Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing is an exciting and rapidly growing branch of information technology (IT), incorporating and integrating satellite remote sensing, aerial photography and other spatial data, such as soil survey information, to derive reliable and up-to-date information which is essential for the sustainable use or conservation of the earth’s resources. This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge to develop an exciting career helping to address global issues in the geospatial sector.

Benefit from a practical approach to learning, gaining skills in geographical information systems, spatial analysis, machine learning, coding, image processing, remote sensing, data visualisation and cartography, and data science for a successful career in the rapidly expanding geospatial field.

You will also:

• Gain experience in the collection and processing of a wide range of geospatial data from satellite, manned and unmanned aircraft, and field survey, including processing of high-volume data in the cloud.
• Focus on identifying problems and creating resilient and sustainable solutions through the selection and integration of appropriate technologies.
• Learn via a varied combination of lectures, tutorials, real-world case studies and practical sessions led by Cranfield staff.
• You will gain practical, real-world experience through consultancy led individual and group projects, often supported by industry sponsors and focused on your personal interests and career aspirations.
• Apply the knowledge and skills that you learn on this course to issues such as climate change, improving farming yields, tropical deforestation, transportation, smart navigation systems, disaster response management, recreation, property management and telecommunications.

This master’s course is supported by our team of professional thought leaders, who have industry backgrounds and provide real-life learning challenges. Our teaching team are heavily involved in industrially funded research and development in digital environment, environmental monitoring, and resource survey. Our world leading research leads the course content and aligns it with the latest sector thinking. Our dedicated teaching team includes Professor Ronald Corstanje and Professor Stephen Hallett who are influential in the field of Environment and an integral part of this MSc. Our high student to staff ratio aims to deliver an excellent student experience and maximise your employability opportunities.

• The applied GIS and related research our staff undertake is fed back into our GIS teaching programmes, ensuring all students who complete this MSc are equipped with cutting-edge expertise and skills.
• Double accreditation by The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) ensures that the course has been independently assessed as meeting current professional standards.