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Center for Geospatial Analytics
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Everything is spatial and location matters.

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$3.1+ million in new research grants

2021–2022 fiscal year

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Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Initiatives support students, faculty, and staff and address data justice

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At the Center for Geospatial Analytics, we push the boundaries of geospatial data science to make discoveries and get important work done. Our state-of-the-art Geovisualization Lab features innovative tools and technologies that help stakeholders intuitively interact with spatial data, to explore patterns and make decisions.

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Unleashing the Power of GRASS GIS with Jupyter Notebooks at FOSS4G 2022

Our software developers created a new way to integrate open source geospatial software with interactive documents, and presented their work at a recent international meeting. Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Caitlin Haedrich explains. 
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Connecting Southeast Scientists, Managers, Educators and Students

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Kate Jones recounts her experience at the 2022 Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Symposium and how being a Global Change Fellow shaped her dissertation research. 
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Natural Solutions and a Clean Water Future for the Cape Fear

Faculty Fellow Katherine Martin and her research team are using the Center’s signature FUTURES land change model to simulate potential new development scenarios throughout the Cape Fear River Basin, to better understand how upstream land-use changes could impact downstream water quality. 

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Academics

From introductory courses up to a doctoral study program, our world-leading faculty guides students through the foundational theory and real-world practice of geospatial analytics.
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Research

We design cutting-edge tools and innovative applications of spatial data to inform critical decision-making and deliver actionable solutions for complex problems.

Upcoming Events

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Oct 07

Friday3:00 PM

Geospatial Forum with Austin Stone (Planet Labs) and Dr. Corbin Kling (Planet Federal)
Oct 21

Friday3:00 PM

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Rachel Levy (NC State)
Nov 04

Friday3:00 PM

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Xun Shi (Dartmouth College)

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“Geospatial Analytics can deepen our understanding of almost any problem — and unearth new solutions.”

– Ross Meentemeyer, Director, Center for Geospatial Analytics

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