Faculty and Staff

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Aug 28, 2023

Center Researchers Attend GRASS GIS Community Meeting in Czech Republic

In June, five Center researchers gathered with other GRASS GIS developers and users in Prague to celebrate the open-source software's 40th anniversary. Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Caitlin Haedrich shares her experience.

Aug 2, 2023

Extreme Heat is Changing How People Experience the Outdoors

The built environment impacts exercise and recreation. Associate Director Aaron Hipp explains how people are changing the timing and location of their outdoor activities as heat waves become more common.

Jul 6, 2023

Celebrating Faculty and Staff Achievements 2022–2023

The 2022–23 academic year was packed with achievements by our faculty fellows, research staff and postdoctoral scholars. Learn more about the awards and popular press coverage earned by our talented group of researchers.

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 red brick house is surrounded by flooding and a chainlink fence

Jun 9, 2023

Finding Floods from Space to Support Community Action

Through AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange, faculty fellow Mirela Tulbure and doctoral students Mollie Gaines and Varun Tiwari have been working with a community science project in Georgia to validate the lived experiences of residents dealing with frequent flooding.

A research image from a student in the Ph.D. in Geospatial Analytics program

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.

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.

Feb 28, 2023

Are Densely Built or Sprawling Cities Better for Conservation?

New research co-authored by Faculty Fellows Jelena Vukomanovic ‏and Adam Terando ‏examined whether densely packed or sprawling urban development best meets biodiversity and conservation goals and found…there is no consensus.

Rescue workers search through rubble following an earthquake in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Feb 24, 2023

Why the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Were So Destructive

The sheer power of the recent earthquakes created the “perfect recipe for strong ground motions to take place," says Faculty Fellow Ashly Cabas.

Feb 9, 2023

Celebrating Our Community: Fourth Annual CGA Awards

At our Awards Banquet on January 31, the Center for Geospatial Analytics honored students, faculty and staff for their achievements and presented the CGA Awards.