Official Master's Degree in Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems
Course coordinator
Scientific coordinator: Xavier Pons PhD
E-mail address: master.td.sig@uab.cat
Lecturers
This Master’s degree consists of a solid team of instructors who are professionally dedicated to Remote Sensing and GIS. They are well-known internationally and come from the following institutions:
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF)
- Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
- Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
- County councils, etc.
Joan Bech: Professor at the UB. Expert in atmospheric remote sensing.
Subject: Advanced Training in Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and Meteorology: Techniques and Examples
Email: joan.bech@ub.edu
Robert Benavente: Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the UAB and researcher at the Center for Computer Vision. Expert in pattern recognition and machine learning.
Subject: Methods for obtaining geographic information. Statistical methods
Email: robert@cvc.uab.cat
José Ángel Burriel: Cartography and GIS Consulting & Environmental Training. Expert in Photointerpretation.
Subject: Methods for obtaining geographic information. Photointerpretation
Email: joseangelburriel@gmail.com
Bernat Codina: Senior lecturer at the UB. Expert in atmospheric remote sensing.
Subject: Advanced Training in Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and meteorology: Techniques and examples
Email: bcodina@ub.edu
Jordi Cristóbal: Assistant professor at the UAB. Expert in Thermal Remote Sensing.
Subject: Remote Sensing Image Processing. Physical principles and geometric rectification of aerial and satellite images
Email: Jordi.cristobal@uab.cat
Ricardo Díaz-Delgado: Researcher at the Doñana Biological Station. Expert in remote sensing of vegetation. Doñana Biological Station. CSIC.
Subject: Advanced Training in Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and vegetation: Techniques and examples
Email: rdiaz@ebd.csic.es
Carolina Gabarró: Researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC). Expert in the cryosphere.
Subject: Advanced Training in Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and Geology: Techniques and Examples
Email: cgabarro@icm.csic.es
Albert Garcia Benadí: Expert in atmospheric remote sensing. Lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).
Subject: Advanced Training in Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and meteorology: Techniques and examples
Email: albert.garcia-benadi@upc.edu
Josep A. Gili: Professor at the UPC, Department of Land, Cartographic, and Geophysical Engineering. Expert in Geomatics.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Geodesy and Positioning Systems
Email: j.gili@upc.edu
Sergi Gumà: Expert in Thematic Cartography. Geographic Information Systems Analyst. Synectic, AGBAR Group.
Subjects: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Composition and printing of cartographic documents
Advanced training in GIS. Relational databases. SQL
Email: magumaus@gmail.com
Jordi Isern Fontanet: Senior Scientist at the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC). Expert in marine remote sensing.
Subject: Advanced Training in Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and Oceanography: Techniques and Examples
Email: jisern@icm.csic.es
Núria Julià: CREAF technique. GIS analyst and programmer.
Subject: Advanced training in GIS. Publication of cartography on the Internet
Email: n.julia@creaf.uab.es
Giorgi Khazaradze: Professor at the UB in the Department of Geodynamics and Geophysics. Expert in Remote Sensing and Geology.
Subject: Advanced Training in Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing and Geology: Techniques and Examples
Email: gkhazar@ub.edu
Agustín Lobo: Researcher at the Geo3Bcn Institute (CSIC). Expert in statistical analysis of hyperspectral images.
Subject: Methods for obtaining geographic information. Statistical methods
Email: Agustin.Lobo@geo3bcn.csic.es
Jordi Joan Mallorquí: Professor of Signal Theory and Communication at the UPC. Expert in microwave remote sensing.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Platforms and sensors
Remote Sensing Image Processing. Physical principles. Geometric rectification of aerial and satellite images. Radiometric correction of images.
Email: jordi.joan.mallorqui@upc.edu
Joan Masó: CREAF-UAB researcher. CREAF-UAB researcher, expert in geospatial interoperability, GIS, and remote sensing. Active member of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), ISO TC211, and GEO.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. GIS Fundamentals
Advanced training in GIS. Standards for distributed geoservices and Internet cartography publishing
Email: joan.maso@ieee.org
Mario Padial: CREAF-UAB technician and adjunct professor at the UAB. Expert in the development and application of statistical techniques and remote sensing image classification.
Subject: Methods for obtaining geographic information. Statistical methods
Advanced training in remote sensing. Remote Sensing and Geology: Techniques and Examples
Email: m.padial@creaf.uab.cat
Òscar Mora: Interferometry Expert. Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia.
Subject: Spatial analysis. Interferometry
Email: Oscar.Mora@icgc.cat
Javier Muñoz: Technical Engineer in Topography. Expert in Photogrammetry and Drones. Technician at the Port of Barcelona and Adjunct Professor at the UPC.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Photogrammetry
Email:
Miquel Ninyerola: Associate Professor at the UAB. Expert in Spatial Statistics.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Principles of cartography.
Methods for obtaining geographic information. Statistical methods
Email: miquel.ninyerola@uab.cat
Joan Cristian Padró: Technician at the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC) and adjunct professor at the UAB. Expert in satellite image processing using field radiometric measurements acquired by drones (UAVs) and spectroradiometers.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Platforms and sensors.
Remote Sensing Image Processing. Radiometric image correction
Spatial analysis. Digital Terrain Models
Methods for obtaining geographic information. Statistical methods
Email: JoanCristian.Padro@uab.cat
Lluís Pesquer: CREAF-UAB researcher. Expert in spatial analysis, geostatistical analysis applied to remote sensing (RS) image time series and climate series, new algorithms in RS processing, and RS applications in land cover dynamics and water resource monitoring.
Subject: Spatial analysis. Digital Terrain Models. GIS Analysis
Email: l.pesquer@creaf.uab.es
Joan Pino: Director of CREAF-UAB and Professor of Ecology at the UAB. He is an expert in landscape ecology, in the relationships between its structure and dynamics and the richness and composition of biodiversity, as well as in the application of these results in territorial planning.
Subject: Spatial analysis. Analysis in GIS
Email: joan.pino@uab.cat
Xavier Pons: Professor of Geography at the UAB. Expert in Remote Sensing and GIS. ICREA Academia researcher.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Synoptic view of Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing Image Processing. Physical principles. Geometric rectification of aerial and satellite images. Radiometric correction of images
Spatial analysis. Digital Terrain Models. GIS Analysis
Methods for obtaining geographic information. Statistical methods
Email: xavier.pons@uab.cat
Càrol Puig: UPC Lecturer. Expert in Geodesy.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Geodesy and Positioning Systems
Email: carol.puig@upc.edu
Pere Serra: Associate professor at the UAB. Expert in the application of remote sensing and GIS in the analysis of territorial and landscape changes, especially in agricultural and urban areas.
Subject: Spatial analysis. Analysis in GIS
Advanced training in remote sensing. Remote Sensing and vegetation: Techniques and examples
Email: pere.serra@uab.cat
Mercè Vall-llosera: Senior lecturer of Signal Theory and Communication at the UPC. Expert in microwave remote sensing.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. Platforms and sensors
Remote Sensing Image Processing. Physical principles. Geometric rectification of aerial and satellite images. Radiometric correction of images
Email: merce.vall-llosera@upc.edu
Alaitz Zabala: Associate professor at the UAB. Environmental scientist and expert in international metadata standards for GIS and remote sensing.
Subject: Introduction to the science of geographic information. GIS Fundamentals
Advanced training in GIS. Standards for distributed geoservices
Email: alaitz.zabala@uab.cat