GEOG | Geographical Sciences Department

3D model of the GEDI instrument on the ISS

GEOG Professor Ralph Dubayah, Other Experts Speak with NBC4 Washington About the Fight to #KeepGEDIUp

View of Earth's horizon at nighttime from orbit

Xie, Skakun Receive NASA AIST Award to Advance Machine Learning for Earth Science

New Data from UMD GLAD Shows Forest Fires are Worsening

Jaelah Jupiter presents their research at the podium

GEOG Student Investigates Urban Expansion in Washington-Baltimore Area Through BSOS SRI Program

Undergraduate Janna Chapman Wins $10,000 USGIF Scholarship

UMD Ranked #2 Globally in Remote Sensing

Janna Chapman, Logan Daytner, and Sinead Farrell

GEOG Undergrads and Faculty Honored by Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program

Satellite image of agricultural fields on Molokai

Department Receives NASA Grants to Advance Equity and Environmental Justice Through Earth Science Research

International Space Station orbiting above Earth

GEOG-led NASA Carbon Monitoring System to Help Combat Climate Change in New Mexico

News & Events

Meredith Gore Talks Conservation Criminology on "Through the Human Geography Lens" Podcast

Associate Professor Meredith Gore discusses her work in conservation criminology on the latest episode of the "Through the Human Geography Lens" podcast by the World Wide Human Geography Data Working Group (WWHGD).

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Information Session: Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in GIS

Position yourself for success! Join us for a virtual info session about our Master of Science in GIS, Graduate Certificate in GIS, and Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing.

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MS Program & Esri's 2022 Tuition Scholarship recipient

A big congratulations goes out to Esri employee, Megan Banaski, for being selected as the 2022 GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES MS GIS AND MS GEOINT QUALIFIED TUITION SCHOLARSHIP winner! This scholarship was created as part of the collaboration between Esri and our Master of Science program. It is awarded to one, qualified Esri employee each year who has been admitted to the MS program.

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GEO Center Graduate Fellowships for International Collaboration

The International GEO Center is offering fellowships to support graduate student travel to foster international collaboration. The fellowships will be awarded to GEOG students working in the areas of Earth Observations and Geospatial Analysis.

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