Spatial Computing at UMaine

The School of Computing and Information Science offers leading-edge research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs in Spatial Information Science and Engineering and an all coursework, all e-learning master’s degree program in Spatial Informatics. Almost all SIE required and elective courses are available simultaneously online as well as on campus up to and through the PhD degree. Spatial Computing is the overarching research and scholarly domain in which our academic and research programs are engaged in advancing. We use the terms “spatial information science and engineering” and “spatial informatics” interchangeably here. Both terms may be used to describe the field of knowledge that builds from and bridges to domains of geographic information science, computer science, cognitive science, data science, and engineering. We define spatial computing as a broader, more inclusive, and overarching concept. Our 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. Our additional 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.