FIJI GIS USER MEETING 24 June 2014
Bachelor of Geospatial Science
The University of the South Pacific
Your input required and appreciated please
Nick Rollings John Lowry Nathan Wales
Geospatial Science Unit
School of Geography, Earth Science and Environment
Geospatial Science at USP
• Offering awards since 1994
• Certificate in Geospatial Science
• Diploma in Geospatial Science
• B Sc. Geography and Information Systems
Geospatial Science at USP
Degree in GIS revisited
• Vice Chancellor Professor Rajesh Chandra
• Professional Degree in Geospatial Science
• Professional Certification of Graduates
• Emphasis on ICT
• Lever off investment
Geospatial Science at USP
What do we want in a new Degree?
• Our ideas
• Canvas users at annual GIS RS Conference
• Talk to all levels of government and NGO’s
• Body of Knowledge (used by GISCI and SSSI)
• Comparison to other awards and seek opinion
• Input still welcome
Geospatial Science at USP
Bachelor Geospatial Science
• Geospatial Analyst
• Geospatial Developer
• Major in Geospatial Science
Diploma Geospatial Science
Certificate Geospatial Science
Field Survey
Mapping
Cartography
Core GIS
Spatial Analysis
Geospatial
Databases
Programming
Foundations of Geospatial Science
Remote Sensing
Image
Interpretation
Geospatial Science at USP
What’s new?
Course
Details
Load
GS100 Techniques and Methods in Geography
Existing course
1
GS101 Geospatial Computing
New course
1
GS200 Quantitative Methods in Geospatial Science
New Course
1
GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1
Existing course
1
GS211 Remote Sensing 1
Existing course
1
GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography
New course
1
GS300 Pacific Islands Field Techniques and Methods New Course
1
GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2
Existing Course
1
GS311 Remote Sensing 2
New course
1
GS350 Geospatial Analytics
Modified course
1
10.0
Course
Details
GS100 Techniques and Methods in Geography
Maps, field measurement, survey, social
survey, statistics, report writing
GS101 Geospatial Computing
Computers, programming with Python,
databases, geodatabases, web apps
GS200 Quantitative Methods in Geospatial Science
Data collection, handling and analysis,
statistics, numerical methods
GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1
Core GIS, data models, data collection, map
projections, databases, introduction to
analysis and applications
GS211 Remote Sensing 1
Principles of remote sensing, satellite and
airborne imagery, multispectral and
hyperspectral, enhancement and analysis
GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography
Mapping and cartography, geovisualisation,
internet mapservers, geodatabases
GS300 Pacific Islands Field Techniques and Methods
Field surveying, sampling, GPS mapping,
geodesy, geodatabases, data analysis
GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2
Vector and raster spatial analysis,
geodatabases, Internet and Cloud GIS
GS311 Remote Sensing 2
Enhancement and interpretation of high
resolution image data, UAV’s, Lidar, Feature
extraction, integration with GIS
GS350 Geospatial Analytics
Problem based scenarios. Risk Assessment
- Hazard Modelling - Site Location – Natural
Areas Planning - Coastal Monitoring . . .
Bachelor in Geospatial Science: Geospatial Developer
Year 1
Semester 1
UU100 Comms and Information Literacy
GS100 Methods & Techniques in Geography
IS121 Information Systems I
One of GE101, MA161, ST130
Semester 2
UU114 English for Academic Purposes
LM113 Introduction to Geomatics
GS101Geospatial Computing
One of GE102, IS122, ST130
Year 2
Semester 1
UU200 Ethics and Governance
GS200 Geospatial Data Analysis
GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1
IS222 Database Management Systems
Semester 2
UU204 Pacific Worlds
GS211 Remote Sensing 1
GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography
CS240 Software engineering
Year 3
Semester 1
GS300 Pac Is Field Techniques and Methods
GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2
GS311 Remote Sensing II
IS333 Project Management
Semester 2
SC356 Research Skills
GS350 Geospatial Analytics
Any two of
CS324 Distributed Computing
IS328 Data Mining
IS323 Info Systems Analysis and Design
Bachelor in Geospatial Science: Geospatial Analyst
Year 1
Semester 1
UU100 Comms and Information Literacy
GS100 Methods & Techniques in Geography
IS121 Information Systems I
GE101 Physical Geography
Semester 2
UU114 English for Academic Purposes
LM113 Introduction to Geomatics
GS101Geospatial Computing
GE102 Human Geography
Year 2
Semester 1
UU200 Ethics and Governance
GS200 Geospatial Data Analysis
GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1
One of GE202, GE205
Semester 2
UU204 Pacific Worlds
GS211 Remote Sensing 1
GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography
One of GE201, GE203, GE207, ES203
Year 3
Semester 1
GS300 Pac Is Field Techniques and Methods
GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2
Any two of
GS311, GE301, ES301, ES302, ES303,
GE303, GE304
Semester 2
SC356 Research Skills
GS350 Geospatial Analytics
Any two of
GE302, GE304, GE306, ES301, ES302,
ES303
Major in Geospatial Science
Year 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
UU100 Comms and Information Literacy
UU114 English for Academic Purposes
GS100 Methods & Techniques in Geography LM113 Introduction to Geomatics
Year 2
Semester 1
UU200 Ethics and Governance
GS200 Geospatial Data Analysis
GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1
Semester 2
UU204 Pacific Worlds
GS211 Remote Sensing 1
GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography
Year 3
Semester 1
GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2 or
GS311 Remote Sensing II
Semester 2
SC356 Research Skills
GS350 Geospatial Analytics
Staffing
• Associate Professor
• Senior Lecturer
• Lecturer
• Fellow
(teaching support and technical)
Geospatial Science at USP
Bachelor of Geospatial Science - timeline
• Faculty Quality Committee July
• Senate August
• USP Council Late October
• 2015 Deployment
• Still time for input!
SSSI President Professor John Trinder comments on the
2014 Australian Federal Budget.
"Current studies reveal that …. there will
be insufficient graduates in surveying and
spatial sciences this decade."
source:
http://www.spatialsource.com.au/2014/05/20/sssi-comments-on-the-federal-budget/
Anything missing – let us know
Comments and Idea to:
Nick Rollings: rollings_n@usp.ac.fj 3232620
John Lowry: lowry_j@usp.ac.fj 3232549