Florida International University is the premier research university in South Florida characterized by robust research programs and diverse student body. Geographic Information Science figures in numerous activities with special emphasis on the Southeastern United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

The following is a list of departments involved in GIScience here at Florida International University:

 
Environmental Studies
 
Earth Sciences
 
Biological Sciences
 
GIS - RS Center
 
FAU-FIU Joint Center for Environmnetal & Urban Problems
 
Metropolitan Center
 
South East Environmental Research Center
 
Civil & Environmental Engineering Lehman Transportation Research Center
 
The Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology
 
Latin American and Caribbean Center
 
Decision Sciences & Information Systems
 
Knowledge Management Lab
 
School of Computer Science
 
International Relations
 
Physics
 
International Hurricane Research Center