Ranking of universities specializing in geographic information technology

Basic educational system: four years | Enrollment target: | Education: technical secondary school | Professional code: 070504

Training objectives

Training objectives

Training objectives: This major trains high-quality compound scientific and technological talents who have basic knowledge of geography, master the basic theories, knowledge and skills of geographic information system, have received strict scientific thinking training and good professional skills training, and can engage in the research, teaching, development or application of geographic information science in scientific research, enterprises and institutions and relevant government departments.

Training requirements: Students in this major mainly study and master the basic theories, knowledge and skills of geographic information science.

Graduates should have the following knowledge and abilities:

1. Master the basic theories and knowledge of geographic information science, information science and earth science;

2. Master the spatial analysis method and application software of geographic information system, remote sensing image processing and geographic information extraction technology, the principle and application of satellite navigation and positioning system, and have the basic ability of spatial analysis and mathematical modeling;

3. Have a broad academic vision, understand the frontiers of research and development in the field of geographic information system and remote sensing, and be able to skillfully use technologies such as geographic information system, remote sensing and satellite navigation and positioning system to solve problems related to information collection, analysis and processing and decision support in geography;

4. Master a foreign language and computer application skills and reach the required level.

5. Have a sound personality and healthy body and mind, have innovative consciousness and collaborative research ability, and be able to engage in the design, development or specific application of geological information systems under the guidance of teachers;

Main subjects: geography, computer science and technology, remote sensing.

Core knowledge fields: theory and application of geographic information system, remote sensing science and technology, geography, cartography, spatial database, principle and application of satellite navigation and positioning.

Example of core courses:

Example 1: Introduction to Earth Science (96 hours), Principle of Geographic Information System (48 hours), Design and Application of GIS (64 hours), Network Foundation and WebGIS(32 hours), Cartography (48 hours), Geomorphology and Physical Geography (32 hours), Introduction to Remote Sensing (48 hours), Remote Sensing Image Processing and Experiment (48 hours).

Example 2: principles of geographic information system (54 hours), geographic information system technology (72 hours), geographic information engineering (54 hours), cartography (72 hours), spatial positioning technology (54 hours), introduction to remote sensing (54 hours), remote sensing digital image processing (72 hours), C language and programming (72 hours), and spatial data structure.

Example 3: physical geography (88 hours), human economic geography (48 hours), map and survey (88 hours), principle and application of satellite navigation and positioning (32 hours), principle of geographic information system (56 hours), application of geographic information system software (72 hours), geospatial analysis and modeling (48 hours) and development and programming of geographic information system (48 hours).

Main practical teaching links: surveying and mapping practice, object-oriented programming, spatial analysis methods and applications, remote sensing image processing, scientific research training, graduation thesis (design) and so on.

Main professional experiments: GIS application practice and geography comprehensive practice.

Length of study: four years.

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science.

Professional ability requirements

Professional ability requirements

The main contents of professional teaching

The main contents of professional teaching

Some colleges and universities, such as photogrammetry, GIS spatial analysis, GIS design and development, introduction to remote sensing, physical geography, econometric geography, remote sensing digital image processing and the principle and application of satellite navigation and positioning, train the following professional directions: digital city construction, smart city construction, and drone remote sensing.

Major (skill) direction

Major (skill) direction

Mineral and engineering enterprises: geological exploration, photogrammetry, production management and technology development; IT enterprises: project planning and design, project implementation and development, GIS design and development, remote sensing technology, unmanned aerial vehicle; Construction enterprises: digital city construction, town planning and construction.

Example of vocational qualification certificate

Example of vocational qualification certificate

Examples of continuing learning majors

Employment direction

Employment direction

Employment direction of geographic information science specialty

Graduates can engage in applied research, technology development, production management and administrative management related to geographic information systems in relevant departments such as cities, regions, resources, environment, transportation, population, housing, land, infrastructure and planning management, and can also engage in scientific research or teaching in scientific research institutions or institutions of higher learning. Graduates can engage in scientific research, applied research, teaching and operation management in the fields of geospatial information engineering, spatial data wireless network transmission and data information visualization.

Employment prospect of geographic information science major

Geographic information system (GIS), as a major in university education, began to appear in many foreign universities in 1970s, but there are 140 universities in China offering this major, and the demand for senior talents engaged in GIS design and development is in short supply. With the process of informatization in various departments of the country and the increase and development of high-tech enterprises engaged in the development of geographic information system engineering in China, the demand for this professional talent will increase and the gap will expand.

Corresponding occupation (post)

Corresponding occupation (post)

Other information:

A total of 57 universities have set up GIS specialty.

Among them, there are 3 A+ universities: Wuhan University, Nanjing Normal University and Peking University.

There are eight A-level universities: Beijing Normal University, Nanjing University, Sun Yat-sen University, China University of Mining and Technology, Capital Normal University, East China Normal University, Zhejiang University and Northeast Normal University.

There are (18) B+ universities: China Ocean University, China Agricultural University, Lanzhou University, Shaanxi Normal University, Anhui Normal University, Central South University, Beijing Forestry University, Shandong Normal University, Xinjiang Normal University, Guangxi Normal University, Fuzhou University, Tongji University, Henan University, Hebei Normal University, Liaoning Normal University, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Chengdu University of Technology, Yunnan Normal University.

There are (17) B-level universities: Xinjiang University, Yangtze University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Southwest University, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Hohai University, Northwest University, Northwest Normal University, Chang 'an University, Inner Mongolia Normal University, Fujian Normal University, Sichuan Normal University, Jilin University, Northwest A&F University, east china institute of technology, Hubei University and Henan Polytechnic University.

There are (1 1) C-level universities: Yunnan University, South China Agricultural University, Shanxi Agricultural University, Southwest Forestry College, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, China Renmin University, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Shandong Visual University, Qinghai Normal University, Xi 'an University of Science and Technology and Southwest Jiaotong University.