It’s a busy day anywhere in the world. You roll out of bed and grab your smartphone. You check a news website or a weather app or look up directions to an appointment. Most people don’t think about it ...

The Department of Geography offers Undergraduate and Graduate GIScience Certificates that equip students with essential skills and theoretical knowledge for careers in Geospatial Technology.

Enrolling in our 15-credit online graduate certificate program will equip you with an in-depth understanding of the fundamental components within the field of GIS. This program provides students with ...

Jason VanHorn tried many majors as an undergraduate, but nothing seemed right. Thinking back, he remembered an occupational report in seventh grade, and the job he had chosen to investigate was ...

What do environmental management, urban planning, public health and civil engineering all have in common? They use geospatial information science and technology to make important decisions. Geospatial ...

The online and on-campus Advanced Geographic Information Science (GIS) for Natural Resources certificate at Michigan Tech is designed for professionals and students who want to deepen their expertise ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

UC Santa Barbara geography professor Richard Church has been selected for the 2014 University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Research Award for his highly cited “Maximal Covering ...

Ryan Zhenqi Zhou, a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography, has received a prestigious Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) doctoral scholarship. The national award — one of ...

Professionals of STEM fields/industry are conscious of the exponential growth and need for GIS and Remote Sensing in our complex, interdependent, and rapidly changing world/ecosystem. Living in times ...