Resources

A focused collection of admissions information, undergraduate research opportunities, educational materials, and research tools useful to current and prospective students.

31 useful student resources.

UCF admissions & programs

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UCF CECE Graduate Programs

Master’s and doctoral programs in civil, environmental, and construction engineering.

Official UCF resource · cece.ucf.edu

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Overview of UCF’s undergraduate civil engineering program and areas of study.

Official UCF resource · cece.ucf.edu

M.S. in Civil Engineering

Degree paths and tracks for graduate study in civil engineering at UCF.

Official UCF resource · cece.ucf.edu

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering

Research areas, degree requirements, and application information for UCF’s Civil Engineering Ph.D.

Official UCF resource · cece.ucf.edu

Undergraduate research at UCF

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Education materials

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Visible Geology

Interactive tools for visualizing geologic structures, topography, and block models.

Visible Geology · app.visiblegeology.com

Engineer4Free: Statics

Free tutorials and worked examples for core engineering statics concepts.

Engineer4Free · engineer4free.com

Geospatial Analysis Online

An open textbook covering spatial data, visualization, statistics, and modeling.

Spatial Analysis Online · spatialanalysisonline.com

Esri MOOCs

Free scheduled courses on GIS, spatial analysis, imagery, and location intelligence.

Esri · esri.com

NASA ARSET Training

Free remote-sensing webinars and applied training using NASA Earth observations.

NASA · appliedsciences.nasa.gov

Dive into Deep Learning

An interactive open textbook with code, mathematics, and practical deep-learning examples.

Open textbook · d2l.ai

Interpretable Machine Learning

A clear introduction to methods for explaining and interpreting machine-learning models.

Open textbook · christophm.github.io

Research tools & data

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Google Earth Engine

Documentation and tutorials for planetary-scale geospatial analysis in the cloud.

Google for Developers · developers.google.com

USGS EarthExplorer

Search and download satellite imagery, aerial photography, elevation, and other Earth-science data.

U.S. Geological Survey · earthexplorer.usgs.gov

Sentinel Hub EO Browser

Explore, compare, and visualize Sentinel and other Earth-observation imagery.

Sentinel Hub · apps.sentinel-hub.com

QGIS

Open-source desktop GIS for mapping, spatial analysis, and geospatial data management.

QGIS project · qgis.org

OpenTopography

Access high-resolution topography data, processing tools, and educational resources.

OpenTopography · opentopography.org

DesignSafe-CI

Data, computing, collaboration, and learning tools for natural-hazards engineering research.

NSF NHERI · designsafe-ci.org

Research writing & discovery

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VOSviewer

Build and explore bibliometric networks for literature reviews and research mapping.

Leiden University · vosviewer.com

OpenAlex

An open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, topics, and citations.

OurResearch · openalex.org

Zotero

Free reference management for collecting, organizing, citing, and sharing research sources.

Zotero · zotero.org

Overleaf

Collaborative online LaTeX writing for papers, reports, theses, and presentations.

Overleaf · overleaf.com