University of Edinburg
Department of Geography

The Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh aims to combine high quality research with adventurous teaching. Our four research themes, spanning the whole of Geography, scored a top 5* grading in the last research assessment exercise. Our research is closely integrated with our teaching, providing a wide range of stimulating courses, led by researchers at the forefront of their fields.

We have a vibrant postgraduate community in the Department undertaking the full range of degree programmes from the Ph.D. to the M.Sc. in Geographical Information Science. In the Scottish tradition, the Department offers broad, interdisciplinary undergraduate degree programmes, available both through the Faculty of Science and Engineering (B.Sc.) and the Faculty of Social Sciences (M.A.). Our students are drawn from the United Kingdom, the European Union, North America and many other countries.

University of Southampton
The GeoData Institute
United Kingdom

GeoData offer an independent, professional and supportive partnership with our clients to deliver effective GIS and database applications. GeoData Institute is an inter-disciplinary group with GIS services across environmental, governmental / NGO, commercial and strategic planning sectors. The GeoData Institute offers a full range of GIS services, from needs assessment, data capture to post-implementation training and support.

School of Surveying
University of East London

"The School of Surveying, based at the Barking Campus, offers courses centered around Land Surveying and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The courses cover the general topic and include applications in land and property management and business. The programmes of study range from HNC and HND through B.Sc degree and post-graduate M.Sc. with research opportunities also available. Specialised short courses can also be arranged to suit an organisation's need. The School also co-ordinates the University's BSc (Hons) Geography programme in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Sciences, Department of Cultural Studies and the Department of Sociology.

The School has dedicated laboratory facilities to support its teaching and research with specialist facilities for surveying measurement, photogrammetry and GIS. The School has a range of surveying equipment including Leica, Geotronics, Sokkia and Topcon Total Stations, Leica and Trimble GPS systems as well as specialist precision measurement equipment and digital photogrammetric systems. A range of GIS solutions are also used including ArcInfo, ArcView, MapInfo, MicroStation and ERDAS (also for remote sensing and image processing).

The courses are designed to mix theory with practice and it is here that use is made of the dedicated laboratories and campus facilities. Undergraduate courses include residential field work and industrial visits. In 1998 the School was assessed by the funding council for its quality of teaching and was awarded a score of 21 out of a maximum 24 for its work. The courses are recognised by authorities around the world and undergraduate courses are recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors in the UK."

Curtin University of Technology
School of Spatial Sciences
Perth, WA, Australia

The School of Spatial Sciences at Curtin University of Technology is a leading educational institution in Australia for teaching and research in surveying, cartography, geographic information science and related areas. At the undergraduate level, it offers the only comprehensive degree program in surveying in Western Australia, the only three year cartography degree in Australia, and one of a small number of bachelor degree programs in Australia in GIS. In cooperation with the Western Australian School of Mines in Kalgoorlie, it also provides both an associate degree and a degree program in mine and engineering surveying. At the postgraduate level, the School offers courses in its specialist areas and also supports a program of Continuing Professional Education. The School is noted for the high quality of its graduates and the contribution they make to scientific and professional life.

The spatial sciences involve the measurement and management of data concerning the earth's physical and man-made features. It is a science- and engineering-based discipline which includes the specialist fields of surveying, cartography and geographic information science.

Surveying emphasises the measurement and collection of spatial data, which includes land and cadastral surveying, satellite positioning and navigation, aerial photogrammetry, satellite remote sensing, engineering surveying, mine surveying, hydrographic surveying, geodetic surveying, land information management and land planning.

Cartography focuses on the representation and management of spatial data, which includes areas such as topographic and thematic mapping, photogrammetric mapping and remote sensing, map production/reproduction, computer-assisted mapping, and land and geographic information systems.

Geographic information science involves the computer capture, display, management and analysis of geographic phenomena in space. Such geographic data are manipulated by geographic information systems which are designed and tailored to encompass a wide range of applications in the natural and the built environment.

Department of Geomatics
The University of Melbourne
Australia

The Department of Geomatics has evolved from the Department of Surveying, which was established in 1949 although surveying has been taught in the University since 1861. The new name encompasses the broad scope of modern measurement science, land information science and spatial data management. Today the Department is a thriving centre and educates students from a wide range of backgrounds in all of the Geomatic disciplines to prepare them for a satisfying Geomatic career.

Joint Initiatives:
The Department in association with the Department of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne provides The Centre of Geographic Information Systems and Modelling, which carries out research on geographic information systems, their applications, environmental visualisation and modelling, and to provide a focus for University teaching in these areas.

University of New South Wales
School of Geomatic Engineering
Sydney, Australia

The School of Geomatic Engineering at The University of New South Wales is a leading educational institution in Australia for teaching and research in Geomatic Engineering. The School offers the entire range of subjects that make up the discipline of geomatics - computer graphics, GIS, photogrammetry, remote sensing, satellite positioning, cadastral and engineering surveying, mapping, geodesy, land management and development.

University of Southern Queensland
Surveying and Land Information
Australia

The Bachelor of Surveying course provides students with the educational requirements to become a professional surveyor and the ability to undertake postgraduate studies. The course equips students with a core of basic scientific, analytical, management, professional, research and communication skills that will permit them to undertake an in depth study of the science and practice of surveying.

In addition, students obtain a knowledge of the natural, legal, commercial, industrial and social environments in which they will function as professional surveyors. The course instils in students the need for continuing professional development and the ability to adapt to change. The course is designed to identify students who have the capacity to undertake study at an advanced level and to make an original contribution to science and practice of surveying. The award of honours will be determined by academic performance and is normally based on a student's grade point average (GPA).

University of Tasmania
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

The University of Tasmania offers a four year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Geomatics. To be eligible for entry to the Bachelor of Geomatics you must satisfy the University entrance requirements. The degree is available in two streams:

• The Spatial Information Systems Stream
• The Land Surveying Stream

You do not need to decide which stream to enrol in until the final year of the course. Students of both streams spend the final year of their course working and gaining professional experience, and learning more about the science and techniques taught at the University.

Entrance requirements

To be eligible for entry to the Bachelor of Geomatics you must satisfy the University of Tasmania entrance requirements and also have completed the prerequisites for the degree. You do this by passing four pretertiary 'C' subjects in the Tasmanian Certificate of Education, including Maths Stage 2 (12MT841C) and Physical Sciences (11/12SC786C) or their equivalent.

University of South Australia
School Of Geoinformatics, Planning and Building
Adelaide, Australia

The current School came into operation in 1996 in its present form, combining the disciplines of building, planning and geoinformatics and transport systems, although the individual disciplines have been offering courses since 1956. The School is now part of the newly formed Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment and is located on the City East Campus, North Terrace of the University of South Australia. The School has developed and grown rapidly and currently have some 50 full time equivalent academic, research and support staff.

University of Cape Town
Department of Geomatics
South Africa

The Department of Geomatics at UCT is the oldest Geomatics/Surveying department in South Africa, and it is also the first to embrace the expanded discipline of Geomatics. The Department of Geomatics occupies the fifth floor of the Menzies Building on the Groote Schuur Campus, Rondebosch.

The Department offers a four year BSc (Survey) degree, awarded by the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. Students wishing to specialise further may register for a Masters or Doctoral degree and join the large team of enthusiastic and multi-national postgraduates in the Department.

The Department has a very strong research and teaching record and is respected internationally as a leader in Geomatics education and research.

Delft University of Technology
Faculty of Geodetic Engineering

University Teknologi Malaysia
Faculty of Geoinformation Science and Engineering

National Technical University of Athens
Faculty of Rural & Surveying Engineering
Athens, Greece