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Education in GIS and related subjects

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Links to useful sites and schools for GIS and related education. Does not include commercial training sites which are...everywhere, it seems. Please, let us know about possible additions, dead links, or what you think about any of the links on this list.

Notes:
Links to each institution include a link to the institution homepage and departments related to GIS work (often Geography).

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Some useful education-related lists.

Listings by country:

Australia
Canada
The Netherlands
New Zealand
PNG
United States
United Kingdom



 
Useful listings for GIS and related education.

  1. Cartography education listings for the US and worldwide. Maintained by Bob Hickey of the School of Spatial Sciences, at Curtin University of Technology, Australia

  2. NCGIA -- The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (US)
  3. UCGIS -- The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (US)

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Australia

  1. Adelaide -- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
  2. Australian Defense Force Academy, University College, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT
  3. ANU -- The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
  4. Canberra -- University of Canberra, ACT
  5. Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland
  6. Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
  7. Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
    School of Earth Sciences
  8. James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland
  9. Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales
  10. Monash University, Clayton (Melbourne), Victoria
  11. Melbourne -- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Melbourne, Victoria
  12. Melbourne -- University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
  13. Newcastle -- University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales
  14. New England -- University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales
  15. NSW -- University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
  16. Queensland -- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
  17. Southern Queensland -- University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland
  18. Sydney -- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
  19. Tasmania -- University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
  20. Western Australia -- University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
  21. Wollagong -- University of Wollongong, New South Wales

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Canada

  1. British Columbia -- University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia
  2. BCIT -- The British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby (Vancouver), British Columbia
  3. The Centre of Geographical Sciences (COGS), Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
  4. Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
  5. Northern British Columbia -- University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia
  6. Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario
  7. Simon Fraser University (SFU), Burnaby (Vancouver), British Columbia
  8. Sir Sandford Fleming College, Lindsay, Ontario
  9. Toronto -- University of Toronto (UofT), Toronto, Ontario
  10. Victoria -- University of Victoria (UVic), Victoria, British Columbia
  11. Quick list of all Canadian Universities, (note: main homepages, not geography departments.)

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The Netherlands

  1. ITC, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, Enschede

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New Zealand

  1. Aukland -- University of Auckland, Auckland
  2. Canterbury -- University of Canterbury, Canterbury
  3. Massey University, Palmerston North
  4. Waikato -- University of Waikato, Hamilton
  5. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington

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United States

  1. Ball State University - Department of Geography
    Indiana school offers GIS research through its Geography Department. View curriculums, contact staff, or use weather and mapping resources.
  2. Baylor University - Geography Department
    Department maintains its own GIS image processing system. Read about classes, faculty, degrees and the GIS center.
  3. Boise State University - Department of Geosciences
    Department maintains a GIS facility and program. Find faculty contacts or research training workshops and seminars.
  4. Bowling Green State University - Geology Department
    Offers a graduate research program in GIS. Check facilities, find contacts, and follow research projects.
  5. California State University, Fresno - Geomatics Engineering
    Undergraduate Geomatics Engineering program incorporates GIS issues. Check the curriculum and visit faculty.
  6. City University of New York, Hunter College - Geography
    Department of Geography emphasizes the many classes available and career options. Survey the courses, contact staff, and use research resources.
  7. Clarke University - Graphic Information Systems
    Master's program in Graphic Information Systems with International Development emphasizes conservation. Find courses, staff, and applications.
  8. Cleveland State University - College of Urban Affairs
    Investigate a certificate in Urban Geographic Information Systems. Lists program specifics and graduate course details.
  9. Colorado State University - Dept.of Forest Sciences
    Offers an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems. Study course descriptions, faculty contacts, and program details.
  10. Cornell University - Geoscience Information System
    Department of Geological Sciences runs a GIS database. Visit map servers, find faculty contacts, and request information.
  11. Florida State University - Geographic Education & Technology
    Program offers useful academic resources to educators and students. Find forums, software and lesson plans.
  12. Idaho State University - GIS Training & Research Center
    Find course descriptions, research projects, data, software, and workshop schedules.
  13. Iowa State University - Geographic Research Systems Facility
    Meet staff and faculty members of the GIS Support and Research Facility, study project notes, or review publications.
  14. Jacksonville State University - Physical & Earth Sciences
    Four sections detail the department's focus. Access Remote Sensing, the GIS, aerial photography, or the mapping and census group.
  15. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. - Urban Studies & Planning
    MIT research group operates the Massachusetts Geographic Information System. Contact staff and connect to related school departments.
  16. Metropolitan State College of Denver - Earth Sci
    Undergraduate programs in the Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences include an emphasis in GIS. Features a class schedule and faculty access.
  17. Mississippi State University - Geography
    Geosciences department offers an MS degree program in geographic information systems. Check requirements, admission information and faculty.
  18. Northern Illinois University - Geography Department
    Geography graduate students can find a GIS specialization. Study MS requirements, review facilities, and survey admission information.
  19. Ohio State University - Geodetic Science
    Midwestern research school supplies degree program details and options. Courses descriptions emphasize mapping and surveying.
  20. Ohio University - Department of Geography
    Master's degree program emphasizes GIS studies. Check requirements, find department contacts, meet staff and visit classrooms.
  21. Oklahoma State University - Department of Geography
    Offers a GIS certificate program. Explore courses, faculty contacts, department news and alumni contacts.
  22. Pennsylvania State University - Geographic Information Science
    Gateway to GIScience education, research, and outreach initiatives at Penn State
  23. Rutgers University - Department of Geography
    Maintains extensive GIS resources. Check event schedules, contact staff and compare course options.
  24. San Francisco State University - Geographic Information Sys.
    Outlines the Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems. Check requirements, review courses, check schedules, and find contacts.
  25. Southwest Texas State University - Cartography & GIS
    Locate a MS program with a Geographic Information System emphasis. Contact faculty, review other degree options, and use research resources.
  26. State University of New York, Albany - Geography & Planning
    Details advanced degree options for both geography and GIS. Find course and program details.
  27. State University of New York at Buffalo - Department of Geography
    Program information in departmental research specialization areas of Cartography and GIS and Urban and Regional Analysis.
  28. Texas A&M University - Department of Geography
    Informs visitors about advanced degree programs with a GIS emphasis. Meet the personnel and read departmental notices.
  29. University of Alaska, Anchorage - Department of Geomatics
    Offers Associate and BS degrees with an emphasis in GIS. Investigate requirements, sequences and College of Engineering contacts.
  30. University of California, Berkeley - REGIS
    Research Program in Environmental Planning and Geographic Information Systems describes its projects and offers links to GIS data and software.
  31. University of Cincinnati - Department of Geography
    Offers geographic information system workshops and resources. Browse course options and program requirements.
  32. University of Connecticut - Geography Department
    Department offers a Geographic Information Systems certificate program. Provides requirements and a sample schedule.
  33. University of Florida - Geomatics
    Department outlines a GIS program that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Meet faculty, find applications, and use resources.
  34. University of Georgia - Department of Geography
    Outlines the Geographic Information Science Certificate Program. Check prerequisites, course options and stipulations.
  35. University of Iowa - Department of Geography
    Outlines undergraduate programs, and presents a research paper concerning GIS in public health. Find contacts and links.
  36. University of Louisville - Geographic Information Systems
    Center for Geographic Information Systems offers extensive resources, including course descriptions, research data, facilities and links.
  37. University of Maine - Spatial Information Science
    Graduate students can earn MS degrees from the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering. Meet faculty and review research.
  38. University of Montana, Missoula - Department of Geography
    Offers a master's degree program with a GIS concentration. Explore the program or visit the department.
  39. University of New Mexico - Division of Government Research
    Emphasizes data integration, data analysis and GIS. Locate facilities, research groups and instruction opportunities.
  40. University of North Carolina, Greensboro - Geography
    Undergraduate geography program emphasizes GIS research tools. Find course options, browse faculty profiles and check department updates.
  41. University of Pittsburgh - Dept. of Geology & Planetary Sci.
    Outlines the department's undergraduate certificate program. Lists requirements, facilities and options.
  42. University of South Carolina - Geographic Information Sci.
    School is a member of the University Consortium on Geographic Information Science. Center provides GIS course details, contacts and resources.
  43. University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Dept. of Geography
    Department operates the Campus GIS Center. Review degree programs, find useful resources, and check faculty specialties.
  44. University of Utah - Department of Geography
    Survey offered GIS master's programs. Presents course details, admission information and facility descriptions.
  45. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Dept. of Urban Planning
    Describes the department's Certificate in Urban Geographic Information Systems. Find requirements, a curriculum and contacts.
  46. Virginia Tech - Department of Geography
    Outlines graduate degree programs with a GIS emphasis. Visit facilities, meet faculty and use research resources.
  47. Weber State University - Department of Geosciences
    Utah school describes undergraduate programs that incorporate GIS technology. Includes major and minor details.
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United Kingdom

  1. Brookes -- Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, England
  2. Edinburgh -- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
  3. Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England
  4. Nottingham -- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, ,England
  5. Leeds -- University of Leeds, Leeds, England
  6. Leicester -- University of Leicester, Leicester, England

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Last update: June 7, 1999