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Digging Deep into Interdisciplinary Agricultural Research

Creating Near Real-Time Decision Analytics

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.
PoPS - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jun 8, 2022

Pest or Pathogen Spread (PoPS) Model 2.0.0 Released

Developers at the Center for Geospatial Analytics have released the newest official version of the Center's signature open source system for forecasting the spread of insect pests and disease and for testing control strategies: PoPS 2.0.
wind turbines in a row line a dirt road against a blue sky with white clouds

May 5, 2022

Leveraging GIS Know-How for Custom Problem-Solving

During the Spring 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.
green vineyard being inspected for pests

Apr 20, 2022

New USDA-Funded Research Will Leverage Big Data and Machine Learning to Forecast Spread of Agricultural Pests

New research led by Center director Ross Meentemeyer and research scholar Chris Jones will address data gaps that have previously hindered the accuracy of, and rapid updates to, pest spread forecasts.
Rachel Porter

Apr 4, 2022

Rachel Porter Is NC State’s 2022 Esri Innovation Program Student of the Year

NC State joined a select group of universities worldwide when it became part of the Esri Innovation Program in 2017. Congratulations to our 2022 EIP Student of the Year: Fall 2021 MGIST graduate Rachel Porter!
Water in a Tunnel - GIS Service - Learning Solutions for Utility Management, Community Health, Building Resilience and More - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Dec 14, 2021

GIS Service-Learning Solutions for Utility Management, Community Health, Building Resilience and More

During the Fall 2021 semester, our graduating professional master’s students worked with industry, government and nonprofit partners to apply their knowledge and skills to pressing geospatial challenges.
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.
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.
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.