Spatial data science and technology

Spatial data is integrated in our everyday lives. From geotagging to geocaching to finding a place to enjoy some coffee, we are all integrated in a complex web of movement, place, and discovery. Spatial data science and technology is not a program about making maps–it's about asking relevant questions, harnessing data, and understanding the appropriate way to use it. It's not just about learning how to use software programs, but about how you can contribute to a new generation of digital technologies that represent a high-growth industry–one that is revolutionizing business, nonprofit, and government worlds alike. At the UO, faculty members use spatial technologies to focus on remote sensing of river systems, climate change analysis, web-mapping, cartography, spatial cognition, spatial decision-making, and social equity.

This major is very flexible with four required courses in geography and computer science, and then eight electives that students can focus in their areas of interest. Our courses focus on geographic information systems science, cartography, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and spatial modeling.

For admission consideration, students from the Jordanian education system should have an average high school academic performance of at least 70 out of 100. If your secondary school uses a different grading scale, please contact us.

Graduates from our program have been employed by Apple, National Geographic, USGS, The US Census Bureau, The United Nations, OXFAM, The Nature Conservancy, government agencies in Eugene and beyond, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. Spatial data science and technology is one of the most rapidly-growing career paths in today's economy. This major was designed to provide more substance and background to prepare people who want to use these technologies to inform policy, public opinion, and business decisions. Our career focus is that your major does not determine your career. Instead, study what interests you, and you will more easily develop the critical skills necessary for a job and a career: communication, critical thinking, an understanding of how to ask and effectively answer a question, understanding data, problem-solving, global perspective, and more.