Bachelor of Science in AI and Geospatial Analytics

University at Buffalo - SUNY

This unique major combines AI with the science of analyzing locations, and is perfect for people who want to study maps and use geospatial data from diverse sources such as drones, social media, satellites and weather observations to solve problems anywhere in the world. Keep reading about this exciting field of geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) and see how AI and geospatial analytics can be integrated to help address important challenges facing our society, such as those related to sustainable cities, disaster management, environmental health and ecosystem conservation.

What will I learn?

To understand how AI tools can be built by society and for society, you’ll start with an overview of different types of AI, the ethical issues involved, and how AI disrupts the environment and other parts of our lives. You’ll take a few math and statistics courses and learn about probability, machine learning and computational skills. In your geography classes, you’ll study our planet and the Earth system, the impacts of globalization on cities, human-environment interactions, geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. You’ll learn how to acquire, synthesize and critically use spatial data, as well as how to integrate AI and GIS to support disaster management, improve global health, protect communities and conserve important ecosystems. Finally, you’ll have a capstone course where you can bring together everything you’ve learned to develop potential solutions to real-world problems.