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Title description
The Màster Universitari en Enginyeria Geomàtica i Geoinformació provides training in geographic information technologies applied to the study and management of the territory and the environment at the different scales it presents. It provides theoretical knowledge, and has a strong practical character in the handling of equipment and problem solving.
The latest technologies applied to the field of Geomatics and Geoinformation, disciplines dedicated to the acquisition, storage, processing, exploitation and distribution of geographic or georeferenced information, are studied. Techniques such as spatial data acquisition (UAV, LiDAR, laser scanner, georradar, GNSS, inertial systems, photomodeling, etc.), remote sensing, remote sensing, georeferenced systems, etc. are used.), remote sensing, geographic information systems, geodesy, cartography, global positioning and navigation by satellite, programming of mobile devices, development of web geoportals, geostatistics or 3D modeling among others.
This university master’s degree is the logical extension of the Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering in Geomatics and Topography. In the case of accessing with a different degree, this master allows to open a wide range of possible applications in the discipline of entry, working on key skills and abilities for the management of Geoinformation.
Objectives of the title
The master provides our graduates with a complete training in sensors, terrestrial, aerial and satellite for the capture of information. As well as integration, cartographic representation and analysis. These studies are oriented to the training of professionals and researchers to systematically analyze the problems related to territorial management, acquisition and analysis of spatial information and its integration into information systems.
The fundamentals and practical development of sensor reference systems and mobile platforms are also studied through the use of satellite positioning and navigation techniques. Theoretical and practical training is integrated with training in applied research in the field of geomatics and geoinformation, promoting contact with national and international companies and institutions.
Among the training objectives is to train professionals specialized in the capture (terrestrial, aerial and space systems), management (access to open data, automation of processes, georeferencing of sensors and mobile platforms) and analysis of geospatial information (GIS and web environments, territorial, patrimonial and environmental management, satellite positioning).
Among the specific objectives are to expand studies in spatial data acquisition techniques (UAV, LiDAR or laser scanner, georadar, GNSS, inertial systems, near object photogrammetry), the development of GIS applications, web development of geoportals and integration in mobile devices, the management of spatial databases, environmental and territorial analysis and modeling using remote sensing and LiDAR, global satellite positioning and navigation technologies (GNSS, such as GPS or Galileu), architectural heritage prospection and documentation, as well as cartographic representation and visualization in 3D environments, geomatics applications for Geomarketing, Big Data and Geospatial Data Mining, Geostatistics, Geospatial Content Management Systems and Smart Cities, etc.
Professional services
Some of the most outstanding options are:
- Digital services companies: system integration, software editing, transformation and digital economy in the field of geotechnologies.
- ICT sector companies: geospatial content management (SDI, GIS, Big Data).
- Consulting: massive data capture and processing, spatial modeling of biological or environmental processes (risks, effects, damage regeneration).
- Work related to the preparation of technical reports on real estate management, property registration, land valuations and acting as experts before the courts of law.
- Public administration: technical departments, regional or national cartographic institutes, ministries, General Directorate of Cadastre, etc.
- Companies dedicated to the development of digital mapping and cartography services, satellite navigation, intelligent transport systems and fleet management using GNSS.
- Companies dedicated to the construction and/or control of infrastructures, installations and industrial production.
- Public entities related to land management, local and tourism development, forestry management, large land use projects and their updating through remote sensing.
- Companies dedicated to geomatics, in all its techniques: cartography, photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS, geodesy, topography and documentation of architectural or cultural heritage.
Aimed primarily at
The master’s degree is aimed at graduates in Engineering in Geomatics and Topography, considered as a reference degree, but can be accessed from other degrees in the field of Engineering and Earth Sciences.
- Degree in Environmental Sciences
- Grau en Enginyeria Forestal i del Medi natural
- Degree in Technical Architecture
- Grau en Enginyeria Civil
- Degree in Public Works Engineering
- Graduates in the field of ICT (Degree in Computer Engineering, Degree in Data Science, Degree in Technology Engineering and Telecommunication Services)
- All those graduates interested in the massive capture of geolocalized data, its analysis, processing, integration and possible applications.
Structure of the master’s program
Credits: 120 ECTS
Compulsory:72 ects |Electives:30 ects |External practices:0 ects |Final Master’s Thesis (TFM):18 ects
Module 1. Transversal training :12 ects obligatory
Matter:Applied programming
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Obligatory
Matter:Geostatistics and multivariate analysis
Minimum credits: 6 | Character: Obligatory
Module 2. Complementary training :30 ects electives
Matter:Geomatics Applications
Minimum credits: 18 | Character: Elective
Matter:Geomatics for Engineering
Minimum credits: 18 | Character: Elective
Matter:Complementary training
Minimum credits: 12 | Character: Elective
Note: In this subject a maximum of 6 ECTS can be carried out in external curricular internships (The study plan contemplates a maximum of 6 ECTS for external curricular internships).
Module 3. Specific technology :60 ects obligatory
Matter:Positioning and Navigation
Minimum credits: 18 | Character: Obligatory
Matter:Environmental, Architectural and Territorial Applications
Minimum credits: 24 | Character: Compulsory
Matter:Geographic information technologies
Minimum credits: 18 | Character: Obligatory
Module 4. Master’s thesis :18 ects treballe fi titulació
Matter:Treballe Fi de Màster
Minimum credits: 18 | Character: Treballe Fi Qualifications
In-company internships
The students will be able to carry out, during their training period, External Internships in Companyto contribute to their comprehensive training, to the development of their technical, methodological, personal and participatory skills in obtaining a first practical work experience, which promotes the values of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, facilitating their insertion into the labor market, and which are part of the Study Plan.
Curriculars
They are included in the Study Plan. They are optional and have a maximum of 6 ECTS.
Extracurriculars
These are those that students may carry out on a voluntary basis during their training period and that, even though they have the same aims as the curricular internships, are not part of the Study Plan.
Research and access to doctorate
Consult more information about ” Research and access to the Doctorate“
Academic exchange / agreements with other universities
The Master’s program includes the possibility of carrying out academic exchanges with other European universities for a duration of one semester or a complete course. For more information, please visit the international relations office of the ETSIGCT.
- França (“Topography-Geomatics”, École Spéciale dones Travaux Publics, Paris)
- Germany (“Màster of Science in Geomatics”, University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe)
- Polònia (“Màster’s degree in Geodesy and Cartography”, Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography (WUT-FGC), Warsaw)
Installations and laboratories
The Department of Cartographic Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry teaches most of the specific subjects of the degree. It has specialized laboratories in building 7I, with updated instruments and software and a sufficient number of them to meet the needs of the degree, which are in charge of several technicians.
The instrument laboratory is located on the ground floor of the building to facilitate access to the instruments during practice and the Digital Photogrammetry laboratory has specific instruments and software for stereoscopic vision and 3D modeling.
- The CGF-1 and CGF-2 laboratories are used indistinctly for subjects in the fields of cartography, remote sensing and geographic information systems and are equipped with computers for this purpose.
- The CGF3 laboratory has portals.
- The Cartoteca is a laboratory oriented fundamentally to photo-interpretation tasks.
- The prospecting laboratory is equipped with instruments for geophysical prospecting (Geo-radar, Magnetometer, Resistivity meter, etc.).
- The Geodesy and Geophysics laboratory has computers with software for these subjects.
Master’s thesis
The Master’s Thesis (TFM) consists of the realization, presentation and defense of an individual work related to the training received in the Master’s program, which can be of a professional and/or research nature and must synthesize and integrate the knowledge acquired during the studies. Consult all the regulations regarding the Master’s Thesis.
Aula d’Informàtica PIRINEUS: Open-access classroom for students equipped with 30 computers, A0 color plotter, 4 tables with power supply for connecting laptops.
