Welcome to the Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering at The University of Maine.

The department offers leading-edge research-based master's- and doctoral-degree programs in Spatial Information Science and Engineering and an ongoing master's degree program in Information Systems.

The innovative graduate degrees in spatial information science and engineering focus on the design of information systems for the collection, management, and analysis of information that has a spatial component.  The forward looking information systems degree programs focus on technical, managerial, and policy issues associated with constructing and managing computer-based information systems for modern organizations.

The University of Maine is located in the small New England town of Orono, Maine just north of Bangor on the Penobscot River. Offices and classrooms are housed in the Edwards Wing of Boardman Hall located on the tree-lined campus mall.

Also, please check out our Graduate Student Internship Program offered in collaboration with businesses and agencies in Maine.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like a department/campus tour.

Graduate students in the Spatial Information Science and Engineering programs were asked recently to define their disciplinary domain and make a prediction for the future of their department. Among the responses included the following: 

Spatial Information Science and Engineering is
… the field that studies and develops the theories, models and relationships of entities in space and time
… the uniquely integrative field that builds a broad understanding of dynamic environments
… the multi-disciplinary field advancing the knowledge base from which the next generations of Google Earth, car navigation, and spatial data base systems will be built.
… the field that develops methodologies for solving technical problems related to space and time.

Within five years we expect our graduate program in Maine to be
… acknowledged, if not already, as the global leader in advancing the computational aspects of geographic information science.
… recognized universally as the premier academic institution fostering innovative thought leadership in geographic information science.
… known as the program with the highest interdisciplinary productivity in terms of graduate degrees and publications in the field.
… recognized as a matchless world class center for advancement of spatial information theory and applications.

If you have similar confidence and enthusiasm, this may be the graduate student body you are looking to join!