Improving Pathways into the Geospatial and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technician Workforce (GeoTEd-UAS) is supported by a National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE) (NSF #2000715) grant to develop and implement academic courses and pathways to prepare the geospatial technology and small UAS operations technician (sUAS-OT) workforce.

The mission of the GeoTEd-UAS project is to build community college and educator capacity to prepare the geospatial technology and sUAS-OT workforce by integrating workforce-aligned curriculum, faculty professional development, faculty and student service learning projects, and student internships and other real-world experiences.

The GeoTEd-UAS project has three major components:

1. Develop employer-aligned geospatial technology and sUAS courses and pathways at Germanna Community College, emphasizing the integration of student service-learning projects and internships.
2. Educate and actively mentor community college faculty and educators to build leadership, knowledge, and ability to offer geospatial technology and sUAS content, courses, and student service-learning experiences.
3. Increase the number and diversity of participants in the geospatial technology and sUAS-OT workforce pipeline.