Troy University Geo Day introduces students to geospatial careers

High school students practice flying a drone outside during Geo Day 2025.
 

Over 350 students attended the Geospatial Informatics Department’s sixth annual Geo Day held Thursday, March 16 at Troy University. Geo Day gives high school students from around the Wiregrass an inside look into the geospatial industry and an opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge.

Dr. Steve Ramroop, Surveying and Geomatics Sciences Program Director, said Geo Day serves as a great opportunity…

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TROY professors helping to protect native land in Louisiana with living shorelines, GRP grant

Dr. Chris Boyd and Dr. Xutong Niu are part of a 12-person team working to protect the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe's land.

Dr. Chris Boyd and Dr. Xutong Niu are part of a 12-person team working to protect the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe's land.

Troy University professors Dr. Chris Boyd and Dr. Xutong Niu have been selected to be part of a Louisiana-based team that is striving to help the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT) protect their land from climate-related hazards. 

Made possible thanks to a $780,308 grant awarded by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of…

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Geo Day 2023 introduces students to geospatial careers and Troy University

TROY hosted over 250 students during the fourth annual Geo Day held in March.

TROY hosted over 250 students during the fourth annual Geo Day held in March.

The Geospatial Informatics Department recently hosted the fourth annual Geo Day in March, giving students from across Alabama and Georgia an inside look into the geospatial industry and providing hands-on experiences.

Geo Day is held every year during spring break to accommodate the hundreds of high school students and their sponsors. This year, there were 270 in…

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Troy University selected for FAA training program

The FAA selected TROY's Unmanned Aerial Systems program for the UAS Collegiate Training Initiative.

The FAA selected TROY's Unmanned Aerial Systems program for the UAS Collegiate Training Initiative.

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Troy University’s Unmanned Aerial Systems program for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI).  

“I am extremely proud that Troy University has been accepted into this prestigious national drone collegiate studies program,” said Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Chancellor of TROY. “We are the first institution in Alabama to join…

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TROY receives surveying technology gift from NEI

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