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The belltower in spring with flowering trees in the foreground
Jun 24, 2020

Celebrating Student Achievements 2019–2020

This past year, our talented doctoral and professional master’s students at the Center for Geospatial Analytics have published articles, presented at conferences, mentored school groups, won awards and served their communities. Learn more about what they have been up to.
The NC State Belltower at dusk with colorful lights reflected around it
Jun 24, 2020

Celebrating Faculty and Staff Achievements 2019–2020

The 2019-20 academic year was packed with achievements by our faculty fellows, research associates, staff and postdoctoral scholars. Learn more about the awards, popular press coverage and speaking engagements earned by our talented group of researchers.
Shannon Ricci
Jun 19, 2020

Introducing the 2020 NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant Fellow

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Shannon Ricci has been selected as the 2020 NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant Fellow! Her research will use satellite data to track boat traffic on artificial reefs, helping to reveal the reefs' value to North Carolina's coastal economy.
a child enjoys swinging on the swing set of a playground
May 15, 2020

Service Learning Projects Drive Spatial Solutions for Public Health, Safety and More

During the Spring 2020 semester, our 21 graduating professional master’s students applied their knowledge and skills in community partnerships that aimed to help Raleigh residents anticipate flooding on the Greenway, support fire departments planning to build new fire stations and much, much more!
Cherry tomatoes
Apr 29, 2020

Plant Aid: A Big-Data Project to Detect Plant Diseases Faster

An interdisciplinary team including Center for Geospatial Analytics researchers will combine small sensors with big data for faster detection of the diseases plaguing tomato fields. From a hand-held plant disease "sniffer" to a cloud-based database that can alert farmers about the cause of the stress and suggest possible mitigation strategies, the project aims to detect diseases early, improving yield.

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50 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Spatial Data Science

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The convergence of HPC & AI: Why it’s great for supercomputing and the enterprise

Inside HPC

State park attendance trends suggest parks will be overburdened by mid-century

Phys.org