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

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Flooded Philadelphia street - Using Machine Learning to Map Floods - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Aug 21, 2024

Using Machine Learning to Map Floods

A Ph.D. student at the Center for Geospatial Analytics trained a machine-learning model to create maps that could help identify potentially flood-prone areas in urban settings.
Team putting fists together - Bridging Silos and More with GIS and Experiential Learning - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

May 1, 2024

Bridging Silos and More with GIS and Experiential Learning

During the Spring 2024 semester, our graduating professional master’s students worked with industry, government and nonprofit partners to apply their knowledge and skills to pressing geospatial challenges.
Bird - The Varied Real-World Impacts of Experiential Learning - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Dec 14, 2023

The Varied Real-World Impacts of Experiential Learning

During the Fall 2023 semester, our graduating professional master’s students worked with industry, government and nonprofit partners to apply their knowledge and skills to pressing geospatial challenges.
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.
Aerial view of highway - Service Learning Partnership Drive Innovation with GIS - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

May 4, 2023

Service Learning Partnerships Drive Innovation with GIS

During the Spring 2023 semester, our graduating professional master’s students worked with industry, government and nonprofit partners to apply their knowledge and skills to pressing geospatial challenges.
Raleigh skyline - GIS Service Learning to Support Public Lands, First Responders, City Planning and More

Dec 15, 2022

GIS Service Learning to Support Public Lands, First Responders, City Planning and More

During the Fall 2022 semester, our graduating professional master’s students worked with industry, government and nonprofit partners to apply their knowledge and skills to pressing geospatial challenges.
an orange snow shovel cuts through a pile of snow - New Visualization Tool Helps Weather Forecasters and Researchers More Easily Identify and Study Bands of Heavy Snow - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Nov 15, 2022

New Visualization Tool Helps Weather Forecasters and Researchers More Easily Identify and Study Bands of Heavy Snow

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Laura Tomkins developed a new way for meteorologists and atmospheric scientists to quickly and easily distinguish heavy snow from mixed precipitation in weather radar imagery, to improve understanding of snowfall during winter storms.
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.
Insect - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jun 8, 2022

Forecasting the Arrival of an Insect Pest

Invasive agricultural pests are a big problem, and the first step to preventing or minimizing their damage is determining whether an area is environmentally suitable for invasion. Predicting *when* a pest is likely to arrive, though, is just as important as anticipating *where*...
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.