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Centre for Geospatial and Computing Technologies

Advancing geospatial and computing through world-class education, research, and collaboration to solve real-world challenges.

The Centre brings together specialists who have a focus on delivering digital solutions to real world problems. It embraces a range of areas from human-centred computing to software development, geographic information systems and artificial intelligence.

Our Master of Applied Computing and Master of Artificial Intelligence for Land Use prepare students to contribute to industry whilst our doctoral programme focuses on cutting edge research to advance the discipline.

Our aims

  • Provide world class education in geospatial and computing technologies
  • Deliver research led programmes
  • Collaborate on inter- and trans-disciplinary teams with local communities and iwi to tackle real world problems
  • Be national and international leaders in the advancement of research.

Key themes for the Centre

Our areas of specialisation include:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Machine Learning
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Visualisation
  • Software Engineering
  • Human Centred Computing
  • Social Science methods in Computing
  • Complex Systems Modelling

Study programmes

Our key academic programmes include:

Collaborating research centres

Centre of Excellence in Designing Future Productive Landscapes

Complex Systems, Big Data and Informatics Initiative

Contact

Dr Stuart Charters – Associate Professor, Centre Director

Faculty of Environment, Society and Design

Email: stuart.charters@lincoln.ac.nz