Andrew Foy is Professor of Geospatial Science at Radford University. He holds a B.S.
and M.S. in Geography and a Ph.D. in Geospatial and Environmental Analysis. He began
working as a geographer with the National Park Service studying peregrine falcons,
and later went to Virginia Tech to work on a National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
research project on geospatial data fusion and uncertainty. After completing his
graduate degrees and six years as the GIS Coordinator and Developer for the City of
Radford he started teaching at Radford University. He is the Director of the GIS
Center at Radford University.
His research interests are broadly focused around geospatial data fusion and methods
to improve how people analyze and use geographic data spanning from local government
to academia. Lately, he has been using LIDAR to create a 3d virtual model of the
campus for both facilities management and for academic uses. His experience working
for Radford City has proven to be a powerful outlet for improving the relationships
with residents, the government, and the university, resulting in an internship program,
which employs up to three students per year doing GIS for emergency response, utility
and asset management, and other municipal applications. In addition to those activities
he served on the NRV Hazard Mitigation Plan Steering Committee, and is active in the
Virginia Geographic Information Network and Virginia Geographic Alliance.
Classes: Intro to GIS (GEOS 250), Population Geography (GEOS 305), Spatial Analysis (GEOS
380), Virtual Reality (GEOS 391), Advanced GIS (GEOS 410).
Research Interests: Uncertainty in GIS, spatial statistics, biogeography, WebGIS/GIS programming and GIS
applications for natural resources.