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 Civil and Environmental Engineering in a number of programs and dual programs. The School also offers postgraduate programs. Please refer to the table below.



Geospatial Engineering can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3707 Engineering (Honours) Major GMATEH3707
3761 Adv Math (Hons) / Eng (Hons) Major GMATEH3761
3762 AdvSci(Hons)/Engineering(Hons) Major GMATEH3762
3763 Engineering (Honours) / Arts Major GMATEH3763
3764 Engineering (Hons)/Commerce Major GMATEH3764
3765 Engineering (Honours) / Law Major GMATEH3765
3766 Music / Engineering (Honours) Major GMATEH3766
3767 Engineering (Hons) / Science Major GMATEH3767
3769 Music (Hons)/Engineering(Hons) Major GMATEH3769
3772 Engineering(Hons)/Computer Sci Major GMATEH3772
3961 Engineering (Honours) / Arts Major GMATEH3961
   

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Surveying can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name Stream Type Stream
3707 Engineering (Honours) Major GMATDH3707
3761 Adv Math (Hons) / Eng (Hons) Major GMATDH3761
3762 AdvSci(Hons)/Engineering(Hons) Major GMATDH3762
3763 Engineering (Honours) / Arts Major GMATDH3763
3764 Engineering (Hons)/Commerce Major GMATDH3764
3765 Engineering (Honours) / Law Major GMATDH3765
3766 Music / Engineering (Honours) Major GMATDH3766
3767 Engineering (Hons) / Science Major GMATDH3767
3769 Music (Hons)/Engineering(Hons) Major GMATDH3769
3772 Engineering(Hons)/Computer Sci Major GMATDH3772
3961 Engineering (Honours) / Arts Major GMATDH3961
   

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