Center for Geospatial Analytics Past Events
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Geospatial Forum with Dr. Anders Huseth
Landscape-scale intensification of individual crops and pesticide use that is associated with this change is a problem that has had unequal effects on pests with different lifecycles, host ranges, and dispersal abilities. Understanding the fundamental connections between agricultural intensification and…
Find out moreRace and Place Seminar Series: Panel Discussion
Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Academia Panel Bethany Cutts, Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, Stacy Nelson (Interim Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, College of Natural Resources; Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources) Watch a closed-captioned…
Find out moreGeospatial Forum with Dr. Sarah Gergel
Malnutrition linked to poor quality diets affects at least 2 billion people globally. Forests and trees are key sources of dietary diversity in some rural settings. Here, we develop and explore the conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscapes…
Find out moreAugust 2021
Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Nikki Inglis
Dissertation Title: Temporally dynamic viewscapes for modeling the past and future of visual landscape amenities Advisor: Dr. Jelena Vukomanovic, Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Assistant Professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management Abstract: The visual connection humans make…
Find out moreGeospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Kellyn Montgomery
Dissertation Title: Analytical approaches for plant pest management across the biosecurity continuum Advisor: Dr. Helena Mitasova, Associate Director of Geovisualization, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Professor, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Abstract: Non-native plant pests and pathogens threaten biodiversity,…
Find out moreVirtual Orientation opens for MGIST and GIS Certificate students
Students will access online materials to review before the live Virtual Coffee Q&A sessions on August 13, 2021.
Find out moreGIS Certificate Virtual Orientation Coffee Hour
Fall 2021 new students, join us on Zoom for a live Q&A session.
Find out moreMGIST Virtual Orientation Coffee Hour
Fall 2021 new students, join us on Zoom for a live Q&A session.
Find out moreSeptember 2021
Geospatial Forum with Dr. Diego Riveros-Iregui (UNC Chapel Hill)
A rapidly growing body of work suggests mountain streams emit surprisingly large amounts of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Studies in these environments are scarce and estimates of CO2 fluxes from aquatic environments are poorly constrained. High-altitude tropical grasslands, known…
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