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Geographical Information Systems, MSc

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University of Aberdeen

Program overview

Geospatial technologies are of increasing importance in many areas of commercial industrial and government employment including nature conservation agencies civil and coast engineering projects and marine and coastal zone management As a result the demand for courses in Geographical Information Systems GIS and the related technologies has grown considerably A recent survey suggests that demand by employers for graduates with skills in the application of geospatial technology will continue to grow particularly in areas where the practical application of spatial knowledge and understanding to environmental problems is important The Geographical Information Systems programme covers the fundamentals of techniques and tools for acquiring storing processing classifying analysing and visualising spatially referenced data and their application to the study of the Earth This includes Spatial databases Programming Simulation and modelling Global Positioning Systems GPS Digital mapping and cartography

Duration: 10

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