The AUA GIS and Remote Sensing Lab, established in 2017, is a joint initiative of the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment and the AUA Zaven and Sonia Akian College of Science and Engineering. The Lab adds capacity in mapping and analysis of spatial data to AUA’s academic offerings and research agendas. Outside of AUA, the Lab provides basic and advanced training in GIS and remote sensing to professionals from Armenian counterparts and supports collaborative inter-university and government research.