University master's degrees
University Master's Degree in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems

Specialist training in Earth-observation techniques for studying the territory and managing its resources.

Official Master's Degree in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems

Ideal student profile

The master's degree in Remote Sensing and GIS is addressed to graduates interested in the foundations and applications of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).

The ideal student profile corresponds to graduates in Geography, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Geodesy, Topography, Agricultural Engineering or in other disciplines related to environmental and land management, as well as Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Telecommunications, Computer Science and other similar qualifications.
You should be motivated and driven to gain new knowledge as well as have the ability to organise your work and plan ahead.

A good level of English is recommended (Level B1) to be able to follow texts and books included in the bibliographies.

Basic skills

  • Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
  • Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
  • Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
  • Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  • Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.

Specific skills

  • Use different specialised GIS and remote sensing software, and other related software.
  • Choose the most suitable tools and applications to fulfil the objectives of a project in the field of spatial planning or analysis.
  • Apply knowledge of remote sensing platforms and sensors to analysing and processing data in different types of studies.
  • Apply different methodologies for the primary processing of images obtained by remote sensors in order to subsequently extract geographic information.
  • Use the different techniques for obtaining information from remote images.
  • Use different techniques and concepts for generating useful information in spatial analysis.
  • Analyse and exploit geographic data from different sources to generate new information from pre-Handle different data and metadata formats appropriately and take the importance of international standards into account when storing them and publishing them on internet.
  • Design and apply solutions based on GIS tools for managing and exploiting natural resources or administrative information with a spatial component.

Cross-curricular skills

  • Identify and propose innovative, competitive applications based on the knowledge acquired.
  • Take a holistic approach to problems, offering innovative solutions and taking appropriate decisions based on knowledge and judgement.
  • Design and apply a methodology, based on the knowledge acquired, for studying a particular use case.
  • Write up and publicly present work done individually or in a team in a scientific, professional context.