Spotlight

May 4, 2023

Service Learning Partnerships Drive Innovation with GIS

During the Spring 2023 semester, our graduating professional master’s students worked with industry, government and nonprofit partners to apply their knowledge and skills to pressing geospatial challenges.

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.

Apr 13, 2023

Alex Yoshizumi Is NC State’s 2023 Esri Innovation Program Student of the Year

NC State joined a select group of universities worldwide when it became part of the Esri Innovation Program in 2017. Congratulations to our 2023 EIP Student of the Year: Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Alexander Yoshizumi!

A hand places a red pushpin on a paper streetmap

Apr 11, 2023

GIS Tops NC State University’s Graduate Certificate Programs

Over the past four years, over 200 students representing 24 majors and seven colleges have earned the Center for Geospatial Analytics’ Graduate Certificate in GIS, making it NC State University’s most popular graduate certificate program.

Rescue workers search through rubble following an earthquake in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Feb 24, 2023

Why the Turkey-Syria Earthquakes Were So Destructive

The sheer power of the recent earthquakes created the “perfect recipe for strong ground motions to take place," says Faculty Fellow Ashly Cabas.

Feb 9, 2023

Celebrating Our Community: Fourth Annual CGA Awards

At our Awards Banquet on January 31, the Center for Geospatial Analytics honored students, faculty and staff for their achievements and presented the CGA Awards.

Feb 1, 2023

First-Year Students Learn the Value of GIS for Environmental Justice

Each year, more than 150 incoming NC State freshmen in the Environmental First Year Program learn how geospatial tools can help reveal and address environmental inequities produced by systemic racism.

Jan 10, 2023

2022 Year in Review

What were our most popular news stories from 2022? Check out the top ten news blog posts from the Center for Geospatial Analytics.

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 15, 2022

GIS Service Learning to Support Public Lands, First Responders, City Planning and More

During the Fall 2022 semester, our graduating professional master’s students worked with industry, government and nonprofit partners to apply their knowledge and skills to pressing geospatial challenges.