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Geospatial Engineering

The world needs socially committed engineers who contribute to building more sustainable and resilient societies. Geospatial engineers are indispensable for obtaining reliable geoinformation that contributes to social progress, economic growth, and environmental sustainability.
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Solving complex challenges with geoinformation

The challenges facing society today are characterised by enormous complexity. Natural disasters, food shortages, epidemics and climate change are problems that cannot be solved in a simple or definitive way. The world needs socially committed engineers who can contribute to building more sustainable and resilient societies. Combining scientific and technical knowledge makes geospatial engineers the most qualified professionals to handle geoinformation and design solutions for the territory based on multidisciplinary approaches that solve the planet's greatest challenges.

Useful Information

Start date

September

Language

Portuguese

Location

Ciências ULisboa Campus

Campo Grande, Cidade Universitária

Duration

3 Years (6 Semesters)

Annual Fee

697.00€

Payment in ten installments

Number of Credits

180 ECTS

Schedules

Daytime

Vacancies 2026/2027

20 (estimated)

How To Join

Admission Exams

07 - Physics and Chemistry and 19 - Mathematics A

Minimum Admission Grade

100

In a 0-200 scale

Minimum Admission Grade in Admission Exams

95

In a 0-200 scale

Application grade of the last candidate in the first phase in 2025/2026

115,8

Why choose Geospatial Engineering at Ciências?

Get ready for a future of opportunities

With the growing availability of spatial data acquired recently from multiple satellites, aircraft, drones, and terrestrial measurement systems, the demand for geospatial engineers with the knowledge to process and analyse this data has increased and will continue to do so in the future. Geospatial engineers are indispensable for obtaining reliable geoinformation that contributes to social progress, economic growth, and environmental sustainability.

Attractive and Competitive Training

94% placed in one of their top three choices (2025 National Entrance Exam); 91% of graduates satisfied with the training received (2025 Employability Survey - 2022/2023 Graduates).

Top-level research

Leading research and development centers (90% rated as very good or excellent); €38.5 million investment in R&D in 2022; 1,166 scientific articles published in 2022.

Focus on Employability

90.4% employment rate among second cycle graduates and 91.4% of graduates satisfied with their career path (Employability Survey 2025 - Graduates 2022/2023).

Commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation

30+ companies incubated at Tec Labs - Innovation Center; Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Personal Development course units.

Distinctions for academic merit

Recognition of the best students: 65 awards and 154 honorable mentions awarded in 2025.

Learning across borders

200+ mobility agreements, 140 Erasmus+ agreements with 24 countries.

Promotion of academic life

The Student Association, Student Groups, and Vicentuna support integration into school life and organize activities throughout the year.

Sports, wellness, and healthy living

Proximity to the University Stadium for practicing various types of physical exercise;
Science in Harmony activities to promote well-being and individual and social skills.

Environmental responsibility, sustainable future

15,000 m² of green spaces; 1,788 solar panels (509,000 kWh produced); 290 recycling structures; 2 composting and vermicomposting plants; 1 field station (Grândola).
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Geospatial Engineering

The curriculum plan focuses on geospatial positioning, geospatial data acquisition, and cartographic representation. Students acquire theoretical and experimental knowledge about Earth remote sensing systems, satellite and aerial (including drones), aerial and terrestrial LiDAR, and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GPS). Digital cartography, 3D modelling, and Geographic Information Systems complement the training and enable functions in planning, management, and land use planning.

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Study Plan

Semester

1

Study Unit
Credits
Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry A
6 ECTS
Calculus I
6 ECTS
Geospatial Information Science
6 ECTS
Computer Aided Design
6 ECTS
Programming I
6 ECTS

Semester

2

Study Unit
Credits
Calculus II
6 ECTS
FFundamentals of Cartography
6 ECTS
Instrumentation and Metrology
6 ECTS
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
6 ECTS
Mechanics and Waves
6 ECTS

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