GIScience & Remote Sensing

GIScience & remote sensing are two related sciences that help people learn more about the world around them. GIScience stands for Geographic Information Science and it is a way to collect data about various areas or regions and turn it into visual images or maps. The data is collected through tools like satellites and airplanes that can take pictures of the Earth and its features from different angles. Remote sensing is the process of using these images to analyze the Earth's environment and get information about things like land cover, vegetation, water and other features that show on the pictures. Together, GIScience & remote sensing are powerful tools for scientists, geographers and others who want to understand more about the world that we live in.