RMIT School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences
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The RMIT School of Mathematical and Geospatial Science is an Australia
n tertiary
school within the College of Science Engineering and Health (SEH) of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University
) in Melbourne
, Victoria
.
The School is made of two distinct sub-schools, those being Mathematics
and Geospatial Science
. Both previously independent schools.
The current Head of School is Professor John Hearne.
campus.
The Geospatial Offices of the School is located in Building 10 (Level 10 & 11) at the RMIT City campus.
However classes for students may be in either of these locations.
The Main office for the school is located in the Mathematics floor.
and the Australian National University
. It is an internationally recognised research department which aims to identify the research needs of emergency management in Australia and publicize the needs as well as undertake research to satisfy them.. This centre is also affiliated with the Australian Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (Bushfire CRC). The Bushfire CRC at RMIT is working on Methodology Development for Economic Assessment of Bushfire Costs' and 'Evaluation of Current "Stay or Go" Policy and its Implementation in Bushfire Response'.. These both are elements of the Bushfire CRC "Program C" that is focusing on Community Self Sufficiency for fire safety.
" this is a room equipped with two way interactive telecommunications including Smart Boards, data projectors and large multimedia displays. It was built in collaboration with the International Centre for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM) and the room is connected to the world wide Access Grid.
Courses in the 1930s as part of Civil Engineering Courses. After his secondment to the Australian Government due to the First World War various lecturers took over the courses until Mr. Love was appointed in September 1949. It was Mr. Love who set up a surveying course that met the requirements of the Victorian Board of Surveying requirements. Over time the size and scope of the school has expanded and in 1978 RMIT University was able to award degrees and the school had degrees in Surveying, Cartography and Town Planning. The Department of Surveying became the Department of Land Information in 1987 and was renamed again in the 1990s to the Department of Geospatial Science and in the 2000s was merged with the Department of Mathematics to form the Department of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences seen today.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n tertiary
Tertiary education
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school within the College of Science Engineering and Health (SEH) of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
) in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
The School is made of two distinct sub-schools, those being Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Geospatial Science
Geospatial
Geospatial analysis is an approach to applying statistical analysis and other informational techniques to geographically based data. Such analysis employs spatial software and analytical methods with terrestrial or geographic datasets, including geographic information systems and...
. Both previously independent schools.
The current Head of School is Professor John Hearne.
Location
The Mathematics Office of the School is located in Building 8 (Level 9) at the RMIT CityRMIT City
RMIT City is the original and flagship campus of the Australian public university and vocational education provider, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology ....
campus.
The Geospatial Offices of the School is located in Building 10 (Level 10 & 11) at the RMIT City campus.
However classes for students may be in either of these locations.
The Main office for the school is located in the Mathematics floor.
Undergraduate Mathematics
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Mathematics
- Bachelor of Applied Science / Diploma of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science (Statistics)
- Mathematics (Honours)
- Statistics (Honours)
Postgraduate Mathematics
- Graduate Certificate in Information Security
- Graduate Diploma in Information Assurance
- Master of Applied Science (Information Security and Assurance)
- Master of Applied Science (Mathematics) (by Research)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics)
- Graduate Diploma in Statistics/Operations Research
- Master of Applied Science (Statistics and Operations Research) (by research)
- Master of Statistics (Business)
Undergraduate Geospatial Science
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Geomatics
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Surveying
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Multimedia Cartography
Postgraduate Geospatial Science
- Graduate Diploma in Geospatial Information
- Master of Applied Science (Geospatial Information) (by coursework)
- Master of Applied Science (by research)
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Centre for Risk and Community Safety
The School includes the Centre for and Community Safety which is a collaboration between the Geospatial Science school, Emergency Management AustraliaEmergency Management Australia
Emergency Management Australia is an Australian Federal Government Agency tasked with coordinating governmental responses to emergency incidents...
and the Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
. It is an internationally recognised research department which aims to identify the research needs of emergency management in Australia and publicize the needs as well as undertake research to satisfy them.. This centre is also affiliated with the Australian Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (Bushfire CRC). The Bushfire CRC at RMIT is working on Methodology Development for Economic Assessment of Bushfire Costs' and 'Evaluation of Current "Stay or Go" Policy and its Implementation in Bushfire Response'.. These both are elements of the Bushfire CRC "Program C" that is focusing on Community Self Sufficiency for fire safety.
Access Grid Room
The Mathematics section of the School includes an "Access Grid RoomAccess Grid
Access Grid is a collection of resources and technologies that enables large format audio and video based collaboration between groups of people in different locations. The Access Grid is an ensemble of resources, including multimedia large-format displays, presentation and interactive...
" this is a room equipped with two way interactive telecommunications including Smart Boards, data projectors and large multimedia displays. It was built in collaboration with the International Centre for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM) and the room is connected to the world wide Access Grid.
International Collaboration
Students and Lecturers from the School regularly collaborate with International Organizations and Universities as part of the courses. Recent Collaborations have included the University of the South Pacific and RMIT Vietnam as well as Canada, China, The Netherlands and South AfricaGeospatial Science
Mr. Carl S. Honman can be seen as the founder of Geospatial Sciences at RMIT who ran Land SurveyingSurveying
See Also: Public Land Survey SystemSurveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them...
Courses in the 1930s as part of Civil Engineering Courses. After his secondment to the Australian Government due to the First World War various lecturers took over the courses until Mr. Love was appointed in September 1949. It was Mr. Love who set up a surveying course that met the requirements of the Victorian Board of Surveying requirements. Over time the size and scope of the school has expanded and in 1978 RMIT University was able to award degrees and the school had degrees in Surveying, Cartography and Town Planning. The Department of Surveying became the Department of Land Information in 1987 and was renamed again in the 1990s to the Department of Geospatial Science and in the 2000s was merged with the Department of Mathematics to form the Department of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences seen today.
External links
- Official website of RMIT Geospatial Science
- Official website of the RMIT Mathematics
- RMIT University homepage
See also
- RMIT UniversityRMIT UniversityRMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
- Emergency Management AustraliaEmergency Management AustraliaEmergency Management Australia is an Australian Federal Government Agency tasked with coordinating governmental responses to emergency incidents...
- Access GridAccess GridAccess Grid is a collection of resources and technologies that enables large format audio and video based collaboration between groups of people in different locations. The Access Grid is an ensemble of resources, including multimedia large-format displays, presentation and interactive...