What is Geoinformation?

Geoinformation is information about geographical phenomena that is directly or indirectly linked to a position on the earth (DIN ISO 19101). The aim is to answer relevant questions from administration, business and research by means of computer-processable geodata (spatial data). These data are collected, stored, analyzed and interpreted in geoinformation and CAD systems in order to subsequently illustrate complex relationships in 2D and 3D. In this process, metadata extend spatial information in a variety of ways. The associated complexity of the workflows is due to the heterogeneity of the data and the large number of data suppliers.

Our Profile

The Geoinformation Working Group, which emerged from the former “Geo-Resources-Geo-Risks” working group, is dedicated to these contents using the latest methodological approaches from the the field of geoinformation. These include geo-information systems (ArcGIS), 3D modelling tools (GOCAD, SKUA, Leapfrog, Geosoft), drilling databases (GeODin) and relational database management systems (RDBMS, Oracle).

The projects in the Geoinformation working group are all applied and are mostly carried out in close cooperation with state authorities and/or industrial partners. This offers interested students the opportunity to gain practical experience beyond the methodological competence taught by the Geoinformation Working Group.