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A New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D.

Jun 24, 2024

Exploring the End of the Growing Season in Drylands at EGU 2024

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Grace Choi studies the timing of the end of the growing season, a major regulator of seasonal growth cycles, and recently presented her work at both the European Geosciences Union and European Space Agency.

Jun 21, 2024

Celebrating Student Achievements 2023–2024

This past year, our talented students won prestigious awards, hosted professional development activities, published scholarly articles and found innovative ways to support each other. Learn more about what they have been up to.

Jun 3, 2024

From Satellites to Soil: Experiencing Scientist-Community Partnerships First-Hand

This past April, Ph.D. student Isabella Hinks attended a NASA-funded research meeting in Sonipat, India and presented her work at the 2024 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna and European Space Agency’s Centre for Earth Observation in Rome.

Jun 3, 2024

Center Ph.D. Students Teach GRASS GIS for Coastal Hazard Analysis at International Conference

Pratikshya Regmi and Caitlin Haedrich recently presented a two-hour clinic that showed researchers how to use the flood modeling tools available within GRASS GIS and more.

May 16, 2024

Reflecting on IALE and Presenting What’s Driving Residential Development Near Protected Areas

Research by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Eamon Espey suggests that a growing preference for living near areas rich in natural resources is driving construction of new homes near national parks and other protected areas.
Christina Perella

May 9, 2024

Exploring Principles of Open Data and Data Sovereignty in Landscape Ecology

As part of a collaborative project co-produced with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Christina Perella is exploring how the way data defines communities can be at odds with how communities define themselves.
John Polo

May 9, 2024

Components to Consider in Choosing Plant Disease Forecast Models, a Presentation at IALE

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student John Polo studies how different data collection methods and model structures affect forecasts of plant disease spread in agricultural fields and forests.
Laura Tomkins

May 6, 2024

Pack Reflections: Laura Tomkins ’24

Tomkins graduated in May 2024 with a Ph.D. in Geospatial Analytics. She is currently employed as a senior atmospheric scientist by Karen Clark and Company in Boston, Massachusetts.
NC State graduation

May 1, 2024

Congrats to Our May 2024 Graduates!

This semester, we celebrate the NC State graduation of 39 members of the Center for Geospatial Analytics community. Congratulations to all of our doctoral, professional master’s and graduate certificate students on their success!

Apr 26, 2024

A New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers

New research led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. alum Elyssa Collins and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals how much water Earth's rivers hold.