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Invasive Insect that Kills Grapes Could Reach California Wine Region by 2027

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Late blight disease on potato leaf - Using Written Records - and Tweets - as a Roadmap for Plant Disease Spread - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Feb 15, 2024

Using Written Records – and Tweets – as a Roadmap for Plant Disease Spread

New research led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Ariel Saffer and co-authored by Faculty Fellow Laura Tateosian and MGIST alum Yi-Peng Yang shows how analyzing historic and modern texts can help researchers track and visualize plant diseases like late blight.
Close-up of Xiaojie Gao - Graduating Student Spotlight: Xiaojie Gao - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Dec 6, 2023

Graduating Student Spotlight: Xiaojie Gao

Gao will graduate in December 2023 with a Ph.D. in Geospatial Analytics. He is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University.
Traffic light sign under water - New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Nov 7, 2023

New Model Adds Human Reactions to Flood Risk Assessment

By taking human adaptation into account, a new version of the FUTURES land change model offers a more realistic assessment of flood risk.
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.
Aerial view of South Florida - New Tool Maps South Florida Fire Risk Pixel by Pixel - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jun 27, 2023

New Tool Maps South Florida Fire Risk Pixel by Pixel

Center researchers designed a computer model called FireHydro to allow fire managers to map fire risk in South Florida on a day-to-day basis.
A research image - Researchers Use Geospatial Analytics and AI to Develop Global Food Security Solutions - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

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.
Close-up of a leaf - Scientists Use Satellites To Track Earth 'Greening' Amid Climate Change - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

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.
The invasive insect, the spotted lanternfly - Tweets, News Offer Insights on Invasive Insect Spread - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jan 5, 2023

Tweets, News Offer Insights on Invasive Insect Spread

Twitter and online news could help scientists track the spread of invasive insects, a new study from NC State's Center for Geospatial Analytics found.
A group of scientist testing out sensors for research

Aug 24, 2022

$1M NSF Grant Awarded to Help Better Predict Emerging Plant Disease Pandemics

Our researchers plan to use real-time analytics through sensor technology, data mining, remote sensing and modeling to better monitor and predict plant diseases.
The invasive insect, the spotted lanternfly.

Jun 8, 2022

Invasive Insect that Kills Grapes Could Reach California Wine Region by 2027

An NC State study predicts the spotted lanternfly has a low probability of first reaching the grape-producing counties of California by 2027, and a high probability by 2033.