According to supplementary Article 30 of Law No. 2809 dated 28.03.1983, with the Decree of the Council of Ministers enacted with its publication in the Official Gazette No. 27505 of 26.02.2010, the Faculty of Engineering was established within the Artvin Çoruh University. In the decision of the Higher Education Implementation Council of 09.06.2010 based on substitute Article 7-d/2 of Law No. 2880 in place of Law No. 2547, it was found suitable to open the Department of Geomatics Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering of Artvin Çoruh University. With notification no. 2906 dated 16.06.2010 of the Higher Education Implementation Council, our department officially opened.

The Department of Geomatics at Artvin Coruh University consists of six divisions including geodesy, cartography, surveying techniques, photogrammetry, remote sensing, and land management. Currently there are two faculty members and seven research assistants in the Department, but the efforts to expand academic staff in order to admit students continue.