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MSc Geo-information Science (MGI)
Master open day07-04-2017Willy ten Haaf (Study Advisor)
mission: ‘healthy food and living environment’
international university
flexible programmes - much free choice
small and specialized
informal contact with highly qualified teachers
modern campus with state of the art facilities
Why Wageningen University?
Why Geo-information Science (MGI)? Plant Sciences (96) Geo‐information Science (90) International Land‐ and Water Management (90) Forest and Nature Conservation (88) Food Technology (88) Nutrition and health (88) Bio Technology(86) Development and Rural Innovation (82) Animal Sciences (80)
Wageningen ‘top masters’
WO Geo masters
MSc Geo-information Science: characteristics
acquisition, analysis and presentation of geo-data
focused on the green world / metropolitan landscape
broad setup; no pre-defined specializations
integration of GIS and Remote Sensing
theory combined with practical work; intensive supervision
individual programme; free choice courses
multi-disciplinary and international student population
programme of 2 years (120 ECTS); full time programme; English
1st year: courses; 2nd year: major thesis and internship / minor thesis
broad programme; no pre-defined specializations; thesis oriented
individual programme in consultation with study advisor
many contact hours and a lot of practical work
since 2012: > 35 MGI students per year; 40% foreign students
background students:
BSc Environmental Sciences: Geography (social and physical), Forestry, Ecology, Landuse Planning, Soil Science, Water Management, Biology
BSc Information Technology, Computer Science, Geo-informatics
MSc Geo-information Science (MGI): programme
MGI study programme: 2017-2019
Geo-information Science: assumed knowledge
GRS courses: Remote Sensing
GRS courses: Geo-information Tools
GRS courses: Spatial Data Infrastructure
GRS courses: Geo Scripting
GRS courses: Adv. GIS for Earth & Environment
GRS courses: Spatial Modelling & Statistics
GRS courses: Advanced Earth Observation
GRS course: RS and GIS Integration
Geo-information Tools
Program-ming in PYTHON
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RemoteSensing
Geo-informationScience in context
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AInternship (24)Major thesis (36)
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MGI study programme: example 1
Remote Sensing& GIS Integration (12)
P5P4P3P2P1YEAR 1 P6
DataManagement
AdvancedEarth Observation
Inte-grated Water Manage-ment
Adv. GIS for Earth and Envi-ron-ment
P5P4P3P2P1YEAR 2 P6
MGI required courses
MGI compulsory courses
MGI optional courses
MGI restricted optional courses‘Geo-information
consultant / advisor’
Geo-information Tools
Program-ming in PYTHON
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RemoteSensing
Geo-information Science in context
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AInternship (24)Major thesis (36)
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MGI study programme: example 2
Remote Sensing& GIS Integration (12)
P5P4P3P2P1YEAR 1 P6
Spatial Modeling & Statistics
Software Engineering
Geo-Scripting
Adv. GIS for Earth and Envi-ron-ment
P5P4P3P2P1YEAR 2 P6
GI INTRODUCTION COURSES
‘Geo-informationengineer / specialist’
Geo-information Tools
AdvancedStatisticsA
RemoteSensing
Geo-information Science in context
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AMinor thesis (24)Major thesis (36)
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MGI study programme: example 3
Remote Sensing& GIS Integration (12)
P5P4P3P2P1YEAR 1 P6
Spatial Modeling & Statistics
Advanced EarthObservation
Geo-Scripting
Adv. GIS for Earth and Envi-ron-ment
P5P4P3P2P1YEAR 2 P6
GI INTRODUCTION COURSES
‘Geo-informationresearcher’
TU Delft Geodesie (year 1 and 2) HU Geodesie (year 3 and 4) WU MSc Geo-information Science
Present jobConsultant Geo-information
Royal HaskoningDHV; one of Europe’s leading independent project management, engineering and consultancy service providers.
works on the application of GIS and Data Management in projects in a large variety of fields: geotechnical engineering, environmental quality, flood risk, spatial development.
MGI graduate: Dirk Voesenek
RUG BSc Technical Planning WU MSc Geo-information Science
Present job:Software engineer
GeoCat bv Bennekom; a small commercial organization in the field of Information Technololgy (IT)
provides all-in-one solutions for the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
MGI graduate: Anton Bakker
MGI graduate: Wieke Heldens
WU BSc Landscape Architecture and Planning WU MSc Geo-information Science PhD Remote Sensing University of Wurzburg / DLR
Present job: Senior research scientist Remote Sensing Earth Observation Centre - DLR
(Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt)
MSc Geo-information Science: location
1 location (GAIA building)
2 chairs: GIS and Remote Sensing
• 15 staff members / 35 PhD’s Education
master programme (MGI)
participating in 2nd master (GIMA)
BSc minors
WU-GIS minor
participating in National GI Minor
Scientific research
Services (GeoDesk)
Explore the possibilities to use (geo)tweets for
‘Solving complex geo‐spatial problems related to the mission of Wageningen University with GIS and Remote Sensing concepts,
approaches and techniques’
MSc Geo-information Science: focus
Where is what? Where has what changed? Where will what change?
inventory and status mappingmonitoring and change detectionscenario studies and prediction
Typical questions related to spatial issues:
MSc Geo-information Science (MGI): research
GRS research themes:
Sensing and measuring
Terrestrial laser scanning:
● www.wageningenUR.nl/lidar/
Goniometer facility:
● http://www.wageningenur.nl/goniometer/
Unmanned airborne facility:
● www.wageningenUR.nl/uarsf/
Remote sensing facilities.
Modelling and visualizationSpatio-temporal analysis of sensor data. Explore the possibilities to use (geo)tweets for detecting spatial and temporal patterns of tourists in Amsterdam.
Sander van der Drift, 2015
Integrated land monitoring
Remote Sensing time-series analysis for tracking forest change;case of UNESCO Kaffa Biosphere Reserve in Ethiopia
Integrated land monitoring
high-frequency time-series
Multi-sensor analysis for LAI retrieval in precision agriculture
35 % research institutes, universities
65 % commercial, (non) governmental organisations
job prospects are still good!
What can I do with my MGI diploma?
MGI graduates 2016-2017NAME COUNTRY POSITION ORGANISATIONAmalia Castro Gomez Spain Remote sensing analyst DMC International Imaging (UK)Simon Besnard France PhD remote sensing Wageningen UniversityYan Zheng China RS/GIS specialist NEO bv (Amersfoort)Sander van der Drift Netherlands Consultant Dat.Mobility (Deventer)Gijs van Lith Netherlands Geo‐ICT product developer QLark B.V. (Wageningen)Charl Wong Suriname Geo‐IT trainee CGI (Arnhem)Vicky Aspasiou Greece GIS analyst HERE ‐ Nokia (Eindhoven)Vera van Zoest Netherlands PhD spatial modelling University Twente / ITCBoris Kooij Netherlands Remote sensing specialist Sar Vision (Wageningen)Linda Klein Netherlands GIS analyst Aveco de Bondt (Amersfoort)Kristin Abraham Germany LiDAR analyst Aerodata Surveys NL BV (Utrecht)Joël Davidse Netherlands GIS/RS specialist Alterra (Wageningen)Lisa Broekhuizen Netherlands Entrepeneur Viridian Raven (Noordwijk)Peter Hooiveld Netherlands Coordinator BGT Province of UtrechtJorn Dallinga Netherlands RS/GIS specialist World Wildlife Fund (WNF Zeist)Barbara Sienkiewicz Poland GIS consultant Trajan traffic and mobility (A'dam)Ruud Kampman Netherlands GIS specialist Municipality of RotterdamDavid Scholte Albers Netherlands Techn. consultant Geo‐ICT Ordina (Nieuwegein)
What are the requirements to apply?
BSc degree (or equivalent) in a field of science relevant to the master ‘Geo-information Science’.
o Geography, Forestry, Ecology, Land use Planning, Soil Science, Water Management, Biology, Hydrology, Agriculture, Plant Sciences
o Information Technology, Computer Science, Geo‐informatics
A Grade Point Average of at least 7 (or 70% of the scale maximum)
English language proficiency: IELTS 6.0 or comparable
Basic GIS and Remote Sensing knowledge and skills !!
More information:http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Education‐Programmes/prospective‐master‐students.htm
More information: study advisor and student coach
Willy ten Haaf GAIA room C309Tel. 0317 – 481865Email: [email protected]
Website MGI: http://www.wageningenuniversity.eu/mgiWebsite GRS: http://www.wageningenur.nl/grs