MSc Applied Geoinformatics (AGI) Student Information

What will I learn?

The knowledge and skills developed in this programme are based on the common grounding of spatial sciences and a “Digital Earth” perspective, based on concepts typically acquired during undergraduate Geography, Surveying, Environmental Studies, Cartography or Planning programmes. The MSc aims at building of advanced competences in geospatial data acquisition and data management, data analytics and simulation as well as interactive communication. Graduates are expected to interface with different spatially oriented application domains, contribute to solving problems across societies, economies and environments as well as leading teams assigned pertinent tasks.

Which career opportunities do I have?

Graduates of the Master’s programme in “Applied Geoinformatics” develop a focus on methodological and technical areas of expertise, thus emphasizing career perspectives in public administration (e.g. spatial data infrastructures and Geoinformatics services and application development, as well as in application domains such as in spatial planning | regional management | mobility | environment and nature conservation) | in business across a broad spectrumof industries. The study programme covers all areas of geospatial data collection and data management, spatial analytics, communication of results and decision support, interaction with of spatial information, as well as aspects of general management

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