TROY instructor Al Allenback is teaching a new class, Remote Pilot Familiarization, as part of the new UAS minor.
A new course in drone operation is already paying dividends for Troy University students.
The Unmanned Aerial Systems minor offered by the Geospatial Informatics Department just completed its first-ever on-campus class, and one of its students has earned her FAA Remote Pilot Certification.
The course, Remote Pilot Familiarization, gives students the practical airmanship knowledge to…
The new bachelor's program gives students hands-on experience with technology that maps and applies information.
A new academic major at Troy University prepares students for careers in the growing field of Geographic Information Sciences.
Troy University’s Geospatial Informatics Department unveiled the new bachelor’s of science in geographic information sciences this semester, aiming to provide students with tools that make them valuable in a variety of sectors, including government, law…
More than 320 high school students attended Geo-Day at the Troy Campus in March.
Students from southeast Alabama and as far away as Huntsville recently attended the inaugural Geo-Day at Troy University.
Geo-Day, which took place March 11, is an event aimed at igniting students’ interest in the geospatial informatics field.
Dr. Steve Ramroop and the Geospatial Informatics Department hosted the inaugural event as a means to inform…
The department combines combines geography, surveying and drone technology.
A new academic department within the College of Arts and Sciences will give TROY students a path to high-tech, in-demand jobs.
The Department of Geospatial Informatics began in May as the new home of the geomatics program, the geographic information systems (GIS) minor and the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) minor.
The new department includes geomatics…