Geomatics Engineering
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- Geomatics engineering program information
- Concurrent degrees in Geomatics Engineering and Computer Science
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We offer:
- Employability – graduates of the Geomatics program have a 100% employment rate, with national and international employment opportunities; some with salaries starting at $70,000.
- Hands-on experience – gain valuable work experience and earn money through the co-op program.
- Personalized attention – small class sizes, close
interaction with the professors and lecturers, a family-like atmosphere.
What is Geodesy and Geomatics?
Geodesy and Geomatics is about analyzing data about the earth’s surface to solve large problems. The applications are vast: fighting climate change, creating tsunami warning systems, urban planning, construction of pipelines, navigation systems, public health, criminology (recreating crime scenes), and many more. Nearly every aspect of our lives is affected by Geomatics Engineering.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
The Geodesy and Geomatics program is available as a major or minor as part of a four-year Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. The Faculty of Engineering at the University of New Brunswick is ranked in the top 10 engineering schools in Canada by Knight School Rankings. The Faculty has been preparing graduates for success in their engineering careers since 1854, when UNB was the first university in Canada to introduce an engineering program.
Our graduates have gone on to help design and build bridges, make cleaner fuels and next-generation wireless communications tools. Researchers in the Faculty are developing technologies to help improve satellite imagery used by Google Earth and the Canadian Department of National Defence. Others are helping develop biofuels and renewable energy.
Course Options
Engineering students who choose the major in Geodesy and Geomatics have different options within the major which can lead to different career paths:
- Geomatics Engineer
- Professional Land Surveyor
- Cadastral Surveying
Geomatics @ Work
- Be in a submarine in a fiord testing a navigation system.
- Provide advice to a natural gas pipeline project in the Maritimes.
- Travel the globe providing technical support for an advanced computer-based mapping system.
- Use GPS to manage a municipality's assets.
- Assist countries in the administration of land and property.
- Produce 3D models of historic buildings and industrial plants.
