MSc Remote Sensing and GIS

Aberystwyth University

MSc Remote Sensing and GIS at Aberystwyth University is designed to equip you with cutting-edge skills for the processing and analysis of geographical data A key part of this course is to teach you core programming skills (e.g. Python, R and Google Earth Engine) enabling you to carry out ambitious and state-of-the-art analyses. Our focus is on the use of freely available software to process a wide range of data acquired by satellite or airborne (including drone) optical, radar, lidar and thermal sensors Building on our world-leading research, you'll learn these skills by applying them to areas such as disease risk, forest biomass and carbon mapping, land cover change and a range of other environmental challenges.

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences