University of North Georgia students should gain more opportunities in the growing field of geospatial technology through a new 3-year $609,739 National Science Foundation grant designed to start two new programs on the Gainesville campus. The grant, which begins July 1, will help the university develop a new associate degree and a certificate program in the technology, which has a variety of uses, including GPS, commonly used by drivers who need directions from one location to another, according to Jeff Turk, director of the UNG Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis. “These geospatial tools are really revolutionizing society,” Turk said.