Teaching

The concept of GIS education at D-USYS is based on the so-called GIS pyramid. In the second semester, students come into active contact with spatial data for the first time on excursions without having any previous GIS knowledge. With the GIST course, students gain an insight into GIS, learn important theoretical basics and acquire initial skills, which they can deepen in the GIS case study. With the course SAMO, students can further deepen their knowledge and skills with selected practical examples in the field of 3D analysis, network analysis or optimisation. The course Geographic Data Processing with Python and ArcGIS, which is offered by WSL, offers a further deepening.

In addition to pure GIS training, we also aim to teach interdisciplinary competences and skills, such as problem-oriented work or in the area of media and social skills (e.g. teamwork, peer review).