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Forecasting the Arrival of an Insect Pest

New Research

May 1, 2023

Industry Partnership to Assess Climate Change Risks

Consulting and engineering firm Tetra Tech, Inc. has selected NC State University’s Center for Geospatial Analytics to support a five-year, $100 million EPA contract to assess human health and ecological risks associated with global climate change. 
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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. 
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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. 
The invasive insect, the spotted lanternfly.

Jan 5, 2023

Tweets, News Offer Insights on Invasive Insect Spread

Twitter and online news could help scientists track the spread of invasive insects, a new study from NC State's Center for Geospatial Analytics found. 

Dec 1, 2022

New Study Uses Decision Science to Support the Planning-to-Implementation Process for Compensatory Mitigation

In collaboration with the North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services, a team led by research associate Georgina Sanchez created a new framework to prioritize areas for ecosystem service conservation and restoration. 
an orange snow shovel cuts through a pile of snow

Nov 15, 2022

New Visualization Tool Helps Weather Forecasters and Researchers More Easily Identify and Study Bands of Heavy Snow

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Laura Tomkins developed a new way for meteorologists and atmospheric scientists to quickly and easily distinguish heavy snow from mixed precipitation in weather radar imagery, to improve understanding of snowfall during winter storms. 
Elly Gay and Katherine Martin look at a computer screen in the Geovisualization Lab

Sep 28, 2022

Natural Solutions and a Clean Water Future for the Cape Fear

Faculty Fellow Katherine Martin and her research team are using the Center’s signature FUTURES land change model to simulate potential new development scenarios throughout the Cape Fear River Basin, to better understand how upstream land-use changes could impact downstream water quality. 
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Jun 13, 2022

Study: People Are Most Physically Active When Their Environments are Both Highly Walkable and Very Green

New research used wearable sensors and satellite data to identify how a person's environment affects their level of daily exercise. 
Insect - Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Jun 8, 2022

Forecasting the Arrival of an Insect Pest

Invasive agricultural pests are a big problem, and the first step to preventing or minimizing their damage is determining whether an area is environmentally suitable for invasion. Predicting *when* a pest is likely to arrive, though, is just as important as anticipating *where*...