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A photo of six NC GIS conference attendees taken in 2015

Mar 5, 2015

NC State And The Center Shine At The 2015 NC GIS Conference

NC State and the Center for Geospatial Analytics were well-represented at the recent NCGIS Conference 2015 held at the Raleigh Convention Center. Center students, faculty and associates participated in the conference,…

Feb 20, 2015

Postdoc Francesco Tonini Wins 2014 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation In The School of Forest Resources and Conservation At The University of Florida

Just announced, Center postdoctoral scholar Francesco Tonini‘s doctoral dissertation entitled, “Modeling the Spread and Geographic Distribution of Invasive Termites in Florida,” has been selected as the 2014 Outstanding Dissertation in…

A map of proposed fire management zones in the Southeastern United States

Feb 19, 2015

National Park Service Fire Management Office Adopts New Wildland Fire Management Zones For Southeast US

The Southeast Region of the National Park Service Fire Management Office recently adopted new wildland fire management zones (see map) that were developed in collaboration with Center researcher, Justin Shedd.…

Three images of users trying an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset during a UniSA workshop

Feb 13, 2015

Center Fellow Leads International Training On Immersive Virtual Environment Technology

Center Faculty Fellow Jordan Smith led a series of training sessions on the use of immersive virtual environment technology at the University of South Australia in Adelaide. The week-long training event (February 9-13)…

A chart showing the predicted biomass categorized by LiDAR point density reduction with red horizontal line indicating the median of observed biomass.

Feb 6, 2015

As Little As 1 Percent Of LiDAR Can Be Used To Effectively Map And Estimate Urban Tree Biomass

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data is being increasingly used as an effective alternative to conventional optical remote sensing to accurately estimate aboveground forest biomass ranging from individual tree to…

A chart showing annual operating expenditures

Jan 7, 2015

Nation’s State Park Systems Likely to Experience Reduced Operating Budgets With U.S. Adoption of Climate Change Mitigation Policy

Recent research from Jordan W. Smith (CGA Faculty Fellow), Yu-Fai Leung, Erin Seekamp (Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management) as well as Chelsey Walden-Schreiner and Anna Miller (PhD students…

Dec 12, 2014

New NC State Chapter of the International Association of Society and Natural Resources Receives Competitive Science Communication Award

The newly formed NC State chapter of the International Association of Society and Natural Resources (IASNR) was awarded a competitive science communication grant to host a film screening and panel discussion…

An image of two women conducting a geospatial 3-D visualization

Dec 9, 2014

Enhanced Visual Depth Cues from 3D Visualization Technologies Do Not Affect Individuals’ Perceptions of Trail Degradation

New research from Jordan W. Smith (Center Faculty Fellow), Yu-Fai Leung, Erin Seekamp (Dept. of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management) as well as grad students from across the College of…

A image of the probability of new (simulated) development - based on 55 stochastic model runs - for each of four scenarios.

Dec 1, 2014

New Urban Growth Simulations Reveal Trade-Offs Between Alternative Conservation Planning Approaches

Land that is of great value for conservation can also be highly suitable for human use, resulting in competition between urban development and the protection of natural resources. New research…

Nov 3, 2014

Reception to Honor Dr. Hugh Devine set for Friday, December 5, 2014

Longtime advocate of the geospatial sciences at NC State, Dr. Hugh Devine, will be retiring effective January 1, 2015, after 37 years of outstanding University service. A reception to honor…