Troy University Geospatial Informatics Department

It is time for a graduate spotlight! Justin Fulford from Geneva, AL is a May 2026 Surveying and Geomatics Sciences graduate. He served in leadership in the student chapter of the Alabama Society of Professional Land SurveyorsAlabama Society of Professional Land Surveyors including president his senior year and two- time member of Troy’s national survey competition team. He was also a department workship student. After interning in Marianna, FL his first summer and Mooresville, NC last summer, Justin decided to return to NC to become a survey technician with Patriot Survey and Infrastructure.

We started June off with a blast today. After Dr. Ramroop told IMPACT leaders about our department and its programs, faculty hosted sessions for the Wiregrass JROTC STEM Leadership Academy. Dr. Niu did a drone flight then the groups learned about geospatial applications in our computer lab and GIS down the hall.

We are getting ready for Troy University Admissions IMPACT sessions to begin on June 8th. It is always nice to see new students who are excited to come to Troy. We enjoy showing those who want to be become surveyors or GIS professionals all our technology and our little corner of the campus in Wallace Hall. It is not too late to sign up for IMPACT if you are planning to start at Troy in the fall. There are still sessions open in July for freshmen and both transfer sessions still have space.

We are back in action! Term 5 and Summer semester start today. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER! Some of our students are doing internships and headed to the great outdoors, while others are behind a laptop doing online classes. We wish them all success this summer!

Please be grateful for those who paid the ultimate price so we could enjoy our summer activities in freedom.

It is dark and quiet on the third floor of Wallace Hall but if you listen closely you can almost hear the sounds as they slowly fade away.......
Sounds of all the laughter, lectures and lab prep that went on this past year. The comradery of the senior class will be replaced by the uncertainly of the new students who will need time to discover that this is “their place” and “their people” as they press on toward the finish line together.
Their voices will fill the air soon!

Stay safe, enjoy the GEOgraphic features as you travel, and remember to thank a GEOSPATIAL professional for mapping out the roads and highways to wherever you may go!

Well, tomorrow is the big day and we want to wish all our department graduates the best in their geospatial careers and their lives as they walk across the stage. Map out a path to success and happiness!

Finals are all done. Seniors have left the building for the last time with promises to come back to see us. Some will get their diplomas on Thursday and others must complete summer internships first. We will miss each one and wish them the very best. We also hope the rest of our students will have a great summer. See y’all in the fall!