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Department · vaiu-eng-geom-*

Geomatics & Geospatial Engineering

Measuring, modeling, and analyzing the Earth and built environment — geodesy, remote sensing, GIS, and spatial data science.

● 5/5 appointed & live Programs: Foundation, undergraduate-level, graduate-level, professional certificates (GIS, remote sensing analytics)

Research areas

Faculty directory

Department chair · Geodesy & Navigation

Prof. Sena Corvel

Physical & satellite geodesy, GNSS positioning, and reference frames & gravity field.

physical & satellite geodesyGNSS positioningreference frames & gravity field
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

Professor · Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry

Prof. Diego Lumen

Satellite & UAV imaging, photogrammetric reconstruction, and LiDAR & SAR processing.

satellite & UAV imagingphotogrammetric reconstructionLiDAR & SAR processing
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

Professor · Geographic Information Science

Prof. Marek Maddox

Spatial databases, cartography & geovisualization, and spatial analysis & modeling.

spatial databasescartography & geovisualizationspatial analysis & modeling
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

Professor · Geospatial Data Science

Prof. Adaora Haldar

Machine learning for Earth observation, spatiotemporal statistics, and big geodata engineering.

machine learning for Earth observationspatiotemporal statisticsbig geodata engineering
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3

Professor · Digital Twins & Urban Sensing

Prof. Andrei Locke

3D city modeling, BIM-GIS integration, and mobile mapping & urban analytics.

3D city modelingBIM-GIS integrationmobile mapping & urban analytics
● Appointed & liveField 5/5 · Teach 3/3 · Bound 3/3