With rising demand for data-driven decision-making, together with figuring out the impacts of local weather and environmental change, efficient use of monitoring applied sciences reminiscent of distant sensing and geographic info programs (GIS) is a worthwhile skillset.
As Geography Awareness Week continues, and Brock joins establishments from around the globe in marking GIS Days, Professor Michael Pisaric hopes that students will discover the various alternatives to have interaction with GIS at Brock, from the assets within the Map, Data and GIS Library to the Geomatics minor supplied within the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies.
Pisaric says that demand for experience in geomatics has elevated partly because of technological advances, reminiscent of incorporating synthetic intelligence to help evaluation and modelling.
He believes that the Geomatics minor supplied by the Department of Geography and Tourism Studies helps students who need to “deploy their knowledge and skills in using geospatial technologies to address urgent problems related to climate and environmental change.”
“The United Nations estimates that 1.2 billion jobs globally depend on a stable and healthy environment in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, forestry and tourism,” says Pisaric. “Geomatics plays a key role in each of these sectors by providing a toolset to gather, process and analyze vast amounts of spatial data to model and predict how ecosystems will respond to pressing environmental issues.”
Associate Professor of Earth Sciences Kevin Turner says that monitoring spatial patterns using geomatics helps help decision-makers each domestically and globally, whether or not the info collected pertains to environmental phenomena like deglaciation and sea degree rise or to human programs like transportation networks.
He notes that students in Brock’s geomatics programs have a chance to use their studying to points and areas that matter most to them.
“Students can learn to utilize leading-edge software and geospatial data acquisition tools, including differential GPS, LiDAR and drones, to support their own research interests,” says Turner. “Students with this kind of training are highly sought after for employment in public and private sectors as well as academic institutions.”
Anyone focused on studying extra in regards to the Geomatics minor can be taught extra on the internet and speak to the division for extra particulars.
