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||Geomatic Engineering– Welcome Day

Welcome to the Master’s program

in Geomatic Engineering!


The geodata provided by Geomatics engineers all over the world are vital for

dealing with today’s challenges.

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An excellent choice


Graduates of this program are nationally and internationally sought-after.


Excellent job perspectives


Both discipline and study program are broad, challenging and rewarding.


A broad discipline, a many-sided study program


ETH is a leading university of the World – and a tremendous institution to study

and work at.


An excellent university



The professors (core subjects)

A. Wieser:

Geosensors &

Engineering Geodesy

M. Rothacher:

Mathematical &

Physical. Geodesy

A. Geiger:

Space Geodesy &

Navigation

K. Schindler:

Photogrammetry &

Remote Sensing

L. Hurni:

Cartography

M. Raubal:

Geoinformation

Engineering

A. Grêt-Regamay:

Plg. of Landscapes &

Urban Systems

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Program administration

Martin Raubal

Director of Studies

Regula Oertle

Studies administratorKatharina Koch

Studies administrator

Linda Benz

Communication

Jutta Westenhoeffer-Wagner

Info Desk for Students

https://baug.ethz.ch/en/studies/geomatics-planning/administration-services.html



Structure of the program


The average workload of all courses, projects and the

master’s thesis is quantified in credit points (CP) according to

the European Credit Transfer Systems /ECTS):

This includes

Contact times with instructors (contact hours, SWS)

Preparations and post-processing

Autonomous work (e.g. homework assignments, projects, thesis writing)

Preparation for exams


Workload



Workload

The Master’s programs at ETH are full time programs.

Usually for preparations and post-processing at least as

much time is required as for lectures & labs

Plan your workload for each semester ahead and keep track of the times actually invested, update the

plan as needed to avoid overload.

Talk to fellow students and instructors early if you notice that the workload is significantly less or more

than to be expected based on the CP.


Theory and practical application

go along hand-in-hand

Autonomous studying and working is facilitated

and expected

Labs are typically an extension to lectures and

other courses (typically not vice versa!)


Lectures and Labs


Engineering Geodesy and Photogrammetry:• Engineering Geodesy (A. Wieser)

• Image Understanding and Interpretation (K. Schindler)

Space Geodesy and Navigation:• Space Geodesy (M. Rothacher)

• Signal Processing, Modeling, Inversion (A. Geiger)

GIS and Cartography:• Cartography II (L. Hurni)

• Multimedia Cartography (Sieber / Bär) (2nd Semester)

• GIS III (M. Raubal)

• Mobile GIS and Location-Based Services (P. Kiefer) (2nd Semester)

Planung (in German):• Landschaftsplanung und Umweltsysteme (A. Grêt-Regamey)

• Nachhaltige Raumentwicklung I


Compulsory courses (usually 1st semester)


• Lectures / demonstrations(1) General introduction

(2) ETH libraries, journals, web of science

(3) Scientific conduct, avoiding plagiarism

(4) Writing a scientific article

(5) Presentation technique

…

• Critical reading of scientific articles• Choose one of the offered topics (3-4 papers; topics announced soon)

• Write a summary and comment (~5 pages)

• Give a presentation (15 min presentation, 15 min feedback)

• Visit of at least 3 scientific presentations (e.g. VERA or similar)


Geodetic Seminar (compulsory)


Topics offered by professorships,

but also your own proposals are welcome

Management of more demanding

projects on your own

Working in interdisciplinary context and teams

(communication, identification of requirements,

missing skills, …)

Supervision by different

professorships or in collaboration

with company / external institution

Public presentation of results / findings

(attend this year’s event: 12 Dec, 2019)


Interdisciplinary Project (IPA, compulsory)

Recent example: Cartographic

visualization of the global wind electricity

generation, use and potential

Recent example: Photorealistic rendering and

video generation from laser scans of an

archeologic site in Egypt


Scope of work embedded into

actual research of IGP

Management of more comprehensive

geodetic projects on your own

Working with most recent technologies

Permission by instructors required

(geodetic prerequisites)

Offered every other year


Geodetic Project Course (GPC)


Final step in the master‘s program

Individual work under supervision of a professor

Proves capability of the respective student

to work independently on a theoretic or applied

topic using scientific methods

Topics are offered by the individual professorships

but may also be proposed by the students

The chosen topic must be within

one of the two chosen specializations


Master’s thesis

Recent example: GIOVE-A

measurements and analysis

Recent example: Using JavaScript to Design

a Web-based 3D Turbulence Simulator


Written and oral exams, reports, thesis documents,

demonstrations etc. are basis of assessment

All assessments are listed on your academic record

or the addendum document (also all failed exams)

Types of assessments/exams: session exams, end of semester exams, semester

performance

Details of exams are outlined in electronic course catalogue individually for each

course

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Performance assessment

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Prepare the students for the challenges of tomorrow

Nobody knows what they will be

Focus is therefore on:

Solid foundations in disciplines relevant for engineering

Up-to-date knowledge and skills in Geomatic Engineering

depending on the chosen specializations

Capability and willingness to identify and solve problems

Capability of self-motivated continuing education

Self-confidence and capability of realistic self-assessment

Critical thinking!


Goals of the program

«Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.»

Niels Bohr (Bild: Imago)*

)* Souce of picture: http://www.nzz.ch/wissen/wissenschaft/ein-quantensprung-der-physik-1.18105461)

http://www.nzz.ch/wissen/wissenschaft/ein-quantensprung-der-physik-1.18105461


Establish crosslinks between courses

(also across specializations and disciplines)

If you notice that you lack basic knowledge – catch up asap (talk to the instructors if

you find out that they expect more than you expected)

Find out your primary interests, explore your skills

Be proactive and engage in curricular and extracurricular activities


Learning = Motivation + Association + Repetition

Library Programming Communication


Courses:

Instructors

Responsible professor

Director of studies

Discrimination of sexual harassment

Respect

(https://respekt.ethz.ch/en/)

Safety / Emergencies

Safety, Security, Health, Environment

(https://ethz.ch/services/en/service/safety-security-health-environment.html)

Internal phone number: 888

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Points of contact in case of problems


https://respekt.ethz.ch/en/

https://ethz.ch/services/en/service/safety-security-health-environment.html


First year (especially if new to ETH):

Fulfill admission requirements

Catch up / fill gaps in knowledge and skills

Complete compulsory courses

Afterwards (or if free capacity during year 1)

Opportunity to work with professorships as teaching or research

assistant

Benefit from extracurricular offers at ETH

(Critical Thinking Initiative, ETH Week, Lecture series, ...)

Personal engagement in committees and bodies

Personal development also beyond chosen study program

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Recommended activities



Be ambassadors of Geomatics at ETH,

wherever you are!

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A request

Tag der Geomatik, 13.11.2019, Kultur & Kongresshaus Aarau

arbeitsplatz-erde.ch




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All the best!

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