Surveying and Spatial Information Systems

Description

The specialisation of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems focusses upon the integrated approach of measurement, analysis, management, storage and display of the descriptions and location of Earth-based data, often termed spatial data. This data comes from many sources, including earth orbiting satellites, air and sea-borne sensors and ground based instruments. It is processed and manipulated with state-of-the-art information technology using computer software and hardware and has applications in all disciplines which depend on spatial data - including environmental studies, planning, engineering, navigation, geology and geophysics, oceanography, land development and land ownership and tourism. It is thus fundamental to all the geoscience disciplines which use spatially related data.

Geomatics or Geomatic Engineering is a term that is used in many places to refer to Surveying and Spatial Information Systems.

Studying Surveying and Spatial Information Systems at UNSW

Surveying and Spatial Information Systems is offered primarily through the School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems (www.gmat.unsw.edu.au) in a number of programs and combined programs. The School also offers postgraduate programs. Please refer to the table below.



Geoinformation Systems can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3703 Engineering / Arts Major GMATG13703
3704 Engineering / Arts Major GMATG13704
3705 Engineering Major GMATG13705
3742 Surveying & Geoinfo Systems Major GMATG13742
   

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Surveying can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3703 Engineering / Arts Major GMATD13703
3704 Engineering / Arts Major GMATD13704
3705 Engineering Major GMATD13705
3742 Surveying & Geoinfo Systems Major GMATD13742
   

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Surveying & SIS/MEngSc can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3741 Surveying & Spatial Info Sys Major GMATL13741
   

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Surveying & Spatial Info Sys can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3715 Engineering/Commerce Major GMATS13715
3741 Surveying & Spatial Info Sys Major GMATS13741
3746 Surveying and SIS/Science Major GMATS13746
3747 Surveying and SIS/Arts Major GMATS13747
4776 Engineering / Law Major GMATA14776
4778 Engineering / Law Major GMATA14778
   

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