The latter belongs to engineering: the first-level discipline is surveying and mapping science and technology.

Engineering emphasizes practical application, that is, combining with specific projects, emphasizing economic benefit value and social value.

Generally speaking, engineering GIS is much better than scientific GIS.

In fact, when you are really employed, the unit will not care whether your major is partial or partial, but your practical operation ability, software development ability or working ability.

Only in the process of training can the training direction of engineering be more practical.

Geographic information system specialty

Business development goals:

Business training objectives: This major aims to train senior GIS professionals who have the basic knowledge, knowledge and skills of GIS and cartography, can engage in scientific research or teaching in scientific research institutions or universities, and can engage in GIS-related applied research, technology development, production management and administrative management in cities, regions, resources, environment, transportation, population, housing, land, infrastructure and planning management.

Professional training requirements: students in this major mainly study the basic theories and knowledge of geographic information system, cartography and remote sensing technology, and train scientific thinking and scientific experiments in applied basic research and technology development. They only have good scientific literacy, basic skills in research, design and development of geographic information systems, and preliminary teaching, research, development and management capabilities.

Graduates should have the following knowledge and abilities:

1. Master the basic theories and knowledge of mathematics, physics and computer science;

2. Master the basic theories, knowledge and experimental skills of GIS and cartography, as well as the basic principles and methods of GIS technology development;

3. Understand the general principles and methods of geography, resources and environment, urban and rural planning and management, surveying and mapping engineering and other adjacent majors.

4. Understand the national science and technology policies, intellectual property rights, sustainable development strategies and other relevant policies and regulations;

5. Understand the theoretical frontier, application prospect and latest development trend of GIS, as well as the development of GIS industry;

6. Master the basic methods of information inquiry, document retrieval and obtaining relevant information by using modern information technology; Have the ability to design and create experimental conditions, summarize, sort out and analyze experimental results, write papers and participate in academic exchanges.

Main course:

Main subjects: geography, cartography, computer science and technology.

Main courses: physical geography, human geography, economic geography, cartography, remote sensing technology, database technology, principle of geographic information system, design and application of geographic information system, etc.

Main practical teaching links: According to the curriculum requirements, it is best to arrange teaching practice from the first grade or in the senior grade. Including indoor and field practice, production practice and graduation thesis, the overall arrangement is 10-20 weeks.

Study time: four years

Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science or Engineering.

Similar majors: geography, resources, environment and urban planning and management, GIS system theory, system science and engineering.