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NASA Intern Elyssa Collins is Using Satellite Data to Study Earth’s Water Resources

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Nov 30, 2022

New Multimedia Story Map Shares Experiences of Veterans in Fire Management

A new interactive story map produced by researchers at North Carolina State University’s Center for Geospatial Analytics highlights the experience of five Army and Marine Corps veterans who worked as part of the Veterans Fire Corps to protect landmarks with the National Park Service.
an orange snow shovel cuts through a pile of snow - New Visualization Tool Helps Weather Forecasters and Researchers More Easily Identify and Study Bands of Heavy Snow - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

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.
view of mountains against a blue sky with trees in the foreground - Linking Forests and Freshwater - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Nov 4, 2022

Linking Forests and Freshwater

With remote sensing, Ph.D. student Katie McQuillan is uncovering how climate change is affecting the water budget in mountain forests.

Corey White standing at a podium with a presentation on a screen behind him - OpenPlains: Geospatial Participatory Modeling in the Clouds - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

Oct 27, 2022

OpenPlains: Geospatial Participatory Modeling in the Clouds

Ph.D. student Corey White developed an open-source geospatial participatory modeling platform that allows users to use GRASS GIS on the web.
Felipe Sanchez stands next to a podium and a large screen displaying the title slide of his presentation

Oct 17, 2022

Spatial Veterinary Epidemiology to Support Disease Surveillance and Biosecurity

Ph.D. student Felipe Sanchez applies geospatial analytics to characterize the risk of disease transmission between swine farms and identify the variables that affect outbreak occurrence.

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Oct 4, 2022

Unleashing the Power of GRASS GIS with Jupyter Notebooks at FOSS4G 2022

Our software developers created a new way to integrate open source geospatial software with interactive documents, and presented their work at a recent international meeting. Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Caitlin Haedrich explains.
Kate Jones presents at the 2022 SECASC Symposium

Oct 3, 2022

Connecting Southeast Scientists, Managers, Educators and Students

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Kate Jones recounts her experience at the 2022 Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Symposium and how being a Global Change Fellow shaped her dissertation research.
new Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students stand under the Center for Geospatial Analytics sign at orientation

Sep 7, 2022

“I Use Geospatial Analytics To…” Part V

Curious about what our newest Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students work on for their dissertations? Check out how they and their advisors use geospatial analytics to impact a range of fields.
Shannon McAvoy stands in front of an NC State University sign

Aug 9, 2022

Collaborators Wanted for Community Science Project Led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. Student

As an AGU Thriving Earth Exchange Fellow, Shannon McAvoy is partnering with a community science project to conduct a Quality of Life Assessment. She is now recruiting volunteers with experience in economic development planning.
Elyssa Collins stands in front of the NASA JPL sign

Aug 2, 2022

NASA Intern Elyssa Collins is Using Satellite Data to Study Earth’s Water Resources

This summer, Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Elyssa Collins is interning with the Water and Ecosystems Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.