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Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Vaclav Petras

Jordan Hall 5119 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Dissertation Title: Geospatial Analytics for Point Clouds in an Open Science Framework Advisor: Dr. Helena Mitasova, Associate Director of Geovisualization, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Professor, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences   Abstract: Point clouds acquired by LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) or created from UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) imagery have transformed how the Earth's surface…

MGIST Spring 2018 Digital Symposium & Professional Showcase

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

The Professional Showcase is an opportunity for our graduating students to present their Capstone projects in front of the geospatial community at NC State. This includes student peers, alumni, faculty and staff from across the university, and our community and industry partners. This is a tremendous professional development and networking opportunity for our students. The…

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Mark Friedl

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Boreal and temperate forests have experienced substantial climate change over the last several decades.  However, understanding of how changes in climate are affecting these ecosystems is incomplete.  Remote sensing provides an important source of information that can help address this information gap.  We present results from recent studies that use three decades of Landsat imagery…

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Jelena Vukomanovic

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Participatory research methods are increasingly used to better understand complex social-environmental problems and design solutions through diverse and inclusive stakeholder engagement. But, participatory research rarely engages stakeholders in co-development and interpretation of computational models that describe system dynamics essential for conceptualizing complex processes and envisioning scenarios of alternate action. Even fewer participatory projects have engaged…