Our undergraduate remote sensing program is led by Dr. Ramesh Sivanpillai. Dr. Sivanpillai is a remote sensing scientist with the Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) at the University of Wyoming. He teaches remote sensing courses and directs the WyomingView program. For more than 25 years, Dr. Sivanpillai has worked on digital processing of remotely sensed data for applications in forestry, range-land, agriculture, water, disaster assessment and land use studies. He has worked with several national and international agencies and academic institutions in India, the US, Mexico, Nicaragua, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kenya and Australia.

Here at UW, we believe hands-on experience is the best way to learn and master skills. That’s why this program teaches students to use specialized remote sensing software. Students additionally have the opportunity to take elective courses in unmanned aerial systems, so they can learn to safely fly drones and collect data.