BSc in Spatial Data Science and Technology in Eugene United States | University of Oregon

Spatial data is woven into our daily experiences. From geotagging photos to geocaching adventures and locating coffee shops, we navigate a complex network of movement, location, and exploration. Spatial data science and technology isn't just about creating maps—it's about posing meaningful questions, leveraging data, and applying it correctly. It goes beyond mastering software to empowering you to shape emerging digital technologies in a rapidly expanding field that's transforming business, nonprofit, and government sectors. At the University of Oregon, faculty employ spatial technologies for studying river systems through remote sensing, analyzing climate change, developing web-mapping tools, advancing cartography, exploring spatial cognition, improving decision-making, and promoting social equity.
This major offers significant flexibility with four core courses in geography and computer science, plus eight electives allowing students to specialize in their preferred areas. Our curriculum emphasizes geographic information systems science, cartography, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and spatial modeling.