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spotted lanternfly adult with town in background
Jul 15, 2019

A New Way to Help Stop Insect Pests in Their Tracks

The spotted lanternfly is one of many invasive insect pests causing economic and ecological damage in the US. A new geospatial decision-support tool developed at NC State is helping managers to curb their spread.
historic photo from Shenandoah National Park of a scenic overlook
May 22, 2019

Shenandoah National Park Announces Launch of Interactive Map “Exploring Shenandoah National Park History – One Tract at a Time”

Discover historic photos, letters, land records and stories related to Shenandoah National Park––all in a newly launched web mapping application created by Center for Geospatial Analytics researchers and students.
May 20, 2019

Can a Hands-on Model Help Forest Stakeholders Fight Tree Disease?

Participants don't need coding or software expertise to use Tangible Landscape, a 3D model that allows them to try out different approaches for stopping sudden oak death, which has killed millions of trees.
Japanese Maple near the Belltower on North Campus off Hillsborough Street.
May 13, 2019

Celebrating Student Achievements 2018–2019

With another academic year drawn to a close, there is a lot to celebrate at the Center for Geospatial Analytics! Discover what our talented doctoral and professional master’s students have been up to over the past year.
view of a hurricane from space
May 8, 2019

Meeting Real-World Needs with GIS Expertise

During their final semester, each master’s student in Geospatial Information Science and Technology completes a service-learning capstone project, working directly with a community or industry partner. This season, we celebrate the work of our May graduates.

In the Press

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

June 6, 2019
Inside HPC

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

June 4, 2019
/> Phys.org

A ‘dead zone’ the size of Massachusetts could hit the Gulf this summer

June 11, 2019
PBS News Hour