More than a map—geographic information system (GIS) helps us to answer the question "where?" The UWF GeoData Center guides our partners, students, faculty and staff using geospatial technologies that change the way we view the world. Through collaborative analysis and visualization, we use cutting edge applications of GIS technologies in order to inform and deliver innovative solutions to critical societal issues.
With applications in a wide variety of industries and occupations, our GIS undergraduate and graduate certificates and master’s degree in Geographic Information Science Administration prepare our students to become interdisciplinary data scientists and highly skilled GIS professionals.
UWF is the only University in Florida designated as an ESRI Development Center (EDC). The EDC program confers special status and benefits upon a select few leading university departments that challenge their students to develop innovative applications based upon the ArcGIS platform.
Programs
UWF GIS offers undergraduate and graduate certificates as well as a GIS Admin, M.S., that incorporates a business core for career advancement.
GIS ProgramsServices
The UWF GeoData Center leverages the latest geographic data information technology to help our clients make informed decisions that solve complex problems.
ServicesPortfolio
UWF GeoData Center and GIS student research and projects showcase the creation of maps, software applications and code, and other geospatial tools.
PortfolioAnnouncements
Ranked #15 for the Best Online Master's Degree in GIS
UWF has been ranked #15 for the Best Online Master's Degree in Geographic Information Systems by University Headquarters (UniversityHQ). University HQ is a resource for finding top rated colleges, scholarships, potential salaries to help students the right career and navigate through the higher education process.
GIS MS Admin Alumnus Research Published
UWF Associate Professor of GIS Dr. Derek Morgan, University of Tampa Professor of Criminology Dr. Timothy Hart, and M.S. in GIS Admin alumnus Matthew Bradbury research on links between time and place was published in The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge.
UWF Student Capstone Highlight: COVID & Crime In Athens, Georgia Pandemic Policing of the Future
Graduate GIS Administration student Nathan Berger’s capstone project focuses on understanding how the pandemic affected crime spatially and over time in a specific geographic area. his research allows the local police department to better prepare for future pandemics, focusing on the rise and fall of crime trends over specific areas in the county.
