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Motivation
In today's rapidly changing world, monitoring environmental systems and their interactions with the atmosphere and hydrosphere is crucial for sustainable development. The ability to acquire, analyze, and manage geospatial data is essential for addressing global environmental challenges such as climate change, resource management, and urbanization. These activities impact areas such as disaster mitigation, land and water management, environmental protection, and regional planning.
Geomatics for Environmental Monitoring - GEM - integrates advanced geomatics techniques with environmental monitoring to meet the growing demand for responsible management of Earth's natural resources. It provides a solid foundation in mathematics, physics, and data science, while offering applied knowledge in satellite geodesy, remote sensing, and hydrogeodesy.
In addition, acquisition, analysis, management and interpretation of data collected for the system "Earth", its atmosphere and its hydrosphere, and the manifold of interactions nowadays is an essential requirement for solid economical development. The obvious ecological aspects the aforementioned activities also have implications for urban and regional planning, protection of property, traffic-control systems as well as facility management.
GEM is concerned with the acquisition, analysis, processing and presentation of spatial information, including value-adding to spatial data. It is based on general foundations in mathematics, physics and computer science. Applied subjects like representation of geo-data, positioning and navigation and geo-telematics are supported by sound theoretical foundations in theoretical geodesy, geo-methodologies and data acquisition.
Objectives
The primary objective of the GEM program is to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in environmental monitoring through geomatics. This includes theoretical understanding and practical application of geospatial technologies in real-world environmental contexts.
Graduates will be capable of contributing to sustainable environmental management in both global and local settings. The program prepares specialists who can establish and implement advanced environmental monitoring systems, apply cutting-edge technology to tackle specific environmental issues, and adapt solutions to the unique challenges faced by their home countries.
This program is also to convey profound knowledge on the theory and modelling of geo-spatial data, where the transfer of pure factual knowledge is taken into the back. The program will qualify specialists who will be enabled to set up basic requirements for an infrastructure of geoinformatics in specific applications and to adapt the technology to the necessities of the respective economics.
Competence
Graduates of the GEM program are equipped with the technical skills and expertise to operate in both research and professional settings. They are proficient in the application of advanced geospatial tools such as remote sensing, geoinformatics, environmental cartography, and stochastical modeling to monitor and manage environmental systems. Key competencies include:
- Utilizing advanced geospatial technologies for environmental monitoring
- Applying remote sensing, satellite geodesy, and hydrogeodesy to environmental challenges
- Advanced skills in processing and interpreting geospatial data for sustainable development
- Leadership in multidisciplinary teams