Bachelor of Geospatial Science 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 Remote Sensing Image Interpretation Foundations of Geospatial Science

Geospatial Science at USP What’s new? Course Details Load GS100 Techniques and Methods in Geography Existing course 1 GS101 Geospatial Computing New course GS200 Quantitative Methods in Geospatial Science New Course GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1 GS211 Remote Sensing 1 GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography GS300 Pacific Islands Field Techniques and Methods GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2 Existing Course GS311 Remote Sensing 2 GS350 Geospatial Analytics Modified course   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 Semester 2 UU100 Comms and Information Literacy UU114 English for Academic Purposes GS100 Methods & Techniques in Geography LM113 Introduction to Geomatics IS121 Information Systems I GS101Geospatial Computing One of GE101, MA161, ST130 One of GE102, IS122, ST130 Year 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 UU200 Ethics and Governance UU204 Pacific Worlds GS200 Geospatial Data Analysis GS211 Remote Sensing 1 GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1 GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography IS222 Database Management Systems CS240 Software engineering Year 3 Semester 1 Semester 2 GS300 Pac Is Field Techniques and Methods SC356 Research Skills GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2 GS350 Geospatial Analytics GS311 Remote Sensing II Any two of CS324 Distributed Computing IS328 Data Mining IS323 Info Systems Analysis and Design IS333 Project Management

Bachelor in Geospatial Science: Geospatial Analyst 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 IS121 Information Systems I GS101Geospatial Computing GE101 Physical Geography GE102 Human Geography Year 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 UU200 Ethics and Governance UU204 Pacific Worlds GS200 Geospatial Data Analysis GS211 Remote Sensing 1 GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1 GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography One of GE202, GE205 One of GE201, GE203, GE207, ES203 Year 3 Semester 1 Semester 2 GS300 Pac Is Field Techniques and Methods SC356 Research Skills GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2 GS350 Geospatial Analytics Any two of GS311, GE301, ES301, ES302, ES303, GE303, GE304 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 Semester 2 UU200 Ethics and Governance UU204 Pacific Worlds GS200 Geospatial Data Analysis GS211 Remote Sensing 1 GS201 Geographic Information Systems 1 GS231 Geovisualisation and Cartography Year 3 Semester 1 Semester 2 GS301 Geographic Information Systems 2 or GS311 Remote Sensing II 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!

Anything missing – let us know 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