Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics

You will be trained in photogrammetric technology on modern digital workstations with sophisticated analytical systems. The focus is on the processing chain of aerial images: scanning, automated aerotriangulation, acquisition of digital elevation models, orthoimage generation, and topographic and thematic mapping. Gaining experience in handling the increasingly important alternative data sources such as high-resolution remote sensing satellites, radar, and airborne laser scanning rounds off modern photogrammetric education. In the field of geoinformatics, the main topics are acquisition, storage, analysis, retrieval, and display of spatially related data concerning both the Earth's physical features and the built-up environment. Important parts of the postgraduate course – all of them accompanied by intensive training – include studying the methods for data modelling in geoinformation systems and designing and handling diverse databases, GIS data formats, and GIS customisation (including its programming). Dealing with the latest developments in topics such as World Wide Web technologies, 3D visualisation, and the integration of GIS and photogrammetry prepare the participants of the course for the future. The Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (ASIIN e.V.) has accredited the Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics Master's programme. In addition, this Master's programme has achieved excellent results, evaluated as a "Premium Seal" programme in a report written on behalf of the DAAD in 2009. Furthermore, the programme has successfully established itself as a leader in teaching, receiving students from all over the world.