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Geospatial Forum with Dr. James Wickham – Those Hot, Hot Temperate Forests

Dr. James Wickham | Senior Research Biologist | US Environmental Protection Agency   Abstract: Preserving and restoring the world’s forests is regarded as having a positive (cooling) effect on a warming climate.  However, some have cautioned against reforestation and afforestation as a climate-warming-mitigation strategy outside of tropical regions, without considering the potentially counteracting biophysical effects (albedo, transpiration)…

Geospatial Forum with Nate Irwin – How Do We Save GIS?

Nate Irwin | Lead Developer | Trailhead Labs, San Francisco, CA   Abstract: For a number of reasons, the relevance of GIS, as we know it, is waning. Geography, on the other hand, is alive and well. In fact, it’s so pervasive that you’d be hard-pressed to find a tech company whose portfolio doesn’t include it in…

Geospatial Studio – 3D Visualization of Geospatial Data with Blender

Blender is a powerful open-source 3D modelling, simulation, and game-engine platform with the ability to integrate and visualize georeferenced information. With Blender you can easily import and intuitively interact with GIS data, and turn them into lifelike renderings of natural and urban landscapes. This Geospatial Studio will introduce you to the main features of Blender and…

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Budhendra Bhaduri – Landscape Dynamics, Geographic Data, and Scalable Computing: the Oak Ridge Experience

Dr. Budhendra Bhaduri | Geographic Information Science and Technology Group | Oak Ridge National Laboratory   Abstract: Increasing resolutions of geographic data provides a compelling motivation for spatiotemporal analysis of dynamic data streams.  The challenge in processing large volumes of high resolution earth observation and simulation data by traditional GIS has been compounded by the drive…

Geospatial Studio – Mapping and Geospatial Visualization with QGIS

QGIS is a free and open source software for analyzing and visualizing your geo data, also known as GPS, georeferenced, geocoded, or GIS/Geographic Information System data.  QGIS can be installed on multiple operating systems and has greater analytical capabilities than online mapping sites. We'll learn some GIS fundamentals, how QGIS compares with other GIS software,…

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Susan Ustin – Mapping Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes Dynamics between Years in the Sacramento Delta with AVIRIS-ng

Dr. Susan Ustin | Professor of Environmental and Resource Sciences in the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources | Director of the Center for Spatial Technologies and Remote Sensing (CSTARS) | University of California Davis   Abstract: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California is the largest estuary on the west coast of North and South America and…

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Stacy Supak – Working with Government Agencies to Use Open Data for Social Good

Dr. Stacy Supak | Teaching Assistant Professor | Center for Geospatial Analytics | NC State University   Abstract: With President Obama’s 2013 Executive Order, an estimated 20 million government-generated datasets could be eligible for release to the public. These data have massive potential to inform and support solutions to our nation’s most pressing challenges. At the…

Geospatial Forum with Dr. Josh Gray – Kalman Filter Applications in Remotely Sensed Imaging

Dr. Joshua Gray | Assistant Professor | Forestry & Environmental Resources | NC State University Kalman Filters are used in a wide variety of signal processing applications to fuse multiple noisy signals and forecast system states. Here, we investigate the potential of Kalman Filters to fuse multisource, multispectral satellite imagery. In particular: obtaining robustly gap-filled…

MGIST Digital Symposium & Professional Showcase

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…