2023

Apr 26, 2023

Spring 2023 Geospatial Forum Rewind

During the Spring 2023 Geospatial Forum series, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students presented their doctoral research and guest speakers discussed topics ranging from disease spread to justice in the participatory sciences; a special three-hour studio also taught our community about species distribution modeling using GRASS GIS and R.

Apr 24, 2023

My Trip to IALE: A Bloom of Ideas After a Long Drought

Ph.D. candidate Thom Worm found the recent IALE-NA conference in California a refreshing experience after three years without in-person gatherings.

Apr 17, 2023

Discussing the Implications of Boundaries in Social-Ecological Systems at IALE-NA

At her first conference since starting grad school, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Christina Perella presented her work exploring tradeoffs in defining a study system's spatial and temporal boundaries.

Apr 13, 2023

Researchers Use Geospatial Analytics and AI to Develop Global Food Security Solutions

Integrating AI and geospatial technology can help solve challenges to global food security and poverty that are exacerbated by climate change.

Apr 13, 2023

Alex Yoshizumi Is NC State’s 2023 Esri Innovation Program Student of the Year

NC State joined a select group of universities worldwide when it became part of the Esri Innovation Program in 2017. Congratulations to our 2023 EIP Student of the Year: Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Alexander Yoshizumi!

Apr 11, 2023

GIS Tops NC State University’s Graduate Certificate Programs

Over the past four years, over 200 students representing 24 majors and seven colleges have earned the Center for Geospatial Analytics’ Graduate Certificate in GIS, making it NC State University’s most popular graduate certificate program.

Mar 2, 2023

Scientists Use Satellites To Track Earth ‘Greening’ Amid Climate Change

Research led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Xiaojie Gao found changes in global “greening” will play a significant role in how much carbon dioxide plants capture and store.

Feb 28, 2023

Are Densely Built or Sprawling Cities Better for Conservation?

New research co-authored by Faculty Fellows Jelena Vukomanovic ‏and Adam Terando ‏examined whether densely packed or sprawling urban development best meets biodiversity and conservation goals and found…there is no consensus.

Feb 24, 2023

Why the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Were So Destructive

The sheer power of the recent earthquakes created the “perfect recipe for strong ground motions to take place," says Faculty Fellow Ashly Cabas.

Feb 10, 2023

Congrats to NC State’s 2023 Herb Stout Student Award Winners

Jeremy Davis and Andrea Saravitz are the 2023 NC State recipients of the Herb Stout Student Award and will represent the university at the NC GIS Conference in March.