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Research assistants, research associates and research scholars bring invaluable experience to scholarly projects at the Center for Geospatial Analytics, exercising their talents to develop new approaches to complex problems.

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Whether developing new teaching strategies, competing for selective funding opportunities or providing instrumental talent to spearhead or support existing projects, our research staff are pioneers in their fields.

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April 07, 2026

How to Improve Collaboration Between Scientists and Tribal Nations

A team of Center and Tribal researchers has developed a blueprint for creating research agreements that enable respectful research with Tribes and on Tribal lands.
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March 27, 2026

Water, Water Everywhere – But How to Find It?

A new study finds that commercial satellite imagery data often outperforms public data sets when identifying surface water, but that public data sets may be better at detecting water hidden by forest cover.
Flooded street with a pickup truck, submerged pedestrian crossing, and a stop sign. - How to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

January 07, 2026

How to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change

A new strategy lays out how local governments can limit adverse impacts of climate change on their communities.
A yellow shovel with a pile of snow. - Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S. - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

November 17, 2025

Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S.

Over the past forty years, parts of the northeast have lost almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures below freezing, while portions of some states in the Gulf and Southwest have gained almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures that cause heat stress.
Satellite image of a hurricane. - Research Improves Accuracy of Climate Models – Particularly for Compound Extreme Events - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

July 30, 2025

Research Improves Accuracy of Climate Models – Particularly for Compound Extreme Events

The advance should provide policymakers with improved climate projections that can be used to inform policy and planning decisions. Faculty Fellows Sankar Arumugam and Brian Reich are co-authors.
Sea urchins hidden among rocks and algae underwater. - Huge sea-urchin populations are overwhelming Hawaii's coral reefs - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University

May 28, 2025

Huge sea-urchin populations are overwhelming Hawaii’s coral reefs

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student Kelly van Woesik is first author of a new study that connects overfishing, water pollution and climate change to the change in sea-urchin populations.