Extended Accelerator - Bachelor of Science - Geospatial and Environmental Informatics

The Bachelor of Science in Geospatial and Environmental Informatics (GSEI) provides students rigorous training in fundamental theories, concepts, quantitative tools, analytical technologies and research skills that are used to acquire spatially referenced information and analyze spatial processes. Geospatial technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS), the global positioning system (GPS), satellite-based remote sensing, and computer simulations have penetrated every aspect of Auburn University lives. As a result, professionals with skills in GSEI related areas will be in high demand for collecting, collating, modeling, analyzing, visualizing, and communicating geospatial information. They range from digital maps in vehicles to the management tools of natural landscapes and city infrastructure. The area of Geospatial and Environmental Informatics brings information technology, spatial science, data analysis, natural resources and ecological modeling together and enables to Auburn University apply them for sustainable management of natural resources. Students successfully completing this degree will: 1) Understand the various types of geospatial and environmental data and their spatial and temporal dynamics, 2) Learn various technologies involved in data collection, storage, and data distribution to the end users including data models and structures to store and organize geospatial and environmental information, and 3) Manipulate data into information for a given environmental problem or related issues for policy-making decisions.