地理传感系统工程和科学是一个跨学科计划，重点是使用机载地图来满足私营企业，政府机构和学术机构的需求。将训练研究生使用称为LiDAR的工具，即光检测和测距。借助LiDAR，研究人员可以在要绘制地图的区域上空飞行，每秒在地面上发射数十万个激光脉冲。即使通过茂密的植被和浑浊的水，光如何返回其源也可以用于创建极其详细的地形图。UH LiDAR数据生成的地图为私人和政府机构的数百个研究项目提供了支持。这些地图帮助在洪都拉斯雨林中找到了一个古老的文明，<br> <br>地理传感系统工程和科学计划是世界上唯一的此类研究
Two Master of Science degrees are offered: the Master of Science thesis degree and the Master of Science non-thesis degree. Admission to this program is competitive and requires a B.S. degree.<br><br>Completion of a Master of Science with thesis requires that each student perform original research advised by one of the core faculty of the Geosensing Systems Engineering and Sciences program. This faculty member will be the Chair of the thesis defense committee. Ordinarily, the Thesis Committee Chair will arrange financial support for the student and the research. A thesis master's degree typically requires two years (or more) of full time effort to complete the course work, plan and perform the research, and write and defend the thesis.