate environments. The degree meets important educational needs of working professionals and recent college graduates seeking to improve their career standing. The program provides a comprehensive professional degree that balances work in the theoretical aspects of G.I.S., the technical side of the discipline and the applications domain. Students are exposed to cutting edge technology, management theory and practice, and several societal dimensions associated with the application of G.I.S. technology. The courses are held in the evenings during the week, the curriculum is highly adaptable to the work environment, and a M.A.S.-G.I.S. degree is achievable in a one-year time period.

Ph.D. and M.A. Degrees - Graduate students benefit from a wide variety of course work and research opportunities in five broad interdisciplinary themes that span the expertise of the faculty within the School of Geographical Sciences.

* Climate Science

* Cultural Geography

* Environmental and Landscape Dynamics

* GIScience and Spatial Analysis

* Urban and Regional Analysis

To apply to any of the degree, visit the site.

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