Geomatics Engineering is the modern term used to describe the group of related disciplines which collect, analyze, manage and display a wide variety of geographic information, including digital imagery and satellite-based position coordinates. Geomatics Engineers use their knowledge of science, engineering and measurement technology to solve complex real world problems. These technologies have revolutionized global navigation, resource and environmental management, and urban planning. Practical examples are as diverse as: tracking a vehicle’s location within a city, or determining land use from a satellite image. Disciplines within Geomatics Engineering include geodesy, land surveying, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), photogrammetry and remote sensing, GPS, and hydrography.

This exciting, growing field is currently in great demand within Ontario, across Canada and around the world. York has the only Geomatics Engineering program of its kind in Ontario.

You will take a field survey course at the end of both second and third years which emphasizes practical and professional experience while enhancing organizational, planning, scheduling and logical skills of field operation. The hands-on experience of field camps, coupled with academic courses and an optional industrial internship, allow York students to readily find summer employment with geomatics industries and agencies, beginning the process of building your engineering experience. In fourth-year, the Senior Project will help you cap off your engineering portfolio and prepare you to meet the challenges you will encounter as a Professional Engineer. Our Geomatics Engineering program is accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB).

Careers: Geomatics Engineering, Remote Sensing, Land Surveying, GIS, Government, Transportation, Urban Planning