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NC State University doctoral researcher Will Reckling prepares to launch a drone on Roan Mountain, NC, to map the area for endangered high-elevation plants - Keeping Track of Rare Mountaintop Plants with Drones - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Nov 5, 2021

Keeping Track of Rare Mountaintop Plants with Drones

Researchers from the Center for Geospatial Analytics have devised a method to more safely and efficiently monitor endangered high-elevation plants, by predicting their likely locations and then flying drones in high-probability areas to collect imagery.
Spotted lanternfly winged adult and red nymph

Nov 3, 2021

PoPS: The Data-Driven Decision-Making Tool

The US Department of Agriculture's Plant Protection and Quarantine program is using a forecasting framework developed at the Center for Geospatial Analytics to design and test control strategies for the invasive spotted lanternfly.
Collage of Images - New Funding Program Supports Diversity and Inclusion Projects - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 28, 2021

New Funding Program Supports Diversity and Inclusion Projects

A new donor-funded College of Natural Resources program for improving diversity, equity, inclusion and justice is supporting the W.E.B. Du Bois Visualization exhibit organized by the Geospatial Graduate Student Organization.
Drawing of the City - Meet Our Landscape Dynamics 2021-22 Undergrad Researchers - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 8, 2021

Meet Our Landscape Dynamics 2021–22 Undergrad Researchers

The Center’s Landscape Dynamics group is excited to welcome four new undergrad researchers who bring talents from a variety of majors to our biological invasions and urban systems research.
Ian McGregor - Seeing the Earth for the Forests - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 21, 2021

Seeing the Earth for the Forests

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Ian McGregor is using satellite imagery and time series modeling to help conservation agencies detect illegal logging in near real-time in protected forests. Find out more in his guest post on the NC Space Grant news blog.
Students pose masked at Ph.D. orientation in Fall 2021 - "I use Geospatial Analytics To..." Part IV - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Sep 10, 2021

“I Use Geospatial Analytics To…” Part IV

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.
Randi Butler - Digging Deep into Interdisciplinary Agricultural Research - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 30, 2021

Digging Deep into Interdisciplinary Agricultural Research

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student and Sweet Fellow Randi Butler is starting research this fall on an interdisciplinary agricultural data science team using a variety of techniques to reduce agricultural waste and increase sweet potato yield.
Infographic of Border Simulation - New PoPS Border Simulation Support Front Lines of Pest Detection - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 23, 2021

New PoPS Border Simulation Supports Front Lines of Pest Detection

Software developers at the Center for Geospatial Analytics have released the first version of a pest or pathogen spread (PoPS) simulation that can quantify the effectiveness of inspections at ports of entry and reveal how many pests are missed.
Statue - Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology Student Pursues Higher Degree to Advance His Career - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jul 29, 2021

Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology Student Pursues Higher Degree to Advance His Career

Peter Erlenbach has worked hard to achieve his master's degree while serving as a full-time solution engineer. Learn more about his experience in the online Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology (MGIST) program.
Wildfire - Ask an Expert: How Dangerous is Wildfire Smoke? - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jul 26, 2021

Ask an Expert: How Dangerous is Wildfire Smoke?

Faculty Fellow Jennifer Richmond-Bryant discusses how wildfire smoke can impact human health, even if it's from thousands of miles away.