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Professional Master’s Student Helps with NC Disaster Recovery

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map of US from carved wood

Dec 15, 2017

Partnerships in GIS Service Learning

During their final semester, each master’s student in Geospatial Information Science and Technology completes a service-learning capstone project, working directly with a community or industry partner. This season, we celebrate the work of our December graduates.

Stacy Supak

Aug 30, 2017

A Passion for Solving Puzzles

Stacy Supak, an online instructor for the Center for Geospatial Analytics' MGIST program, loves solving problems in the most efficient way possible and enjoys teaching others to do the same.
MGIST students at orientation

Aug 14, 2017

New Enrollment in Online Master’s Degree Breaks Previous Record

This Fall, the center welcomes its largest group of new students to the professional master's program in Geospatial Information Science and Technology. Thirty-nine students are newly enrolled, breaking last Fall's record of 32.
An image of a map of North Carolina

May 19, 2017

Service Learning in Action

During their final semester, each master's student in Geospatial Information Science and Technology completes a service-learning capstone project.
The Memorial Belltower at North Carolina State University on a spring day

Apr 12, 2017

Center Graduate Students Inducted into Forestry Honor Society

Four students from the Center for Geospatial Analytics were recently inducted into Xi Sigma Pi, the Forestry Honor Society, during the local chapter’s 77th annual banquet held at the NC…
Okan Pala looks on as students collaborate during a simulated drill in a disaster management class at the North Carolina State University Center for Geospatial Analytics

Apr 10, 2017

Disaster Response Drill Trains Next Generation of GIS Professionals

When disasters strike, it’s important to be prepared. Responses can hinge on the ability of skilled, agile GIS teams to swiftly map and communicate the locations of impacts, for decision-makers…
Paul Schrum holding his newly granted patent at the North Carolina State University Center for Geospatial Analytics

Mar 9, 2017

MGIST Student Paul Schrum Awarded Patent to Improve Roadway Design

Professional Engineer and Center for Geospatial Analytics graduate student Paul Schrum recently patented an innovative approach to roadway design that will make developing and visualizing roadway plans a lot more…
A photo of a student helping construct a new home for Habitat for Humanity.

Jan 4, 2017

NC State Caldwell Fellows Use GIS to Help Habitat for Humanity

Training in Geospatial Information Science (GIS) from the Center for Geospatial Analytics is empowering NC State undergrads to help Habitat for Humanity of Wake County provide more affordable housing in…
A photo of an NC State University student holding sweet potatoes

Dec 19, 2016

Solving Problems around the World, One Map at a Time

Master’s Capstone Projects Pair Service Learning and Geospatial Science The Center for Geospatial Analytics is celebrating this season the Fall 2016 graduation of 19 professional master’s students in Geospatial Information…
A screenshot of a traffic routing web application displaying road closures after Hurricane Matthew

Oct 11, 2016

Professional Master’s Student Helps with NC Disaster Recovery

Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by James McCarter, a teaching associate professor at the Center for Geospatial Analytics. Because of Hurricane Matthew, North Carolina was hit with…