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Extreme Heat is Changing How People Experience the Outdoors

2023

aerial view of a city neighborhood - Greener Neighborhoods Can Protect Us - at the Cellular Level - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 18, 2023

Greener Neighborhoods Can Protect Us – at the Cellular Level

A new study led by our researchers finds that greenspace in urban environments has a positive impact on a key genetic marker associated with exposure to stress.
Felipe Sanchez presenting - When in Rome: Presenting at the GeoVet 2023 Conference in Italy - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 3, 2023

When in Rome: Presenting at the GeoVet 2023 Conference in Italy

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Felipe Sanchez is developing approaches to identify the locations of livestock farms using aerial imagery and artificial intelligence, to improve disease monitoring and surveillance.
Large group of abstract people icons - Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say, Now What? - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 3, 2023

Citizen Science Has a Diversity Problem, Experts Say. Now What?

NC State researchers including Faculty Fellow Caren Cooper and Ph.D. student Deja Perkins want to broaden engagement in large-scale citizen science projects by providing practitioners with the knowledge, awareness and resources to support inclusion, equity and accessibility.
Students collaborate - New NSF-Funded Research Will Expand Access to GRASS GIS - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 3, 2023

New NSF-Funded Research Will Expand Access to GRASS GIS

A new $1.5 million research project led by NC State University will support and expand the community of GRASS GIS, an open-source geospatial processing platform.
Group photo in front of Oregon - Presenting Urban Forest Fragmentation Research at the Ecological Society of America Meeting in Portland, OR - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 14, 2023

Presenting Urban Forest Fragmentation Research at the Ecological Society of America Meeting in Portland, OR

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Shannon McAvoy's research reveals how ecosystem services provided by urban trees and socioeconomic disadvantages are spatially connected.
Andrew Shannon presenting - Exploring New Landscapes and Discussing Landscape Models at ESA 2023 - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 12, 2023

Exploring New Landscapes and Discussing Landscape Models at ESA 2023

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Andrew Shannon is developing species-specific relationships between trees and disturbance events like drought and wildfire, to predict how forests will respond to future conditions.
Ph.D. student group photo - "I Use Geospatial Analytics To..." Part VI - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 8, 2023

“I Use Geospatial Analytics To…” Part VI

Curious about what our newest Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students work on for their dissertations? Check out how they and their advisors use geospatial analytics to impact a range of fields.
people pose for a group photo outside a building - Center Researchers Attend GRASS GIS Community Meeting in Czech Republic - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 28, 2023

Center Researchers Attend GRASS GIS Community Meeting in Czech Republic

In June, five Center researchers gathered with other GRASS GIS developers and users in Prague to celebrate the open-source software's 40th anniversary. Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Caitlin Haedrich shares her experience.
Jenna with monitor and code - Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 3, 2023

Jenna Abrahamson Develops Remote Sensing Methods to Predict Flooding

This summer, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Jenna Abrahamson interned with the Pacific Northwest National Lab's terrestrial and aquatic integration team.
Person running outside - Extreme Heat is Changing How People Experience the Outdoors - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 2, 2023

Extreme Heat is Changing How People Experience the Outdoors

The built environment impacts exercise and recreation. Associate Director Aaron Hipp explains how people are changing the timing and location of their outdoor activities as heat waves become more common.