Faculty and Staff

A photo of Stacy Supak in a meeting at the North Carolina State University Center for Geospatial Analytics

May 25, 2016

Stacy Supak Helps Hackers Help Citizens Get Outdoors

At the 2nd Annual Bayes Hackathon in San Francisco, Dr. Stacy Supak mentored a winning team of interdisciplinary, big data hackers that will be heading to Washington, D.C. to present…

Apr 22, 2016

Aaron Hipp Featured Plenary Speaker at 2016 mHealth@Duke Conference

Center Fellow Dr. Aaron Hipp participated as featured plenary speaker at the 2016 mHealth@Duke conference in Durham, NC, where he shared his work using the Archive of Many Outdoor Scenes to measure human physical…

Apr 4, 2016

Bill Slocumb Delivers Keynote Address at 2016 GIS for Transportation Symposium

Center researcher and graduate and professional GIS&T instructor Bill Slocumb delivered the keynote address at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2016 Geospatial Information Systems for Transportation Symposium, held this…

A photo of Helena Mitasova giving a presentation

Oct 19, 2015

Helena Mitasova Elected To Open Source Geospatial Foundation Board Of Directors

Dr. Helena Mitasova, a Center Faculty Fellow and the Associate Director of Geovisualization, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo. This…

A photo of two Masters of Geospatial Information Science and Technology students using Google Glass at the North Carolina State University Center for Geospatial Analytics

Oct 5, 2015

MGIST Faculty Member Laura Tateosian Awarded DELTA Exploratory Grant

Dr. Laura Tateosian, a Center Faculty Fellow and GIS Faculty member, was awarded a competitive Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) Exploratory Grant to develop ‘Py4All’, a web-based interactive feedback…

An image of a landscape demonstrating the spread of Sudden Oak Death

Aug 31, 2015

Director’s Research Among Most Notable Papers Impacting The Science Of Ecology

As part of the Ecological Society of America‘s Centennial celebration, the organization released its top 10 lists of the most notable papers published in ESA journals. Director Ross Meentemeyer’s co-authored research…

A photo of Hugh Devine using the Tangible Landscape at the North Carolina State University Center for Geospatial Analytics

Mar 10, 2015

Hugh Devine Receives NC State’s Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence

Dr. Hugh Devine has been selected to receive the 2015 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. This award recognizes NC State faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the University…

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,…

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)…