{"id":256,"date":"2014-12-22T10:09:56","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T16:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/?page_id=256"},"modified":"2025-06-09T09:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:20:09","slug":"gisremote-sensing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/research\/gisremote-sensing\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS\/Remote Sensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing<\/strong>\u00a0focuses on using geospatial technology to understand how natural and human forces interact across the Earth\u2019s surface. We explore everything from mapping environmental change to analyzing urban patterns, while also examining how these tools shape social and cultural dynamics. As a fast-growing field, GIS offers strong career prospects through 2030, with a wide range of opportunities highlighted on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/what-is-gis\/careers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESRI careers page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2014\/12\/aerial_imagery_Milwaukee_620.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty\">Faculty<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/choi-woonsup\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/choiw.webp?ver=46c8a0d6e644bab159940f41d354edff\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/choi-woonsup\/\">Woonsup Choi<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Affiliated Faculty<\/strong>, <em>Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:choiw@uwm.edu\">choiw@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142292671\">414-229-2671<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/schwartz-mark\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/mds.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/schwartz-mark\/\">Mark D. 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