Spotlight
Celebrating Student Achievements 2019–2020
This past year, our talented doctoral and professional master’s students at the Center for Geospatial Analytics have published articles, presented at conferences, mentored school groups, won awards and served their communities. Learn more about what they have been up to.
Celebrating Faculty and Staff Achievements 2019–2020
The 2019-20 academic year was packed with achievements by our faculty fellows, research associates, staff and postdoctoral scholars. Learn more about the awards, popular press coverage and speaking engagements earned by our talented group of researchers.
Diverse-Aware: The Celebration of Juneteenth
Learn the history of Juneteenth in this message crafted by Faculty Fellow Stacy Nelson and transformed into a story map by Research Technologist Makiko Shukunobe.
Introducing the 2020 NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant Fellow
Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Shannon Ricci has been selected as the 2020 NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant Fellow! Her research will use satellite data to track boat traffic on artificial reefs, helping to reveal the reefs' value to North Carolina's coastal economy.
Service Learning Projects Drive Spatial Solutions for Public Health, Safety and More
During the Spring 2020 semester, our 21 graduating professional master’s students applied their knowledge and skills in community partnerships that aimed to help Raleigh residents anticipate flooding on the Greenway, support fire departments planning to build new fire stations and much, much more!
Plant Aid: A Big-Data Project to Detect Plant Diseases Faster
An interdisciplinary team including Center for Geospatial Analytics researchers will combine small sensors with big data for faster detection of the diseases plaguing tomato fields. From a hand-held plant disease "sniffer" to a cloud-based database that can alert farmers about the cause of the stress and suggest possible mitigation strategies, the project aims to detect diseases early, improving yield.
Nikki Inglis Is NC State’s 2020 Esri Development Center Student of the Year
The Center for Geospatial Analytics joined a select group of university units worldwide when it was named an Esri Development Center in 2017. Congratulations to our 2020 EDC Student of the Year: doctoral student Nikki Inglis!
Rachel Kasten Wins CNR Award for Excellence & Pride of the Wolfpack Award
Center for Geospatial Analytics graduate services coordinator, Rachel Kasten, has been honored for her exceptional contributions to fostering student well-being, diversity and inclusion.
Helena Mitasova Selected for 2020 UCGIS Research Award
The Center for Geospatial Analytics' Associate Director of Geovisualization has been named the 2020 recipient of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science's (UCGIS's) Research Award.
2019 Year in Review
At the Center for Geospatial Analytics, 2019 was a very busy year! Check out the top ten most popular news posts from 2019.