Geospatial Innovation Program (GIP)

The Washington College Geospatial Innovation Program (GIP) strives to provide innovative geospatial solutions for our partners while creating experiential learning opportunities for our students.

 

The Geospatial Innovation Program is a spatial technologies hub providing experiential learning through professional internships, academic courses, and support for research. In partnership with external organizations, we pair students with projects to solve real-world problems.

Since 2007, the Geospatial Innovation Program (GIP) at Washington College has led in geospatial analytics, delivering over 40 projects worth $12.5+ million across the U.S. and internationally. We support communities in strengthening resilience, increasing preparedness, and securing critical mitigation funding. We bring cutting-edge expertise, specialized knowledge, resource access, and a community focus.​

  • Environmental analysis and mapping

  • Crime prevention and traffic analysis

  • Cultural, historic, and resource mapping

  • Economic planning and development

  • Professional workforce development

 

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What We Do:

We provide our students with work that expands their critical thinking and analytic skills by pushing them to network and respond to the demands our paying clients and partners.  

Why It Matters:

GIP's projects provide a valuable framework that organizations can use to improve their decision-making capabilities.

Our partners and clients depend on us for timely and accurate data and tools that they can use to make better-informed decisions that impact the health and safety of our community.

Mapping Their Future

Through the Center for Environment and Society at Washington College, the Geospatial Innovation Program provides students with professional training for their future careers, and for the improvement of their local and global communities.

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