Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Drone Technology

GIS and Drone Program Photo Gallery

Students and professors in the GIS and Drone program participate in a variety of activities including drone workshops, Harper's Drone Club, and Drone Safety and Experience Day.

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A pair of GIS/Drone Technology students stand in a field while one holds up a drone

Educator drone workshop. Summer 2026

A drone operator in a neon safety vest looks over a page of instructions with a GIS/Drone Technology student in a field

Educator drone workshop. Summer 2026

A drone demonstration being facilitated by a GIS/Drone Technology staff member on a microphone outside in a field

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2026

A lecture hall full of students attending a presentation about Harper's GIS/Drone Technology program

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2026

A drone styled like a mini plane

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2026

A woman holding her hands out underneath a drone to make it hover in the air

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2026

A speaker with a microphone giving a presentation about drones outside in front of a TV

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2026

A bright orange drone positioned in the grass to be ready for takeoff

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2026

A GIS/Drone Technology student smiling and holding a drone remote

DRO 101. Class. Spring 2026

A prospective student trying out VR drone flight technology with an instructor

DRO 101. Class. Spring 2026

A GIS/Drone Technology student holding his hand out underneath a drone to make it hover in the air

DRO 101. Class. Spring 2026

A GIS/Drone Technology instructor explaining how a drone works to a group of prospective students

DRO 101. Class. Spring 2026

GIS/Drone Technology students looking over a binder and holding a camera to prepare for flight

DRO 102. Class. Fall 2025

A pair of GIS/Drone Technology students in neon safety vests standing in a field and holding a drone

Experiential learning. Fall 2025

A group of GIS/Drone Technology students stand around an outdoor table at night, planning a nighttime flight

Experiential learning. Fall 2025

A GIS/Drone Technology student fixing a drone in a field with a screwdriver

Experiential learning. Mapping a section of Deer Grove Forest Preserve. Fall 2025

A thermal image of three deer in a field taken with a drone

Experiential learning. Wildlife detection with a drone mounted thermal sensor. Fall 2025

A thermal image of a group of fire science students and staff taken with a drone

Drone demo. Fire Science class. Thermal image. Spring 2025

A panchromatic image of a group of fire science students and staff taken with a drone

Drone demo. Fire Science class. Panchromatic image. Spring 2025

A group of GIS/Drone Technology students and an instructor taking a selfie while unpacking drone supplies from a car's trunk

GEG 162 (now DRO 102). Fall 2024

The Elgin Police Drone Unit doing an outdoor drone demonstration

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2024

A drone sitting on top of a case, ready for flight

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2024

A view of the crowd at the Elgin Police Drone Unit's outdoor drone demonstration

Drone Experience and Safety Day. Spring 2024

GIS/Drone Technology students and an instructor setting up a piece of equipment in a field

GEG 162 (now DRO 102). Fall 2023

A GIS/Drone Technology student holding a large, winged drone and preparing for flight

GEG 162 (now DRO 102). Fall 2022

A drone sitting on a small landing pad in a field surrounded by a few GIS/Drone Technology students, ready to fly it

GEG 162 (now DRO 102). Fall 2022

A group photo of the GIS/Drone Technology program members, U.S. representative, and FAA Administrator

U.S. Representative Sean Casten and FAA Great Lakes Regional Administrator Rebecca MacPherson visit. Fall 2021

Two people flying a drone over a parking lot at Harper College

GEG 161 (now DRO 101). Class. Summer 2021

The GIS/Drone Technology program coordinator and student having a conversation

GEG 161 (now DRO 101). Class. Summer 2021

Two GIS/Drone Technology program members seated at a table in a field, piloting a drone

GEG 161 (now DRO 101). Class. Spring 2021

GIS and Drone Program Videos

Last Updated: 8/6/26