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Geomatics Engineering
Help transform our world as a Geomatics Engineer
Want to help create smart cities and find solutions to current real-world issues like COVID-19 tracking and autonomous driving?
Geomatics Engineering might be the right career pathway for you.
Geomatics is a field that collects geospatial data about the world around us and uses tools like land surveying, remote sensing, GIS systems, geography and computer science to help digitize the world.
This knowledge and data can then be used to decide where buildings, roads and houses are built, power the technology of self-driving vehicles, assist in emergency and disaster management and much more.
The skills you learn will give you the tools and experience you need to have a successful career that will contribute to making a positive change in the world.
If you have a passion for:
- Coding
- Space
- Satellites 📡
- Actively working outside
- Land surveying
- Hiking
- 3D- Modelling
- Navigation and Positioning
- Web App Development
We think you’ll ❤️ Geomatics Engineering
“Geomatics Engineering has empowered me to lead the building, organizing and reshaping of our world. My industry is constantly evolving and I am always looking to incorporate new developments in Geomatics into my career”
David'19 Geomatics Engineering
“I love Geomatics because of the endless applications it has to the real world, such as digital modelling and self driving cars. It is perfect for me because I get to combine my passion for coding with the ability of staying physically active, working on a project in the outdoors!”
LexGeomatics Engineering Student
Become part of a community of change makers, helping transform our understanding of the world we live in
We will get you started with the basics in geomatics, surveying and mapping, navigation, sensors, and measurements to assist in building a strong foundation in the discipline.
In the third and fourth year, you will take Geodesy, Advanced Surveying, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Measurement Theory and Estimation, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, Survey Law and Land Registration Systems, Advanced 3D Techniques, Mobile GIS and Location-based Services, Sensor Integration and Advanced Field Surveys courses. You will learn and use advanced state-of-the-art instruments while putting your professional skills to the test.
To top it off, the co-op program after second year allows you to gain professional experience, giving you a head start towards becoming a licensed Professional Engineer.
Careers in Geomatics Engineering:
- Professional Engineer (with international mobility)
- Geospatial Engineer
- Mission Systems Engineer
- Navigation and Position Systems Engineer
- Mobile Mapping Specialist
- Cadastral Land Surveyor
Featured Courses
A selection of courses that you will take as part of our accredited Geomatics Engineering experience.
GIS and Spatial Analysis
You will create digital maps or computer maps that can be used to measure all kinds of important things like measuring distances and elevations or to calculate position-based navigation between two points.
Learn how digital maps are created and visualized and how to ask spatial-related questions and understand the answers. e.g., How far away is something, how is something concentrated in certain locations, where is the “best” place to find or locate something.
Lab experiences include:
- COVID mapping
- Flood maps of the Greater Toronto Area and its impacts
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Explaining how to position oneself on the Earth and how to represent this position, e.g., x, y, z, or latitude, longitude, height. And satellite navigation systems, such as GPS work and how we use them to determine our position accurately.
How to mathematically position on the Earth’s surface and compute distances, angles, areas, etc. How Global Navigation Satellite Systems work, how to use them, and for what applications.
Lab experiences include:
- Projecting 3D position coordinates on the Earth to a 2D map
- Making cm-level measurements with high-precision GPS equipment for land surveying and engineering surveys
Fundamentals of Surveying
Learn how to collect precise distance, height and angle measurements to determine positions of land boundaries, roads, building, and more.
You’ll apply mathematical concepts, like trigonometry, to make measurements in the field in order to determine the quantities of interest including position, direction, elevation, etc.
Lab experiences include:
- Creating an industry-standard plan of a building on the York Keele campus for planning and construction purposes
- High-performance surveying equipment (total stations, levels), GNSS receivers.
Big Demand for Geomatics Engineers
100
Percent of Geomatics Engineering graduates employed within 6 months
Co-op
Work a minimum of 12 months up to a maximum of 20 months while on co-op
