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Want to learn how to map with drones? The Foundations of UAS Mapping course in Spring 2019 is for you!
Dec 13th, 2018
The University of Florida Geomatics program is proud to bring its research expertise in the field of mapping with small Unmanned Aerial Systems (a.k.a. drones) to the classroom. The first mapping with […]
Geomatics & GIS course options for Spring 2019 are available now!
Dec 11th, 2018
Registration for the Spring 2019 semester opens October 29th. Important Dates: January 4 – Last day for regular registration January 7 – 1st day of classes January 9-11 – Non-degree registration January […]
UF & CUAS (Austria) collaboration
Dec 4th, 2018
The collaboration between the University of Florida Geomatics @ Fort Lauderdale research group and the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences in Austria was highlighted in their latest departmental newsletter. We look forward […]
Terrestrial Lidar Demo – 12/1
Dec 1st, 2018
On December 1st, Earl Soeder from GPServ, Inc. and Rick Pryce from Craven, Thompson, & Associates, Inc. gave a hands-on terrestrial Lidar demo to the local SUR3103 Geomatics course. Activities […]
UF Geomatics @ FLASPRS – 11/16
Nov 16th, 2018
On November 16th, the University of Florida Geomatics program was excited to co-organize the Fall 2018 LiDAR Workshop with the Florida Region of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (FL-ASPRS). The event was held […]
Congratulations, Ahmed!
Nov 8th, 2018
On November 8th, Ahmed Ahmouda successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled, “Analyzing the Effect of Political and Natural Crises on Contribution Patterns to Crowed-Sourced Data Platforms and Social Media Activities”. […]
VGI featured in UF/IFAS FLREC Seminar – 11/7
Nov 7th, 2018
On November 7th, Dr. Henry Hochmair presented geospatial research to a campus wide audience in his talk entitled, “Selected Aspects of Geospatial Crowd-Sourcing Platforms”. Thank you to all who attended!
BioBlitz Mapping @ Tree Tops Park
Nov 3rd, 2018
On November 3rd, Levente Juhasz led a team of mappers of all ages during the recently conducted BioBlitz at Tree Tops Park in Davie, FL. Over 27 miles of trails […]
UF Geomatics @ SWFL GIS Symposium – 11/1
Nov 1st, 2018
On November 1st, Adam Benjamin represented the University of Florida Geomatics program at the 8th Annual Southwest Florida GIS Symposium. This annual 1 day GIS event at the Minnesota Twins Player Development […]