About the Department of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
It is one of the scientific departments that were established this year 2015 in the College of Science / University of Baghdad and is considered the only department in Iraq in preparing and preparing the initial cadres in the field of remote sensing and processing and analyzing digital space and geoinformatic images and data. The idea of establishing it came in response to the requirements of the labor market and the strong desire and urgent need for such a specialization due to the need of various state institutions for such modern specializations. This department combines in its components the departments of earth sciences, physics and computers as well as the departments of civil engineering and surveying engineering in addition to the concepts of remote sensing and processing and analyzing digital images.
Department Vision:-
The vision of the department’s management is to strive for the department to be the first choice for the university student accepted into the College of Science, as well as for those interested in the field of remote sensing and spatial information systems, by providing a positive academic environment that aims to provide distinguished education and programs that focus on scientific research in addition to developing students’ scientific capabilities, through preparing a comprehensive and advanced study plan that keeps pace with the requirements of the labor market and focuses in its axes on remote sensing technology, geographic information systems, software, Internet applications and databases.
Department Mission:-
Providing qualified, effective and specialized outputs in the field of remote sensing and spatial information systems at a high level of theoretical knowledge and the ability to apply actual practical remote sensing activities to keep pace with the needs of the labor market.
Department Objectives:-
– Building the student’s personality and developing his scientific and research capabilities in a distinguished scientific manner in the field of remote sensing, geographic information systems and its applications.
– Raising the level of higher education and scientific research and linking it to teaching and the needs of the local market, as well as disseminating knowledge and enhancing research cooperation with local, regional and international institutions.
– Providing students with specialized knowledge and practical skills necessary to enable them to use modern technology by offering diverse academic contexts in remote sensing and geographic information systems at the undergraduate and graduate levels to combine excellence, modernity and respond to the needs of the local market. The department qualifies students technically by focusing on practical and applied aspects by linking the student with scientific and practical knowledge in the field of remote sensing, spatial information systems and their applications, and everything new in this field by providing an integrated and interactive environment, which enhances the competition of graduates in obtaining suitable job opportunities.
– Linking theoretical presentation and practical application in the field of remote sensing and spatial information systems and integrating the student in both fields to obtain the desired benefit.
– Contributing to providing government departments in the public and private sectors with national cadres specialized in the field of remote sensing and spatial information systems. Preparing specialists in the topics of remote sensing and digital processing to provide state institutions with the necessary expertise and skills from holders of higher degrees in this field.
– Expanding applied research studies to keep pace with progress in these specializations, given the distinguished interest these technologies represent in the countries of the modern world today.
– Focusing on giving graduate students the concepts of representing and analyzing spatial elements, in addition to how to work with digital geographic data and geographic information systems. At the same time, focusing on how to deal with general geographic problems in society and the environment, using geographic information systems.
The department’s connection to the college’s goals and mission:
The College of Science at the University of Baghdad aims to qualify students enrolled in it in basic sciences in many specializations within its nine scientific departments, represented by the Department of (Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Biotechnology, and finally the Department of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, which was established in 2015) in addition to research units with a focus on quality through modern and advanced curricula based on authentic scientific theories and practical applications related to the Iraqi environment, which seek to provide our dear country with its need for specialists in various fields.
Since the specialization of remote sensing and geographic information systems has become one of the most prominent specializations that many universities in developed countries are interested in, it is natural for the College of Science – within the framework of its development plans – to seek to establish a department of remote sensing and geographic information systems, while ensuring its connection to the goals and mission of the college. To achieve this, it is required that the department include new scientific curricula that derive their components and roots from the actual requirements of the labor market and the needs of the Iraqi market, while paying attention to developing these curricula in a way that meets the needs of productive and service business institutions and keeps pace with local and global changes, most notably the continuous development in the field of information technology and the expansion of the services sector.
Graduate Description
The title or job description for a graduate of the Department of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is:
(Geospatial Data Analyst)
Where the graduate of the Department of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems acquires the following skills:-
Scientific knowledge and skills that qualify him to work in many fields that enable him to deal with land uses and resources in the best possible way, which meets the requirements of society and the academic and applied labor market in the private and public sectors in addition to developing skills in the field of remote sensing and geographic information systems theoretically and scientifically for the purpose of conducting research in this field and obtaining higher degrees (master’s and doctorate) in the specializations of remote sensing and geographic information systems.
Graduates are able to master the qualification backgrounds in the field of information bases and in the methods and means of applied uses of remote sensing technology and geographic information systems and acquire skills in using modern technologies and employing them in the fields of specialization.
The graduates of the department are able to develop research plans in the field of remote sensing and geographic information systems applications that are of interest to society and reflect the fulfillment of its direct needs and provide solutions to its current problems and future programs.
Graduates are able to conduct complex analysis of spatial and descriptive data and reach a modeling of the studied situation. Represented by using satellite data and using aerial images to interpret, study and analyze various phenomena.
As for the skills acquired by graduates of the Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Department after graduation, they are as follows:-
Familiarity with the topics of surveying engineering, which include land, construction, photographic (aerial) and geodetic surveying.
Familiarity with the topics of oil exploration.
Familiarity with the topics of geographic information systems (GIS)
Familiarity with the topics of cartography and projections.
Familiarity with Global Positioning Systems (GPS) topics.
Familiarity with topics related to water resources (surface and groundwater)
Familiarity with topics of archaeological research
Remote sensing and analysis of satellite images and digital data
Acquiring digital data processing skills
The ability to program in Visual Basic and MATLAB
Graduate Work Areas
Work areas for graduates of the Department of Remote Sensing and Information Systems after graduation are the same as the work areas for the specialization of Surveying Engineering as well, where a graduate of this department who holds the title (Space Data Analyst and Geoinformatics) can get a job opportunity in the following fields:
All government departments that have geographic information systems.GIS
Geodetic surveying and the global signature system GPS.
Land surveying.
Digital photogrammetry and accurate photogrammetry.
Remote sensing and analysis of images and digital data.
Digital cartography.
Real estate and construction surveying.
Information technology and information management.
These broad scientific fields are employed by ministries, institutions and companies to a large extent, for example, but not limited to:
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research – Work in the academic side and environmental research centers
Ministry of Oil – Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems units, divisions or departments
Ministry of Construction and Housing.
Ministry of Municipalities
Ministry of Environment and Environmental Protection and Improvement Departments and Governorate Environment Directorates – Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems Units, Divisions or Sections.
Department of Lands and Survey and all its registration departments.
Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation.
Companies operating in the construction sector.
The role of consulting expertise and studies.
Ministry of Agriculture.
Research centers in universities and others.
Ministry of Water Resources.
Ministry of Defense
Ministry of Interior
In addition to all private sector departments dealing with the fields of civil engineering and surveying engineering.
Remote Sensing Department Laboratories:
Remote Sensing Lab.
Ground Measurements, Global Positioning and DGPS Laboratory
GIS and Maps Lab.
Geophysics Lab.
Digital Image Analysis & Processing Lab
Digital Map Production Lab
Surveying Lab
Optics Lab
GIS and Mapping Lab:
Digital Processing and Interpretation of Space Visuals Lab:
Computer Lab
Acquiring digital data processing skills
Graduate work areas