Geomatics Certificate

University of Quebec Trois Rivieres: The University of Quebec Trois Rivieres (UQTR), located in Trois-Rivieres, Canada, is a multidisciplinary institution known for its quality education and research. UQTR offers a wide range of programs in arts, sciences, business, health, and engineering. The university emphasizes practical training, research collaborations, and community engagement to enhance the learning experience and contribute to regional development.

The certificate in geomatics aims to provide basic training in geographic information systems (GIS), digital cartography, remote sensing and geospatial data processing. The program is intended both for professionals of various disciplines wishing to acquire expertise in geomatics and for college graduates beginning their university education. The certificate can be a gateway to the bachelor's degree in environmental geography at UQTR. More specifically, the student will learn to master the rules of cartographic language and to properly handle the applications necessary for the production of digital maps, including applications allowing online cartography. He will then be introduced to geographic information systems (including ArcGIS and QGIS), spatial databases and the application of GIS in various fields of activity. Advanced notions of spatial analysis and geostatistics will also be added to his training. Finally, the main tools of remote sensing, data acquisition systems (such as drones) as well as the digital processing of images in the various spectral bands will complete the wealth of knowledge acquired within the framework of this program.