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Mar 17, 2020

Helena Mitasova Selected for 2020 UCGIS Research Award

The Center for Geospatial Analytics' Associate Director of Geovisualization has been named the 2020 recipient of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science's (UCGIS's) Research Award.

Feb 27, 2020

2019-20 University Faculty Scholars Named

NC State’s University Faculty Scholars are recognized for their significant academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and greater community. The 2019-2020 class includes Center for Geospatial Analytics Faculty Fellows Chris Osburn and Rob Scheller.

Feb 26, 2020

2020 TRELIS Fellows Announced

The TRELIS project is a professional development program for women educators in the geospatial sciences. Faculty Fellow Jelena Vukomanovic has been accepted into the 2020 cohort.

Feb 21, 2020

SECASC Researcher Spotlight – Katie McQuillan

Every year, the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center funds a multi-disciplinary cohort of Global Change Fellows. Catch up with 2019-2020 fellow and Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Katie McQuillan to learn more about her research into forest water dynamics.

Feb 13, 2020

Visual Analysis of Ship Data Using Omnisci Immerse

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Umesh Gupta was invited to speak at Converge 2019, the inaugural conference organized by the company Omnisci, about his award-winning work mapping big data from ships.

Feb 12, 2020

Making Mapping and Modeling More Accessible

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Nick Kruskamp won an Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the American Geophysical Union 2019 Fall Meeting. Learn more about his conference experience and how his host mapping research seeks to make data sharing more open.

Feb 3, 2020

Tracking Tiny Organisms Using Big Data

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Megan Coffer has developed a first-of-its-kind workflow for processing data from commercial satellites, which will advance understanding of large-scale cyanobacterial blooms.

Jan 30, 2020

Remote Sensing and the Science of Sound

Does boat noise bother fish? Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Shannon Ricci is innovating the detection of small boats in satellite imagery to better understand the impacts of maritime traffic on underwater soundscapes.

Jan 15, 2020

Fall Colors and Climate Change: How Rising Temperatures Might Shift Colorado’s Season of Gold

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Nikki Inglis is combining geospatial models to predict where aspen trees might grow––and provide stunning roadside views––over the next 100 years.

Jan 14, 2020

Urban Growth Model FUTURES 2.0.0 Released

Developers at the Center for Geospatial Analytics have released the newest official version of the center’s signature open source software for modeling urban growth: FUTURES 2.0.0.