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Geospatial Forum: Where Are They Now? A Panel Discussion with Center for Geospatial Analytics Alumni

Jordan Hall Addition 1216 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Summary: A panel discussion with Center alumni about their career trajectories and the role geospatial analytics has played in their professional lives since graduation. Recording: https://youtu.be/2Imsz4tnGc0 Panelists: El Cardenal (GISCert 2020; MS MEAS 2020): Geoscientist @ AECOM Brett Cox (GISCert 2017; MGIST 2020): Research Manager @ JLL Carolinas Peter Erlenbach (MGIST 2021): Solution Engineer @…

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Zhen Qu (NC State)

Jordan Hall Addition 1216 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Monitoring Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases from Space Summary: Robust predictions of air pollution and climate forcing require better representations of air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions than we have at present. In this forum presentation, Dr. Zhen will show how satellite observations, an atmospheric chemical transport model, and statistical methods are applied to estimate…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Grokhowsky

Jordan Addition 1214 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Innovation Using an Automated Publication Screening Advisor: Dr. Helena Mitasova, Associate Director of Earth and Environmental Sciences Applications Abstract: Quantifying research and development publications to better understand the focus of research is common practice in knowledge synthesis. Literature reviews often explore a corpus of research publications by the data…

Graduation Reception and MGIST Digital Symposium

Hunt Library Teaching & Visualization Lab 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC, United States

The MGIST Digital Symposium is an opportunity for our graduating professional master’s students to present their Capstone projects to the geospatial community at NC State and beyond. 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…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Annie Paulukonis

Online NC

Defense Presentation Title: Fields and Foragers: Linking Pesticide Landscapes to Wildlife Demography for Pollinator Risk Assessments Co-Advisors: Dr. Tom Purucker, US Environmental Protection Agency; Dr. Helena Mitasova, Associate Director of Earth and Environmental Sciences Applications Abstract: Invertebrate pollinators are exposed to pesticides during and after chemical applications in agricultural landscapes; these exposures can have wide-ranging consequences…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Raja Das

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

Defense Presentation Title: Leveraging Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Advanced Landslide Analysis: From Detection to Prediction to Monitoring across Diverse Geo-Environments Advisor: Dr. Karl Wegmann, faculty fellow and associate professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Abstract: Every year, landslides claim thousands of lives worldwide, posing a persistent threat to communities.…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Luke Allen

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

Defense Presentation Title: Observed Mesoscale Surface Air Pressure Waves and In-Cloud Characteristics in the Context of Winter Storm Structures Advisor: Dr. Sandra Yuter, faculty fellow and distinguished professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Abstract: Recent observations of winter storms from ground-based and aircraft-mounted instrumentation allow us to refine our understanding of…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Mollie Gaines

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

Defense Presentation Title: Using Earth Observation Data of Different Spatial Resolutions to Quantify the Influence of Anthropogenic and Climate Drivers on Surface Water Dynamics Advisor: Dr. Mirela Tulbure, faculty fellow and professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Surface water—such as rivers, ponds and lakes—is the most accessible and renewable water source.…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Izzi Hinks

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

Defense Presentation Title: Betting the Farm: Does Homogenization Threaten Smallholders' Climate Resilience? Advisor: Dr. Josh Gray, faculty fellow and associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Smallholder farms (<2 ha) contribute 80% of the food supply in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Their ability to produce high yields will largely determine the…

Geospatial Forum (Studio): Robert Dzur – Bohannan Huston, Inc.

Jordan Hall Addition 1220 2720 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Exploring Open-Source Object Detection and Visualization in an Expanding Big Data Era >>> REGISTER HERE! <<< Speaker: Robert Dzur, Sr. Vice President and Systems Manager, Spatial Data, Bohannan Huston, Inc. Hosted by: Dr. Vaclav Petras, CGA Faculty Fellow and Senior Researcher Summary: In this interactive studio, participants will apply an object detection model to identify…