1. 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

2. Geospatial Science at USP
Offering awards since 1994
Certificate in Geospatial Science
Diploma in Geospatial Science
B Sc. Geography and Information Systems

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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 . . .

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Staffing Associate Professor Senior Lecturer Lecturer
Fellow (teaching support and technical)

12. 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!

13. 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:
Anything missing – let us know
Comments and Idea to:
Nick Rollings:
John Lowry: