About Us

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In 1989, Kingston University offered the first GIS undergraduate degree in the world. This was followed by several MSc and PhD research degrees. There are now strong and active undergraduate and postgraduate groups within the Centre, in addition to a Professional Training Programme. Staff are also actively involved in Research and Consultancy. Kingston is now the UK's foremost centre for GIS education and training, with one of the largest GIS programmes in Europe.

In addition to several dedicated computer labs equipped with GIS software and specialist hardware across the University, there is a dedicated GIS and remote sensing computing laboratory linked to the University network. The GIS teaching laboratories at the University have a large number of computers with a range of the latest GIS and remote sensing software installed.

GIS staff are world renowned experts in their field and are committed to ensuring you get an unparalleled experience whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

NEW for 2008 is an MSc in Geographical Information Systems and Science available in DISTANCE LEARNING mode. See the MSc pages for more details.