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Master in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems  

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Delivery method

Presential
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Description

The techniques of remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are essential for studying the Earth and managing its resources, for both academic and business purposes, in such varied fields as the following. Instruments: satellites, drones, GPS systems. Geographical information: cartographic institutes, Bing and Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, etc. Cataloguing data and metadata in spatial data infrastructures. Software, such as the free programme MiraMon. This programme has a scientific and technical orientation and gives training in Earth-observation techniques, and in the generation and analysis of information for studying the territory and managing its resources through GIS. It is taught in collaboration with CREAF, GRUMETS, MiraMon and Copernicus Academy.
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Job prospects

Specialist in remote sensing and GIS in private companies or public authorities that make wide use of GIS and need personnel with advanced knowledge to manage geospatial data on a daily basis. Researcher in both methods and in remote sensing and GIS applications at universities and research centres.
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Master in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems
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Space sector

Downstream
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UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

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