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University of Warsaw

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Unit: Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing

The Department of Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing at the University of Warsaw is home to a number of scientists engaged in research related to GIS, map design, and remote sensing image processing. The predecessor of this department is the remote sensing course in the Department of Geography that dates back to 1962. Later, this course was developed into the remote sensing laboratory. In 1969, built upon this laboratory, a separate department in geoinformatics was established. At the present, this department offers MS and PhD degree programs, and tits research focuses include:

-Application of high-resolution and hyperspectral images in mountain vegetation analysis -Application of high-resolution and hyperspectral images in urban planning and structural analysis -Application of remote sensing and satellite imagery in environmental change research -Development of remote sensing and geoinformatics for environmental research

Professors:

Warsaw University of Technology

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Unit: Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography

The Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at Warsaw University of Technology is the oldest GIS-related department in Poland. It was established in 1921 and has a history of more than 100 years. Graduate programs of the department mainly include geodesy, cartography, and spatial planning. There are a total of 80 faculty members working in 8 departments within this faculty. Among them, geodesy and cartography have master’s and doctoral degree programs, while spatial planning only has a master’s degree. The specific directions of geodesy and cartography include geodesy, real estate management, remote sensing, cartography, geographic information systems, spatial information science, and mobile map and navigation. Among them, mobile map and navigation have a master’s degree program taught in English. The specific directions of space planning include urban design and environmental space planning.

Departments:

  • Geodesy and Geodetic Astronomy: geodesy, geodynamics, GNSS, earth motions;
  • Spatial Planning and Environments: spatial planning and development, rural areas, urban sciences;
  • Engineering Geodesy and Control-Measuring Systems: modern geodetic measurement technologies;
  • Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Systems: airborne and satellite sensors, multi-sensor data, 3D models development, close-range images, computer vision, machine learning algorithms;
  • Cartography: map design, big data mapping, generalization algorithms, map projections;
  • Cadastre and Land Management: real estate cadaster, real estate divisions and consolidations, real estate valuation, land exchange and consolidation in rural areas, geodetic and planning studies related to rural development, geodetic works for agriculture, forestry and melioration;
  • Astro-Geodetic Observatory: geodesy, GPS, observatory station;
  • The Centre for Scientific Geospatial Analyses and Satellite Computations (CENAGIS): geospatial analyses, spatial big data with data mining functionality,satellite computations.

Maritime University of Szczecin

Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Unit: Department of Maritime Navigation

The Maritime University of Szczecin is located in Szczecin, an important port city in northwestern Poland. This university is best-known for its maritime department. In this department, there is a master’s degree program in geomatics and environmental remote sensing. The subject scopes of this program include spatial information systems, spatial analysis, geographic visualization, spatial databases, GNSS positioning methods, environmental remote sensing, image data processing, digital photogrammetry, and modern remote sensing methods. This is a class-based degree program with a total of 221 hours of coursework requirements.

Jagiellonian University

Cracow (Kraków), Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Unit: Faculty of Geography and Geology

The Faculty of Geography and Geology at Jagiellonian University has a Master’s program in Geography, with one of its concentrations being the GIS. The course is taught in Polish language and it takes 2 years to complete.

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Unit: Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics

Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics of Wroclaw University of Life Sciences is widely involved in the research in the field of geographic information science. A group of young and ambitious scientists collaborates in the “Big Data” team, working on topics related to human mobility, geoprivacy, animal movement, and utilities demand forecasting. The goal of this team is to harness mobile technology to protect privacy, improve the smart use of utilities, and visualize complex spatio-temporal phenomena. Scientists there are especially focused on movement datasets, describing traveling entities but we have a wider experience in geoinformatics and analyzing any kind of spatio-temporal data. With an aid of machine learning, they are looking for hidden patterns, and building models of the real world to create innovative solutions supporting sustainable community growth. The mobility research they undertake has broad applications in smart city solutions, transport system optimization, and modeling of disease transmission in the human and animal worlds.

Professors:

  • Witold Rohm 
  • Paweł Bogusławski
  • Katrzyna Siła-Nowicka
  • Vanessa Brum-Bastos
  • Kamil Smolak
  • Barbara Hordyniec