Troy University’s Geospatial Informatics Department will host its seventh annual Geo Day on March 12. The event showcases geospatial careers and technologies for high school and community college students and offers hands-on experience with industry professionals.
Dr. Steve Ramroop, Surveying and Geomatics Sciences program director, said Geo Day introduces the next generation of college students to a growing career field filled with new technology.
“Geo Day is an event where we can showcase geospatial informatics and its diverse use of advanced technologies being applied to our many workflows across many careers and disciplines,” he said. “It’s a time to expose the younger generation to things that interest them such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality and many others; the students always love to see new technologies, which includes some hands-on exercises. We show them how important it is to get a degree in Geospatial Informatics at Troy University, and the high-demand, high-paying jobs that are ready for the taking.”
Students will attend workshops and demonstrations hosted by industry professionals in sessions dedicated to advanced mapping, modern mapping, UAS/mobile mapping, geospatial mapping and future planning.
Sharon White, a counselor at Greensboro High School, brought her junior 4-H Tech Changemakers students to Geo Day 2025 to introduce them to a career field they may not have heard of before.
“We do a lot of things with technology and even trying to train other community members, so I wanted them to come here and see all the things that TROY offers, and also to see majors they may have not heard of before, especially a lot of careers that are connected to the geospatial industry,” she said. “I learned just as much as they did today, and I feel like I can better guide them on this career path. I hope they understand there are lots of programs out there geared towards the future and technology that will set them up for a successful future.”
The Department of Geospatial Informatics houses the Surveying and Geomatics Sciences degree program, the Geographic Information Systems major and minor, geography minor and the Unmanned Aerial Systems minor. Employers contact the department regularly seeking qualified interns and graduates.
