Stories From 2016
Solving Problems around the World, One Map at a Time
Master’s Capstone Projects Pair Service Learning and Geospatial Science The Center for Geospatial Analytics is celebrating this season the Fall 2016 graduation of 19 professional master’s students in Geospatial Information Science and Technology (MGIST)––one of the largest groups of graduates […]
Ph.D. Student Ashwin Shashidharan Wins Student Research Competition at International Conference
Ashwin Shashidharan (Dept. of Computer Science) won first place in the Student Research Competition at the 24th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems in San Francisco, CA.
GeoMentor Justin Shedd Leads Local Classroom to Explore Mapmaking with ArcGIS Online
Specializing in GIS for wildland fire management at the center, Justin Shedd participates in the GeoMentor program run by the American Association of Geographers and Esri.
Webcams as Data Sources about Healthy Living and Urban Design
Streaming public webcams—now so abundant in our modern cities—can provide rich evidence for the ways our urban environments impact our daily lives, particularly our behavior navigating those environments.
Patterns of Use: New Research with Big Data Reveals Popularity of Federal Lands for Overnight Trips
America’s public lands, including national parks, national forests, and other historic and natural sites managed by the federal government, are extremely popular––and for good reason. Given these sites’ popularity for recreation, land managers must plan for large numbers of visitors each year […]
Anna Petrasova Awarded Travel Grant to Present at International Conference
At the end of October, center Ph.D. student Anna Petrasova will head to the 24th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographical Information Systems in San Francisco, CA, recipient of a $1,000 travel grant. The award covers Anna’s registration, […]
Professional Master’s Student Helps with NC Disaster Recovery
Because of Hurricane Matthew, North Carolina was hit with one of the worst utility outage events in their history. In a storm meeting at a local utility, Master of Geospatial Information & Technology (MGIST) student William Reckling heard a need for a real-time […]
Center Ph.D. students score spots in selective course for spatial modeling
Lindsey Smart and Scott Beck have landed two of the available 22 seats at the “Introduction to Spatial Agent-Based Modeling” short course to be offered at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) this December in Annapolis, MD. According to Dr. […]
Center Postdoc Derek Van Berkel Wins Professional Development Award to Lead Session at International Conference
Center postdoctoral researcher Dr. Derek Van Berkel is a resident expert in sustainability and geospatial modeling. NC State’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs recently recognized his work with a 2016 Professional Development Award, funding that will help support his coordination of […]
Taming Python – New Online Tool Helps Students Write Better Code
For students learning the popular programming language Python, mastering the art and science of writing code just got a whole lot simpler. A team led by Center Faculty Fellow Dr. Laura Tateosian has just released Py4All, an online tool that lets […]