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A presenter showing an example of geospatial modeling

Jun 22, 2015

Integrating Free And Open Source Solutions Into Geospatial Science Education At NC State

While open science perspectives have been increasingly adopted in research and industry, the trend is much less reflected in university educational programs. A new open access publication by Center researchers highlights how free and open source software has been used in tandem with proprietary software in geospatial education at NC State since 2008 to promote open and…
A picture of citizen scientists collecting data to track Sudden Oak Death

May 5, 2015

Citizen Science Helps Predict Risk Of Emerging Infectious Disease

Citizen science with volunteered geographic information is playing a critical role in tracking and predicting the spread of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) disease according to new research published by Center researchers Ross K. Meentemeyer, Monica A. Dorning, and John B. Vogler and their UC Berkeley colleagues Doug Schmidt and Matteo Garbelotto.  SOD, caused by the generalist, invasive…