About Remote Sensing & GIS

Location:

Geography Building - 2nd Floor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824

Geographic Coordinates
N 42d 43' 45"
W 84d 28' 21"

Phone: 517/353-7195
Fax: 517/353-1821
E-mail: info@rsgis.msu.edu

Directions to RS&GIS
Using MSU's Interactive Campus Map. Select "Geography" from the Browse A-Z drop down menu.

Mission Statement:

Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach Services(RS&GIS) is a non-academic program in the Department of Geography under the College of Social Sciences at Michigan State University. The mission of RS&GIS is:

• To provide state-of-the-art remote sensing (RS), global positioning system (GPS), geographic information science (GIS) and cartographic services to the MSU campus, the State of Michigan, and other agencies.
• To provide outreach instruction and technology transfer in the geospatial fields of RS, GPS, GIS, and cartography.
• To conduct research grant and contract work for on-campus and off-campus units.

Take a virtual tour to learn more about RS&GIS

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Staff:

RS&GIS employs 12 full-time professional staff members. These experienced personnel conduct research, teach, and provide services in a variety of geography related fields. In addition, several MSU graduate and undergraduate students are employed to assist with these endeavors.

RS&GIS is the largest organization, nationwide, to have its entire GIS staff added to the registry of Certified GIS Professionals. The GIS Certification Institute has awarded the following RS&GIS staff members GISP designation: Sarah AcMoody, Justin Booth, Robert Goodwin, Dennis Hudson, Dave Lusch, Derek Moy, and Jessica Moy.

Combined, the staff at RS&GIS has over 125 years of experience in the GIS field. The stringent GIS Professional certification process requires years of experience in the field, continued professional development, and service to the GIS community.

Remembering Bill Enslin:

On October 17, 2006, we lost a valued friend and colleague.

Bill did much to advance geospatial science in Michigan. Among his many accomplishments, Bill can be credited with bringing GIS software to local government in the state through C-Map, Landscan, and the Michigan MapImage Viewer.

Additionally, Bill was the co-founder of IMAGIN (Improving Michigan's Access to Geographic Information Networks), served on the board of LIAA (Land Information Access Association), and was a recipient of many prestigious awards.

Bill was a dedicated employee of the Center for Remote Sensing, now RS&GIS, for over 30 years.

We will miss him.

• The Professional History of Bill Enslin

• View the memory book.

• View pictures of Bill.