Geographical Information Systems (GIS) MSc programmes: Facilities

There is a wide range of facilities for practical work at our Penrhyn Road campus, where the GIS MSc courses are based. You will have access to a modern environment with the latest equipment, including:

• the £9.8 million Eadweard Muybridge building with state-of the art laboratories;
• the new £20 million pound John Galsworthy building with a range of teaching rooms and computing labs;
• a well-stocked library that boasts an impressive collection of GIS texts, journals and online e-books/journals; and
• excellent social spaces, plus a large, fully equipped gym and fitness centre.

Dedicated graduate facilities

In addition, you can use the dedicated Graduate Centre on campus. This includes:

• additional IT facilities;
• seminar rooms;
• social spaces and a canteen; and
• a learning resource centre with specialist libraries

GIS facilities

The GIS programmes are well supported in the University and benefit from:

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  dedicated state-of-the-art GIS labs with access restricted to GIS students – containing top-specification computing equipment; 
• a second, geomatics lab – equipped with digitising tables, stereoscopic screens, scanners and other specialist equipment, restricted to MSc and final year undergraduate GIS students;
• high quality, large-format printing on full colour designjet printers;
• mobile equipment for precision mobile data acquisition and mapping – including Total Stations, Trimble dual channel GPS receivers, PDAs, GPS receivers and laptops;
• access to all the major professional level GIS software including home installation licences;
• free access to ESRI's online Virtual Campus;
• access to Kingston's impressively stocked library and learning resource centre;
• access to important and unique databases and datasets; and
• reduced and free memberships of professional organisations.