Senior Geomatics student Abdurrahman Bejjaj took first place in this year’s Big Idea Competition, which awards funding to UF students to help them grow their business ideas. Abdu is the creator of Ignition Packaging, a company that develops ... READ MORE
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By Katie Britt Sebring, Florida -- Highlands County 4-H and the University of Florida Geomatics Extension program recently introduced 160 youth to local environmental issues and geospatial skills. On April 29, Highlands County 4-H ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Teaching
Early one muggy morning in April, Geomatics students in the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences gathered at UF’s Austin Cary Forest. Standing in a semi-circle around Professor Jack Breed, the students watched as Breed set ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Scout Leader Hope Hutchison was not surprised that her son, Scout James Hutchison, 11, of Levy County, got an early start working on his Surveying Merit Badge. “He loves math and angles,” she said. And on April 12, along with 17 other ... READ MORE
Category: Events, UF/IFAS
Florida’s history and heritage was the theme of a joint 4-H camp hosted by Highlands and Okeechobee counties on July 9. The camp brought together youth ages 8 to 12 to learn about Florida’s history, cook traditional recipes, visit ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Conservation
Across Florida, historic buildings are feeling the squeeze: extreme weather and a rapidly growing population, which demands more housing and more infrastructure, can lead to the effacement of sites that hold pieces of the state’s history. In ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
The School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS) is hiring an Instructional Designer III. This full-time staff position supports both local and statewide Geomatics faculty in teaching and administering Geomatics courses and ... READ MORE
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Submissions are now open for students who wish to compete in the GIS Day 2024 Map Contest! GIS Day, which will be held Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, is ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Research
The University of Florida's Geomatics Extension Program is excited to announce that the Trig-Star Competition, sponsored by the National Society of Professional Surveyors, is returning to Florida for the 2025-2026 school year. This competition ... READ MORE
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By Suzette Cook/FFGS GAINESVILLE, FL – This is not the first time University of Florida School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (FFGS) Student Orlando Gonzalez Pollo volunteered to help after a major weather event in Florida. In ... READ MORE
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