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Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

Remote sensing is the measurement of information by a recording device that is not in physical contact with the object being measured. In practice, remote sensing is the utilization at a distance (as from aircraft, space shuttle, spacecraft, satellite, or ship) of any device for gathering information about the environment. The term remote sensing is most often applied to terrestrial and weather observations but can be applied to planetary environments and astronomy. Offered at: Boston, Online.

Faculty: College of Professional Studies  |  Department: Graduate Certificate Programs  |  Duration: 12 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 12 semester hours. Required courses include GIS 5103 Foundations of Geospatial Science and Technology; GIS 6210 Geospatial Applications; GIS 6220 Geospatial Programming; RMS 5105 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing; RMS 6275 Introduction to Machine Learning for Image Data; RMS 6280 Automated Feature Extraction for the Geospatial Professional.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 12 semester hours

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