First GIS graduate reflects on TROY experience

In 2020, Yitong Wu became TROY's first graduate in geographic information sciences (GIS).

In 2020, Yitong Wu became TROY's first graduate in geographic information sciences (GIS).

Yitong Wu, an international student from Dalian, China, was the first student to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) at Troy University.

Wu was a student in the Surveying and Geomatics Sciences program and was the first to change her major to GIS once the program became available.

Wu knew…

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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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New GIS major preps students for growing career field

The new bachelor's program gives students hands-on experience with technology that maps and applies information.

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…

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New Geospatial Informatics Department offers path to high-tech, in-demand jobs

The department combines combines geography, surveying and drone technology.

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…

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