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New NASA-Funded Research Will Address Food Security and Climate Adaptation

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Mar 22, 2026

USDA Awards Avian-Flu-Fighting Challenge Grants to NC State Researchers

CGA Faculty Fellow Dr. Gustavo Machado and his team were awarded $1.3 million to investigate the main ways avian flu spreads at the farm and barn levels.

Collage of all Ph.D. Students awarded an NC Space Grant - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jul 21, 2025

Ph.D. Student Gwen Kirschke Awarded NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship

Kirschke's project will leverage remote sensing to create continuous maps of floral resources to understand and predict resource limitations.
Marshlands - Center Researchers to Support Small Business Natrx on $1M NSF-Funded Project - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Nov 14, 2023

Center Researchers to Support Small Business Natrx on $1M NSF-Funded Project

Integrating GRASS GIS will advance Natrx’s Resilience for Waterfront Infrastructure (REWIRE) platform, which measures the economic value of carbon stock in coastal wetlands.
Students collaborate - New NSF-Funded Research Will Expand Access to GRASS GIS - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 3, 2023

New NSF-Funded Research Will Expand Access to GRASS GIS

A new $1.5 million research project led by NC State University will support and expand the community of GRASS GIS, an open-source geospatial processing platform.
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Aug 24, 2022

$1M NSF Grant Awarded to Help Better Predict Emerging Plant Disease Pandemics

Our researchers plan to use real-time analytics through sensor technology, data mining, remote sensing and modeling to better monitor and predict plant diseases.
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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.
a child at a playground - KABOOM! Launches Playspace Mapping Program in Colorado - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jan 6, 2022

KABOOM! Launches Playspace Mapping Program in Colorado

New research co-led by Assoc. Director Aaron Hipp will evaluate the locations and quality of playspaces to address racial and economic gaps in access to quality spaces for play.
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Mar 31, 2021

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. Students Land Prestigious Funding Awards

Congratulations to our students who recently won grants and fellowships from NSF, NASA, The Nature Conservancy, the Joint Fire Science Program and NC Sea Grant-NC Space Grant!
Earth Observatory - NEW IARPA - Funded Research Will Improve Accuracy and Efficiency of Analyzing Geospatial Imagery Across Large Scales - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Feb 8, 2021

New IARPA-Funded Research Will Improve Accuracy and Efficiency of Analyzing Geospatial Imagery Across Large Scales

Faculty Fellow Josh Gray is leading NC State’s effort in a multi-university, multi-company research project using machine learning to process big data and detect landscape change.
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Sep 5, 2019

New NASA-Funded Research Will Address Food Security and Climate Adaptation

New research led by faculty fellow Josh Gray will combine innovative approaches in remote sensing and on-the-ground interviews with farmers to help guide agricultural adaptation to climate change.