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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: 6th Doctoral Student Edition - NC State
DESCRIPTION:Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students will share current research in a series of short talks. \nHosted by: Rachel Kasten\, CGA’s Student Services Specialist \nStudent presenters: \n> Eli Horner — Quantifying and Partitioning Uncertainty through Space and Time in Ecological Forecasts using the Sobol Method; co-advised by Dr. Chris Jones and Dr. Ross Meentemeyer \nSummary: Whenever we make predictions about the future\, we need to consider the uncertainty in those predictions. The more we know about where predictive uncertainty is high and about what uncertainty sources contribute most to that uncertainty\, the better we can prioritize model development and data collection to make our models better. My work and presentation focuses on quantifying the uncertainty through both space and time for predictions of the spread of sudden oak death in Oregon and then partitioning that uncertainty\, that is\, breaking it down into its parts to tell us how much of our overall uncertainty comes from each uncertainty source\, along with how these patterns change over both space and time. \n  \n> Gwen Kirschke — Running a Field Campaign: Challenges and Rewards; advised by Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt \nSummary: In this presentation\, I will describe a field campaign I ran at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in summer 2025. During this campaign\, I lead a 6-person field team that collected ground cover\, floral abundance\, and floral resource information in 480 quadrats across 8 sites\, concurrent with flights by the NEON Airborne Observation Platform\, which collected high-resolution hyperspectral imagery. I am using these field data to train models predicting floral resource abundances throughout the subalpine valley where we worked. In order to test whether resulting floral resource products improve our ability to predict the ecologically relevant measure of bee productivity\, an undergraduate researcher and I measured solitary bee nesting rates at 6 sites in the same domain\, and collected traditional\, transect-based measures of floral resource availability to use as a comparison. I will also speak generally about the process of planning\, funding\, and conducting field work\, and why I have found it to be a valuable part of my research program\, despite the challenges. \n  \n> Titilayo Tajudeen — Assessing Coastal Forest Retreat under Current and Future Climate and Sea Level Rise Projections; advised by Dr. Katie Martin \nSummary: Coastal forests are increasingly threatened by saturated soils and rising salinity due to sea-level rise\, saltwater intrusion\, and storm surges. In response to increasing salinization and flooding\, healthy coastal forests that rely on freshwater are transforming into landscapes dominated by dead or dying trees\, bordered by salt-tolerant shrubs and grasses\, eventually becoming marshes or open water. Quantifying the rate and pathways of these landscape changes is essential for understanding how coastal ecosystems deteriorate and for predicting future transformations. The speed and direction of wetland shifts will depend on the rate of saltwater intrusion\, sea level rise\, and factors such as soil type\, landforms\, and hydrologic connectivity. Although some studies have documented the conversion of these areas\, limited research has examined the lateral and vertical retreat rates of forests\, and our understanding of the future progression of forest-to-marsh loss is still limited. To improve our understanding of these impacts\, I analyzed long-term trends in forest retreat from remote sensing data to determine how quickly the ecosystem is shifting both inland and vertically and the factors contributing to these losses.
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-6th-doctoral-student-edition-nc-state/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Dr. Christa Brelsford - Los Alamos National Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:Urban Heterogeneity Measurements\, Forecasts\, and Uses \nSpeaker: Dr. Christa Brelsford\, Research Scientist\, Los Alamos National Laboratory \nHosted by: Dr. Mollie Gaines\, Postdoctoral Research Scholar\, FER \nSummary: How do we measure connectivity in urban environments? How much heterogeneity in urban environments is to be expected? To what extent is the built environment shaped by socioeconomic processes\, and vice versa? In this talk\, Dr. Brelsford will present research exploring the causes\, consequences\, and determinants of the urban built environment and urban heterogeneity. She will describe a handful of methods useful for quantifying urban heterogeneity\, present an example of a multi-objective optimization framework for describing risk along hydrologic\, economic\, and social dimensions\, and then demonstrate an approach for quantifying trade-offs between different objectives when designing observation networks of the system. \nAbout the speaker: Christa Brelsford is a Research Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Previously\, she was the Liane Russell Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. She obtained her Ph.D. from the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University in 2014 for research on the determinants of residential water demand. Brelsford’s core research focus is on developing empirical methods to understand interactions between human and physical systems\, especially in urban contexts. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/mZMFN8pveyM
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-dr-christa-brelsford-los-alamos-national-laboratory/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt - NC State
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Urban Landscape Connectivity for Pollinators Using Spatially Explicit Agent-Based Models \nSpeaker: Dr. Elsa Youngsteadt\, Associate Professor\, Department of Applied Ecology\, and CGA Faculty Fellow\, North Carolina State University \nIntroduction by: Dr. Georgina Sanchez\, CGA’s Director of Research Engagement \nSummary: Animal movement is central to ecology\, determining individuals’ access to resources and mates while mediating exposure to threats. Urban landscape structure profoundly alters animal movements. Tracking data can point to potential solutions\, but some species\, such as most bee pollinators\, are still too small to track. In this forum talk\, Dr. Youngsteadt presents ongoing work to combine small-scale local bee movement assays with landscape-scale\, agent-based modeling to gain a clearer picture of how cities may distort bee foraging patterns\, potentially altering their access to resources and their ability to facilitate plant mating. \nAbout the speaker: Elsa Youngsteadt is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Ecology at NC State University. The Youngsteadt Lab investigates the effects of urbanization and climate change on insects\, including bees\, ants\, and butterflies. Youngsteadt also manages a native-bee Extension and outreach program\, and developed outreach materials that are used statewide\, including guides to bee identification and nesting habitat for North Carolina. After completing her Ph.D. in Entomology at NC State\, she worked as a science writer and editor for American Scientist magazine\, then returned to research in ecosystems throughout the Americas\, from the Carolina sandhills to the Peruvian Amazon. Elsa grew up in Missouri and spent a few years in Wisconsin before settling in North Carolina\, where her favorite bee is the carpenter bee and her favorite ecosystem is the longleaf pine savanna. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/n9jwbCHu9RQ
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-dr-elsa-youngsteadt-nc-state/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Dr. Katie Burford and Dr. Youngjae Won - NC State
DESCRIPTION:Data Challenges in Geospatial Measures of Parks and Ways Forward \nSpeakers: Dr. Katie Burford and Dr. Youngjae Won\, Postdoctoral Research Scholars\, Department of Parks\, Recreation and Tourism Management\, North Carolina State University \nHosted by: Dr. Aaron Hipp\, Professor and CGA Fellow for Social and Behavioral Science Applications\, Department of Parks\, Recreation and Tourism Management\, North Carolina State University \nSummary: In this forum presentation\, Katie and Youngjae will discuss their ongoing work into improving geospatial measures of park quantity and quality\, and the equity implications. \nNOTE this event is co-organized by NC State’s Dept. of Parks\, Recreation and Tourism Management as part of their spring Postdoc Seminar Series. \nAbout the speakers: Katie Burford is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Parks\, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University. She is based in Brooklyn\, New York\, where she also holds a position as Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Department of Epidemiology Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Katie’s research is motivated by her long-standing commitment to prevent chronic diseases that are related to physical inactivity. In pursuit of this mission\, her research agenda has broadly focused on how urban policy and design impact physical activity and injury outcomes related to active transportation (walking and bicycling). \nYoungjae Won is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Parks\, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University. He is a computational urban policy researcher with strong expertise in data analytics. His research uses large scale human mobility data\, advanced geospatial analysis\, and econometric methods to examine access to urban green spaces\, patterns of use and visitation\, and associated social and environmental benefits. Through this work\, Youngjae bridges physical infrastructure and human behavior to understand how access translates into use and broader societal benefits. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/WE41-o4RYoA
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-dr-katie-burford-and-dr-youngjae-won-nc-state/
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SUMMARY:MGIST Digital Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Virtual symposium with posters viewable online from 12pm Dec 10 until 2pm Dec 11. The MGIST Digital Symposium is an opportunity for our graduating professional master’s students to present their Capstone projects to the geospatial community at NC State and beyond. This includes student peers\, alumni\, faculty and staff from across the university\, and our community and industry partners. This semester’s symposium will be completely virtual with student posters viewable online from 12pm Dec 10 until 2pm Dec 11. \n  \nThe students have prepared digital posters and a brief recorded synopsis of their projects. These can be viewed on the website below. Please be sure to vote for your favorite! The winner will be announced at 2:30PM tomorrow\, December 11\, and will receive recognition and an award. \n  \nMGIST Digital Symposium Website
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/mgist-digital-symposium-fall-2025/
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T150000
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SUMMARY:GIS Week: Geospatial Forum with Dr. Enbal Shacham – Saint Louis University
DESCRIPTION:Leveraging Geospatial Science to Better Understand How We Live\, Work and Play \nSpeaker: Dr. Enbal Shacham\, Associate Dean for Research in the College for Public Health and Social Justice\, and Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Equity\, Saint Louis University \nHosted by the Geospatial Graduate Student Organization and part of GIS Week at NC State. \nSummary: Geospatial science has transformed our understanding of how people navigate their communities\, making it easier to analyze movement patterns and opening new avenues for improving public health practices. Dr. Shacham’s research identifies and addresses the inequities rooted in place\, recognizing that where we are born often shapes the opportunities available to us. In this talk\, she discusses how her work aims to create more equitable neighborhoods that foster healthier outcomes for all. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Enbal Shacham is a professor and Associate Dean for Research at the College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University. She has been intersecting health and geospatial research throughout her career. Her research has explored social and physical environmental factors and their impact on infectious and chronic diseases with the goal of leveraging technological advancements and data to improve health equity. The research she conducts is committed to growing insightful methods to better understand and provide real-time data\, analyses\, and interventions for improving health equity across communities both domestically and internationally. She also serves on the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Board of Directors\, the St. Louis City Board of Health and Hospitals\, and the Ashrei Foundation Board of Directors. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/L9Gsl27jwn0
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/gis-week-geospatial-forum-with-dr-enbal-shacham-saint-louis-university/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum,GIS Week
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Dr. Jacelyn Rice-Boayue - NC State University
DESCRIPTION:Leveraging Geospatial Analytics for Watershed-Scale Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance and Pesticides \nSpeaker: Dr. Jacelyn Rice-Boayue\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Civil\, Construction and Environmental Engineering\, and CGA Faculty Fellow \nIntroduction by: Dr. Georgina Sanchez\, CGA’s Director of Research Engagement \nSummary: Municipal wastewater discharges are an increasingly important resource amid climate-driven water stress\, but also a significant source of contaminants that threaten ecosystems and public health. This talk presents geospatial frameworks for watershed-scale surveillance of emerging contaminants\, with a focus on down-the-drain pesticides and antibiotics. In California\, a Pesticide Vulnerability Index integrating hydrology\, climate\, and pollution sources identified elevated pesticide risks overlapping endangered species habitats. In parallel\, a National Antibiotic Pollution Vulnerability Index was developed to assess antibiotic pollution and resistance risks nationwide. Together\, these frameworks support targeted monitoring and inform policy to protect ecosystems from wastewater-derived contaminants. \nAbout the speaker: Dr. Jacelyn Rice-Boayue is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. Previously\, she was a Fulbright Scholar at the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering in Burkina Faso and a postdoctoral research fellow at Duke University’s Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology. Dr. Rice-Boayue earned her Ph.D. in Civil\, Sustainable\, and Environmental Engineering from Arizona State University. Her research group focuses on advancing sustainable water resource management by integrating modeling\, laboratory\, and field studies\, as well as social science approaches. Her work examines water quality\, focusing on anthropogenic drivers of emerging contaminants in urban water systems\, providing insights to guide effective management strategies. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/UreID_txJg0
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-dr-jacelyn-rice-boayue-nc-state-university/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Jason Roberts - Duke University
DESCRIPTION:From Software Distribution to Species Distribution: an Engineer’s Journey into Marine Spatial Ecology \n\nSpeaker: Mr. Jason Roberts\, Associate in Research\, Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab\, Duke University \n\n\n\nHosted by: Dr. DelWayne Bohnenstiehl\, Professor in the Department of Marine\, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\, and CGA Faculty Fellow \n\n\n\nSummary: Species distribution models increasingly drive regulatory and policy decisions for the ocean by providing data needed to balance ecological and economic priorities. This trend will only accelerate as additional satellites and drones come online\, providing new modes of remote sensing and ever-expanding coverage. In this talk\, Jason will discuss his career transition from a software engineer focused on operating system development to a marine ecologist who specializes in modeling spatial distributions of marine megafauna. Jason will describe what he does\, what he’s learned on this journey so far\, and how he thinks the field will continue to develop. \nAbout the speaker: Originally a software engineer with a passion for scuba diving and other marine hobbies\, Jason left Microsoft in 2003 to pursue a full time career in marine research and conservation. At the Duke Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab since 2006\, Jason splits his time between writing software tools and conducting scientific research. Jason’s interests include facilitating progress in marine ecology and conservation by developing\, applying\, and helping others apply advanced software tools\, statistical methods\, and modeling approaches. Currently\, Jason spends most of his time developing species distribution models for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale and other marine mammals that inhabit the western North Atlantic. \n< Link to presentation slides >
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-jason-roberts-duke-university/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Dr. Matt Dannenberg - University of Iowa
DESCRIPTION:Monitoring Dryland Ecosystem Function with Multi-Source and Multi-Scale Remote Sensing \n\nSpeaker: Dr. Matt Dannenberg\, Associate Professor\, School of Earth\, Environment\, and Sustainability\, University of Iowa \n\n\n\nHosted by: Dr. Chris Jones\, Senior Research Staff and Faculty Fellow\, Center for Geospatial Analytics\, NC State \n\n\n\nSummary: Drylands make up ~40% of Earth’s land surface and are home to >2 billion people and numerous rare and endemic organisms. Their large size and dependence on intermittent water availability also make drylands important regulators of the global carbon cycle\, but monitoring dryland ecosystem function with remote sensing poses many challenges not encountered in more humid regions. In this talk\, Matt discusses the potential for multi-source and multi-resolution remote sensing of dryland primary production (carbon fixation through photosynthesis) and evapotranspiration\, ranging from near-surface sensors at individual sites to global-scale satellite-based approaches. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Matt Dannenberg is a global change ecologist specializing in responses of forests and drylands to climate variability and change\, especially to human-caused changes in the water cycle. He received both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography just a short drive down I-40 (UNC Chapel Hill) and then did his postdoctoral research at the University of Arizona\, where he discovered his love for drylands. He’s been a professor at the University of Iowa since 2019. In Matt’s free time\, he enjoys building things\, playing disc golf and Magic: The Gathering\, reading sci-fi/fantasy novels\, and listening to death metal. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/LeJ_kMezPqg
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-dr-matt-dannenberg-university-of-iowa/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
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SUMMARY:GRASS Lightning Talks & Reception
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to a special event at the Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State University on May 22\, 2025\, as part of the GRASS Developer Summit Raleigh 2025. \nWe’ll kick things off at 4:00 PM with a series of fast-paced GRASS Lightning Talks by speakers from mundialis\, Natrx\, Bohannan Huston\, government\, and academia\, showcasing real-world applications of GRASS—an open-source geoprocessing engine.  \nA reception will follow at 5:00 PM\, offering time to connect with researchers\, government professionals\, and industry collaborators. \nLightning Talks: 4:00-5:00PM \nReception: 5:00-7:00PM \nPlease RSVP to help us plan accordingly: https://forms.gle/CTsJeW7c6CTZgKYQ7 \nSpeakers and Topics: \n\nMarkus Metz & Markus Neteler\, mundialis\, Optimizing Urban Infrastructure: Automated Trench Planning with GRASS (presented by Vaclav Petras)\nAnna Petrasova\, North Carolina State University\, Scaling Up Urban Growth Projections with FUTURES\nVerónica Andreo\, CONICET – Instituto Gulich\, GRASS-fed Species Distribution Models\nRob Dzur\, Bohannan Huston\, Inc.\, Going with the Flow: How GRASS Helps Us Navigate Elevation-Derived Hydrography (EDH) Breakthroughs\nNick Brady\, Natrx\, Distributed GRASS for Erosion Assessments\nHuidae Cho\, New Mexico State University\, Continental-Scale Hydrologic Modeling Using GRASS\nGregory Power\, Town of Cary\, Using GRASS for Open Data Pipelines\nDoug Newcomb\, Hydro Flattening Impounded Water Bodies from LiDAR Point Cloud Data\nCaitlin Haedrich\, North Carolina State University\, Modeling Agricultural Runoff with Tangible Landscape and GRASS
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/grass-lightning-talks-reception/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5119\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
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SUMMARY:MGIST Digital Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The MGIST Digital Symposium is an opportunity for our graduating professional master’s students to present their Capstone projects to the geospatial community at NC State and beyond. This includes student peers\, alumni\, faculty and staff from across the university\, and our community and industry partners. This is a tremendous professional development and networking opportunity for our students. \nThe technology in Hunt Library will allow students to present digital posters of their Capstone projects on a large\, immersive projection screen in a social atmosphere with networking and open discussion. The event is capped off with an award to the winner of the poster competition! \nSchedule: \n12:30pm: MGIST Symposium Opening Remarks (Dr. Money)\n12:30pm – 12:55pm: Digital Posters Round 1 (posters 1-5)\n1:00pm – 1:25pm: Digital Posters Round 2 (posters 6-10)\n1:30pm: Symposium Close and Poster Award Announcement (Dr. Money) \nSymposium Preview Website: \nYou can preview the posters on our symposium website. \n\nVoting for Best Poster:\n\n\nThe best poster will be awarded a gift card at the end of the symposium. You may vote ONCE virtually using the above website and ONCE in-person if you attend the live event. Virtual voting closes at Noon on May 1.
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/mgist-digital-symposium-spring-2025/
LOCATION:Hunt Library Teaching & Visualization Lab\, 1070 Partners Way\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T143000
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Nick Okafor - trubel&co
DESCRIPTION:Liberatory Innovation: Critical GIS as a Tool for Civic Imagination \n\nSpeaker: Nick Okafor\, Founder and Executive Director @ trubel&co\, and doctoral student at Stanford University  \n\n\n\nHosted by: Dr. Aaron Hipp\, Professor of Community Health and Sustainability\, Department of Parks\, Recreation\, and Tourism Management\, and CGA Fellow for Social and Behavioral Science Applications\, Center for Geospatial Analytics \n\n\n\nSummary: Technology holds immense potential to advance social outcomes and equity\, yet without intentional design\, it can also reinforce systemic inequalities. This forum examines how critical GIS\, guided by abolitionist strategies\, can serve as a transformative tool to mitigate harm\, amplify equity\, and spark civic imagination. Drawing on examples of biased algorithms and data-driven solutions that fail to account for community needs\, it highlights the risks of perpetuating harm when technology is developed without intention. Strategies in liberatory innovation can guide the creation of geospatial tools that center marginalized voices\, enable collective repair\, and prioritize community-led solutions. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Nick Okafor (he/him)\, a strategist and design researcher\, is the founder of trubel&co\, a tech-justice nonprofit that mobilizes the next generation to tackle complex societal challenges using equitable data analytics\, responsible technology\, and inclusive design. trubel&co builds youth power in the digital age by grounding career technical education with liberatory design and experiential learning\, where its flagship program\, Mapping Justice\, teaches high school youth to design geospatial tools for social change. Nick is also a graduate student at Stanford University between the School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Education\, where his research focuses on the practice and pedagogy of liberatory innovation. Previously\, Nick was a Senior Associate at Sidewalk Labs (Google’s urban innovation arm)\, where he piloted and scaled emerging products that improve quality of life in cities. Nick holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering and sustainable development from Washington University in St. Louis. He is committed to ensuring the digital revolution can increase opportunity\, mitigate harm\, and create liberatory futures for all. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/qzbADrJPwik
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-nick-okafor-trubelco/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
GEO:35.7816765;-78.6761854
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T153000
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: 5th Doctoral Student Edition - NC State
DESCRIPTION:Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students will share current research in a series of short talks. \nSpeakers: \n> Christina Perella – Climate as Push and Pull: Forecasting Movement of US Populations (co-advised by Dr. Adam Terando and Dr. Jelena Vukomanovic) \nAbstract: Human choices and preferences shape and impact landscapes. Historically\, migration has been driven in large part by push and pull factors such as economic opportunity\, political oppression\, or social networks. Recently\, with rising incomes and fewer barriers to relocation\, pull factors increasingly include amenities that enhance quality of life\, such as outdoor recreation and milder summers and winters. To understand how this trend might continue into the future\, we recreate a widely-cited econometric model documenting the relationship between climate variables and population growth in the US and project future population growth under different climate scenarios. \n> Rebecca Composto – Best of Both Worlds: Comparing Satellite- and Process-Based Methods to Map Urban Flooding (advised by Dr. Mirela Tulbure) \nAbstract: Flooding causes many types of harm from economic losses and damages to disrupting daily life. Flood maps help decision-makers recover from and prepare for future events. Satellite-based and process-based flood models are two effective approaches for mapping floods; however\, they are rarely tested in urban areas or compared. To address these gaps\, we produced a flood extent using satellite imagery and a flood model for Hurricane Ida (2021) and compared the results. \n> Owen Smith – Accelerating Land Surface Phenology Estimation with Computationally Efficient Bayesian LSP Modeling (advised by Dr. Josh Gray) \nAbstract: The Bayesian Land Surface Phenology (BLSP) model is a hierarchical Bayesian model which enables the creation of long-term phenology time series from sparse data plus uncertainty quantification through Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling. However\, MCMC methods are computationally intensive\, making pixel-wise processing at high resolution and over large spatial regions challenging. I show a reformulation of the BLSP inference problem from an algorithmic perspective along with memory and CPU optimizations to facilitate the computational feasibility of the BLSP approach. \n> Randi Butler – Assessing Climate- and Weather-Driven Impacts to Crops of the U.S. National Crop Yields and Losses: Which Data Source is Best? (advised by Dr. Natalie Nelson) \nAbstract: The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Survey (NASS) is the premier data source for agricultural production statistics in the U.S\, but data quality is compromised by reliance on voluntarily self-reported data. Meanwhile\, the USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA)\, which manages crop insurance for two-thirds of planted acres in the U.S. and mandates reporting\, may provide higher quality data as compared to NASS and serve as a more robust alternative. A comparative analysis of NASS and RMA annual crop loss and yields data over 10 years\, focusing on corn\, cotton\, soybean\, and wheat\, was applied to quantify differences between the two datasets. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/HiKDMD0wHBc
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-5th-doctoral-student-edition-nc-state/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
GEO:35.7816765;-78.6761854
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250206T153000
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Dr. Eleni Bardaka - NC State
DESCRIPTION:Spatiotemporal Impacts of Urban Rail Systems on Residential and Commercial Areas \n\nSpeaker: Dr. Eleni Bardaka\, Associate Professor\, Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE)\, and CGA Faculty Fellow \n\n\n\nIntroduction by: Dr. Ashly Cabas\, Associate Professor\, Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE)\, and CGA Faculty Fellow \n\n\n\nSummary: This forum presentation explores the socioeconomic impacts of transit infrastructure investments through the application of advanced econometric and spatial analysis methods\, including difference-in-differences and spatial spillover modeling. Using case studies from Charlotte\, NC\, and Denver\, CO\, it investigates the causal effects of urban rail projects on residential gentrification\, commercial turnover\, and property market dynamics. The discussion will include methodological frameworks\, such as quasi-experimental designs\, and the implications of spatiotemporal heterogeneity in treatment effects. Insights will inform equitable urban planning and policy development in the context of transit-oriented development. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Eleni Bardaka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil\, Construction\, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. Her work focuses on two main research areas: (i) the study of causal social and economic impacts of transportation investments and policies; and (ii) the analysis of aggregate and individual travel demand\, preferences\, and needs related to public transportation and micromobility. Dr. Bardaka holds a Ph.D. and M.S. degree in Transportation Engineering and an M.S. degree in Economics from Purdue University. She earned a five-year diploma in Civil Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/mPt60d_0dNw
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/geospatial-forum-dr-eleni-bardaka-nc-state/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall 5111\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241212T150000
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SUMMARY:MGIST Digital Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The MGIST Digital Symposium is an opportunity for our graduating professional master’s students to present their Capstone projects to the geospatial community at NC State and beyond. This includes student peers\, alumni\, faculty and staff from across the university\, and our community and industry partners. This is a tremendous professional development and networking opportunity for our students. \nThe technology in Hunt Library will allow students to present digital posters of their Capstone projects on a large\, immersive projection screen in a social atmosphere with networking and open discussion. The event is capped off with an award to the winner of the poster competition! \nSchedule:\n3:00pm: MGIST Symposium Opening Remarks (Dr. Eric Money)\n3:00pm – 3:50pm: Digital Poster Session and refreshments\n3:50pm – 4:00pm: Symposium Close and Poster Award Announcement (Dr. Eric Money) \nSymposium Preview Website: \nYou can preview the posters on our symposium website . \nVoting for Best Poster: \nThe best poster will be awarded a gift card at the end of the symposium. You may vote ONCE virtually using the above website and ONCE in-person if you attend the live event. Virtual voting closes at Noon on Thursday\, DEC 12. 
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/mgist-digital-symposium-fall-2024/
LOCATION:Hunt Library Teaching & Visualization Lab\, 1070 Partners Way\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
GEO:35.7692923;-78.6766382
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T153000
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SUMMARY:GIS Week: Geospatial Forum (Lecture) with Dr. Emil Cherrington – NASA SERVIR
DESCRIPTION:Connecting Space to Village: My Geospatial Journey[s] with the SERVIR Program \nSpeaker: Dr. Emil Cherrington\, Thematic Lead\, Ecosystem & Carbon Management\, SERVIR Science Coordination Office at NASA; Research Scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Earth System Science Center. \nHosted by the Geospatial Graduate Student Organization and part of GIS Week at NC State. \nSummary: Established almost twenty years ago in early 2005\, the SERVIR program is a joint initiative of NASA\, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)\, and leading geospatial organizations in Asia\, Africa\, and Latin America\, focusing on how development challenges can be addressed using Earth observation and geospatial data. This talk will focus on Dr. Cherrington’s literal and figurative journeys with SERVIR\, since his joining the program in 2006. He will also share his thoughts on future trends\, particularly regarding geospatial artificial intelligence (geo AI). \nAbout the speaker: Emil Cherrington is a Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and serves as the Regional Science Coordination Lead for West Africa for the SERVIR program of NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He has almost nineteen years of professional experience working with geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing\, with his work focusing on the use of such technologies for land cover change detection\, ecosystem monitoring\, disaster response\, and integrated water resource management. He holds a joint Ph.D. in forest ecology (with an emphasis in remote sensing) from AgroParisTech (France) and the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)\, under the auspices of a fellowship from the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus program. He holds a master’s degree in forest resources from the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources (where he was an Organization of American States Fellow) and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Loyola University Maryland. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/EZxK16pneoQ
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/gis-week-geospatial-forum-lecture-with-dr-emil-cherrington/
LOCATION:Jordan Addition 1220
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum,GIS Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241122T110000
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SUMMARY:GIS Week: Geospatial Forum (Studio) with Dr. Emil Cherrington - NASA SERVIR
DESCRIPTION:Use of NASA Open Data for Land Cover Change Monitoring and Vegetation Height Modeling \n>>>REGISTER HERE!<<< \nSpeaker: Dr. Emil Cherrington\, Thematic Lead\, Ecosystem & Carbon Management\, SERVIR Science Coordination Office at NASA; Research Scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Earth System Science Center. \nHosted by the Geospatial Graduate Student Organization and part of GIS Week at NC State. \nSummary: This two-part studio activity will focus on the use of open data from the NASA / USGS Landsat series of satellites for mapping land cover change\, and the use of spaceborne LiDAR data from the GEDI instrument for estimating vegetation height. This activity will focus on the use of the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform\, in conjunction with the LandTrendr algorithm (Kennedy et al. 2010\, Kennedy et al. 2018)\, and a regression-based vegetation height upscaling technique developed by Ujaval Gandhi of the company Spatial Thoughts. While the specific geographic focus of the studio activity will be Mesoamerica\, participants will be able to adjust the study domains to their respective areas of interest. \nAbout the speaker: Emil Cherrington is a Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and serves as the Regional Science Coordination Lead for West Africa for the SERVIR program of NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He has almost nineteen years of professional experience working with geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing\, with his work focusing on the use of such technologies for land cover change detection\, ecosystem monitoring\, disaster response\, and integrated water resource management. He holds a joint Ph.D. in forest ecology (with an emphasis in remote sensing) from AgroParisTech (France) and the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)\, under the auspices of a fellowship from the European Commission’s Erasmus Mundus program. He holds a master’s degree in forest resources from the University of Washington’s College of Forest Resources (where he was an Organization of American States Fellow) and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Loyola University Maryland. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/j_C_v7gn5po
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/gis-week-geospatial-forum-studio-dr-emil-cherrington/
LOCATION:Jordan Addition 1214\, 2800 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum,Geospatial Studio,GIS Week
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241101T143000
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Forum: Dr. Sparkle Malone - Yale University
DESCRIPTION:Advancing Ecological Understanding through the Convergence of Machine Learning and Environmental Infrastructure: Understanding Carbon Exchange Rates \n\nSpeaker: Dr. Sparkle Malone\, Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Carbon Capture\, Yale University \n\n\n\nHosted by: Dr. Mirela Tulbure\, CGA Faculty Fellow and Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources \n\n\n\nSummary: In ecological systems\, nonlinearities emerge from complex interactions and feedback loops across multiple scales. Capturing resilient and emergent patterns is challenging\, yet essential for thriving under uncertain conditions. As global change accelerates\, the adaptive management of complex systems necessitates advancements in and integration of ecology\, physical and analytical research infrastructure\, and machine learning. Currently\, our understanding of the environmental factors influencing exchange rates of greenhouse gases (CO2\, H2O\, and CH4) between Earth’s surface and atmosphere is limited\, particularly regarding spatial and temporal variability. Intricate feedbacks between biological processes\, climate\, and land cover changes further complicate our understanding of these rates across diverse ecosystems. \n\n\n\nIn this forum\, Dr. Malone will discuss how 1) leveraging existing infrastructure and data streams from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)\, AmeriFlux\, and FLUXNET\, and 2) integrating network science and machine learning can overcome biases in data collection and measuring functional relationships between flux observations (responses) and their environmental drivers (meteorological and land surface) in order to elucidate spatio-temporal variability of flux responses across ecosystems. Flux data can be improved by accounting for surface heterogeneity and evolving sample characteristics over time. This research represents a convergence of physical and analytical infrastructure to deepen our understanding of ecosystems’ effects on the atmosphere. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Sparkle L. Malone obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in 2014\, where she studied the carbon fluxes in subtropical wetland ecosystems. She then went on to work for the USDA Forest Service at Rocky Mountain Research Station (2014-2017) and Florida International University (2017- 2022). At FIU she established the Malone Disturbance Ecology lab where her primary research focus was to improve our understanding of how climate and disturbance regimes influence spatial and temporal variability in ecosystem structure and function. Using remote sensing and eddy covariance data and models\, she explores questions related to ecosystem condition\, sustainability\, and vulnerability to climate extremes. In the fall of 2022\, she joined the Yale School of the Environment and the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture. \nRecording: https://youtu.be/VGSfRihjZ9c
URL:https://cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial/event/forum-dr-malone/
LOCATION:Jordan Hall Addition 1220\, 2720 Faucette Drive\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27695\, United States
CATEGORIES:Geospatial Forum
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