Funding

POSE Phase II: Growing GRASS OSE for Worldwide Access to Multidisciplinary Geospatial Analytics

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova, Vaclav Petras, Anna Petrasova, Corey White
Award Amount (Period): $1,566,354 (9-1-2023 to 8-31-2025)

Safe Places to Play

Sponsor: United States Soccer Federation
Investigator(s): Kyle Bunds, Aaron Hipp
Award Amount (Period): $125,034 (1-8-2024 to 12-31-2024)

IARPA Space-Based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART)

Sponsor: Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) (Prime–Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA))
Investigator(s): Rada Chirkova, Ranga Vatsavai
Award Amount (Period): $370,068 (5-10-2021 to 12-21-2024)

Justwater: Policy Leadership And Environmental Justice During Disaster Recovery

Sponsor: NCSU Sea Grant Program
Investigator(s): Bethany Cutts
Award Amount (Period): $165,026 (2-1-2022 to 6-30-2024)

South Asian Smallholder Forests and other Tree-based Systems: Synthesizing LCLUC Data and Approaches to Foster a Natural Climate Solution that Improves Livelihoods

Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))Michigan State University (Prime–National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA))
Investigator(s): Josh Gray
Award Amount (Period): $218,582 (7-20-2022 to 7-19-2025)

Development of Near Real-Time Land Surface Phenology Product by Fusing Geostationary Satellite and VIIRS Observations in Support of Agriculture and Land Management

Sponsor: South Dakota State University (Prime–National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA))
Investigator(s): Josh Gray
Award Amount (Period): $33,751 (8-1-2020 to 7-31-2024)

Does Chilling Explain the Divergent Response of Spring Phenology to Urban Heat Islands?

Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Investigator(s): Joshua Gray
Award Amount (Period): $135,000 (9-1-2021 to 8-31-2024)

Long-Term Changes and Variability in Global Ecosystem Phenology From MODIS

Sponsor: Boston University (Prime–National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA))
Investigator(s): Joshua Gray
Award Amount (Period): $88,871 (9-1-2021 to 8-31-2024)

Quantifying the Ephemeral: Integrating Satellite Observations with Physical Models to Map Daily Inundation and Capture Short-Term Methane Emissions

Sponsor: (Prime–National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Investigator(s): Joshua Gray
Award Amount (Period): $150,000 (9-1-2023 to 10-3-2026)

Addressing Evolving Corn Earworm Management Challenges in Sweet Corn Grown in the Eastern US

Sponsor: University of Maryland – College Park (Prime–US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
Investigator(s): Anders Huseth, Chris Jones, Ross Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $549,991 (9-1-2023 to 7-31-2027)

Unifying Biological and Environmental Data Streams to Monitor Emerging Lepidopteran Resistance to Genetically Engineered Crops

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Investigator(s): Anders Huseth, George Kennedy, Alper Bozkurt, Brian Reich, Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $500,000 (9-1-2020 to 8-31-2024)

US-UK Collab: Long-Distance Dispersal and Disease Spread Under Increased Ecological Complexity

Sponsor: Oregon State University (Prime–US Dept. of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA))
Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Peter Ojiambo, Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $493,095 (9-1-2022 to 8-31-2024)

Simulating Pest Leakage and Spatio-Temporal Propagule Pressure to Improve Phytosanitary Program Design and Evaluation

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Vaclav Petras, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $127,192 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2024)

Eradication Analysis and Decision Support Tool

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $148,559 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2024)

Developing Integrated Geospatial Architectures to Support Enterprise Deployment of Geographic Information Systems Products at USDA

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS)
Investigator(s): Chris Jones; Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $680,000 (8-1-2021 to 6-30-2025)

NC State Parks Visitor Use Study

Sponsor: NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Investigator(s): Lincoln Larson, Charlynne Smith, Stacy Supak
Award Amount (Period): $198,865 (6-2-2023 to 6-30-2025)

Forestry of the Future: Improving Student Readiness and Workforce Participation of Underrepresented Minority Populations in Forest Resources

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Investigator(s): Zakiya Leggett, Elizabeth Nichols, Mark Megalos, Stacy Nelson, Rajan Parajuli, Louie Rivers
Award Amount (Period): $246,000 (4-1-2020 to 3-31-2025)

DSFAS: Leveraging Multi-scale, Multi-purpose Open Big Data and Machine Learning to Improve Forecasts of and Decision Support for Emerging Pest Threats

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer, Chris Jones, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner
Award Amount (Period): $649,977 (1-15-2022 to 1-14-2027)

Research and Development in Geographic Information Systems for the National Park Service, Interior Region One

Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Bill Slocumb
Award Amount (Period): $451,680 (8-24-2020 to 9-30-2024)

Automated Host Mapping Tool for Spread Modeling and Field Operations Planning

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Christopher Jones, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $129,176 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2024)

Adaptation of the Path Sampling Water Flow Simulation Model for the Integration of Dynamic Soil Survey Data

Sponsor: USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova, Lubos Mitas, Vaclav Petras, Anna Petrasova
Award Amount (Period): $400,000 (9-29-2023 to 9-30-2026)

FACT: Developing Data-to-Decision Pipelines for Agroecosystem Management through High-performance Computing and Big Data Analytics

Sponsor: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson; Co-Is: Steven Hall, William Hunt III, Anders Huseth, Brian Reich
Award Amount (Period): $500,000 (8-1-2019 to 7-31-2024)

Future of Aquatic Flows: Exploring Changes in the Freshwater/Saltwater Interface and its Impacts to Aquatic Species

Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $255,421 (10-1-2022 to 9-30-2024)

SECOORA-Integrated Decision Support and Management Tools for Adaptive Public Health Practices: An Early Advisement and Reporting System for Recreational and Shellfish Harvesting Waters of the Southeast

Sponsor: University of South Carolina (Prime–Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association – SECOORA)
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $116,875 (7-1-2021 to 6-30-2024)

CAREER: Characterizing the Unseen Water Quality Consequences of Sunny-Day Floods in Nearshore Waters

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $429,240 (8-1-2021 to 7-31-2026)

Coupling Lake, Watershed, and Estuarine Models to Better Understand the Role of Engineered Freshwater Discharges in Driving the Severity, Location, and Timing of Harmful Algal Blooms

Sponsor: University of Florida (Prime–Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC))
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $334,434 (9-29-2021 to 8-28-2024)

Towards Real-Time Fecal Indicator Bacteria Monitoring in Coastal Waters

Sponsor: US Army – Corps of Engineers
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson, Angela Harris, Christopher Osburn
Award Amount (Period): $290,783 (3-4-2022 to 3-4-2025)

Designing Model Protocols to Assess Impacts to Receiving Waters that have Low Dissolved Oxygen

Sponsor: NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Investigator(s): Dan Obenour, Emily Berglund
Award Amount (Period): $281,540 (8-1-2023 to 7-31-2025)

Improved Quantification of Stormwater Dilution in Wastewater Treatment Facility Influent Using Organic Matter Fluorescence

Sponsor: NCSU Water Resources Research Institute
Investigator(s): Chris Osburn
Award Amount (Period): $119,457 (9-1-2023 to 8-31-2025)

Determine the Causes of and Potential Solutions to the Algal Blooms in the Chowan River and Albemarle Sound

Sponsor: Albemarle Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc. (Prime–NC Department of Justice (NCDOJ))
Investigator(s): Christopher Osburn
Award Amount (Period): $41,000 (4-1-2022 to 12-31-2024)

Resilience for Waterfront Infrastructure

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Vaclav Petras, Anna Petrasova
Award Amount (Period): $84,201 (1-15-2024 to 12-31-2024)

Deployment and Field Testing of a Sensor Integrated Platform for Monitoring Emerging Phytophthora Diseases

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Chris Jones, Qingshan Wei
Award Amount (Period): $343,486 (7-1-2023 to 6-30-2024)

Plant-Aid: A Data Driven and Sensor Integrated Platform to Monitor Emerging Plant Diseases

Sponsor: Game-Changing Research Incentive Program for Plant Sciences (GRIP4PSI)
Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Qingshan Wei, Anna Whitfield, Robert Scheller, Dorith Rotenberg, David Rasmussen, Chris Jones, Yong Zhu, Inga Meadows, Kelly Zering
Award Amount (Period): $556,250 (2-17-2020 to 6-30-2024)

Predicting Interactions between Demographic Change, Climate Adaptations, and Conservation Actions across the U.S. Caribbean

Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Investigator(s): Georgina Sanchez, Anna Petrasova, Jelena Vukomanovic, Ross Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $370,760 (8-1-2024 to 7-31-2026)

Promoting Sustainable State Park Management in North Carolina through the Identification of Equitable Pricing Strategies

Sponsor: NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Investigator(s): Elizabeth Savage, Erin Seekamp, Whitney Knollenberg, Kangjae Lee, Stacy Supak
Award Amount (Period): $285,388 (2-2-2022 to 7-31-2024)

Spatial Patterning and Carbon Vulnerability: Does the Spatial Arrangement of Forest Management Increase Susceptibility to Climate Change and Ecosystem Disturbances?

Sponsor: University of Colorado – Denver (Prime–National Science Foundation (NSF))
Investigator(s): Robert Scheller
Award Amount (Period): $32,376 (1-1-2021 to 6-30-2024)

Forecasting Prescribed Fire Smoke within Vulnerable Communities in Southern Appalachia

Sponsor: Bureau of Land Management (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Robert Scheller
Award Amount (Period): $31,665 (8-3-2021 to 6-30-2024)

North Carolina Center for Coastal Algae, People, and Environment (NC C-CAPE)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Investigator(s): Astrid Schnetzer, Scott Belcher, Tal Ben-Horin, Bethany Cutts, Casey Dietrich, Cathrine Hoyo, Natalie Nelson, Daniel Obenour, Ryan Paerl
Award Amount (Period): $547,153 (2-21-2024 to 1-31-2029)

Supporting the Development of an Archeology Climate Adaptation Prioritization Framework

Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Erin Seekamp, William Slocumb
Award Amount (Period): $98,585 (6-1-2021 to 9-30-2024)

Towards Global Flooding Dynamics in Near Real-time: A Multi-sensor Fusion Approach Based on Public Domain Time-series of Optical and Radar Data

Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Investigator(s): Mirela Tulbure
Award Amount (Period): $611,393 (8-15-2021 to 8-14-2024)

Quantifying the Contribution of Small and Highly Dynamic Water Bodies to Methane Emissions

Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Investigator(s): Mirela Tulbure
Award Amount (Period): $196,769 (3-1-2024 to 2-28-2026)

Towards Global Flooding Dynamics in Near Real-time: A Multi-sensor Fusion Approach Based on Public Domain Time-series of Optical and Radar Data

Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Investigator(s): Mirela Tulbure
Award Amount (Period): $611,393 (8-15-2021 to 8-14-2024)

Quantifying On-Farm Reservoirs Impacts on Surface Hydrology Using a Multi-Sensor Approach

Sponsor: National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Investigator(s): Mirela Tulbure
Award Amount (Period): $90,000 (9-1-2021 to 7-31-2024)

AI-CLIMATE (AI Institute for Climate-Land Interactions, Mitigation, Adaptation, Tradeoffs and Economy)

Sponsor: USDA – National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Investigator(s): Ranga Vatsavai
Award Amount (Period): $97,529 (6-1-2023 to 5-31-2028)

The Long View: Development of a 500-year Climate Adaptation Planning Framework with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Sponsor: US Geological Survey
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $497,083 (11-15-2023 to 12-14-2027)

Communicating Prescribed Fire Management through Virtual Public Engagement Strategies Post-COVID

Sponsor: US National Park Service
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $140,000 (9-1-2021 to 8-15-2025)

Rocky Mountain National Park Assessment of Fire-Effects Monitoring

Sponsor: US Department of the Interior
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $59,621 (9-1-2023 to 12-31-2025)

CESU: Enhancing Fire Management and Engagement through Fire Ecology Science

Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $76,000 (9-16-2022 to 9-30-2025)

Cultural Landscapes Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments at Mid-Atlantic Battlefield Park Units

Sponsor: US Department of the Interior
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic, Kofi Boone, John Millhauser, Erin Seekamp
Award Amount (Period): $500,000 (10-30-2023 to 12-31-2026)

Connectivity for a Complex Life Cycle: Conserving the Crystal Skipper Butterfly in a Coastal Urban Environment

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Investigator(s): Elsa Youngsteadt, Justyna Jeziorska, Nathan Hostetter
Award Amount (Period): $429,687 (5-1-2023 to 4-30-2026)

Coupling Pest and Pathogen Spread and SAFARIS Phenological Forecast with Tangible Landscape Visualization

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Investigator(s): Christopher Jones, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $137,446 (8-1-2022 to 1-31-2024)

Investigating Whether Forest Management Can Improve Water Supply Resilience to Drought and Ensure Adequate Baseflow for Aquatic Species in the Southern Blue Ridge

Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy
Investigator(s): Katherine Martin
Award Amount (Period): $72,494 (8-16-2021 to 8-15-2023)

Chatham County: Demographic and Development Study

Sponsor: Lee-Moore Capital Company
Investigator(s): Georgina Sanchez
Award Amount (Period): $72,500 (10-1-2023 to 3-1-2024)

A Data Driven and Sensor Integrated Platform for Monitoring Emerging Phytophthora Diseases with VOC and MN Patch Sensors

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Qingshan Wei, Christopher Jones
Award Amount (Period): $308,523 (8-1-2022 to 7-31-2023)

Trade Route Analytic Computing and Evaluation (TRACE)

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Investigator(s): Yu Takeuchi, Brian Reich, Christopher Jones
Award Amount (Period): $224,150 (8-1-2022 to 7-31-2023)

Interdisciplinary Energy Data Analytics Ph.D. Fellows Program Phase II: Training the Next Generation of Energy Data Scholars

Sponsor: Duke University (Prime–Alfred P. Sloan Foundation)
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $12,756 (5-1-2022 to 6-30-2023)

PREEVENTS Track 2: Collaborative Research: Defining precursors of Ground Failure: A Multiscale Framework for Early Landslide Prediction Through Geomechanics and Remote Sensing

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Karen Daniels
Award Amount (Period): $362,327 (6-1-2019 to 5-31-2024)

The North Carolina Strategic Plan for Sustaining Military Readiness Through Conservation Partnership

Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Investigator(s): Robert Bardon, Mary Addor, Georgina Sanchez, Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $206,782 (10-15-2019 to 8-15-2023)

MMC APS High Frequency Monitoring Data

Sponsor: RTI International (Prime–Millennium Challenge Corporation)
Investigator(s): Josh Gray
Award Amount (Period): $15,000 (10-1-2019 to 5-30-2023)

FACT: Pigs, Poultry, the Planet, and Data-Driven Problem Solving (P4)

Sponsor: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $475,600 (2-15-2019 to 2-14-2024)

Watershed Response To Land Use And Climate Change In Central North Carolina

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
Investigator(s): Katherine Martin, Robert Abt
Award Amount (Period): $44,980 (5-22-2018 to 8-14-2023)

Can Strategic Riparian Buffers Improve Coastal Resilience to Changing Conditions in the Cape Fear River Watershed?

Sponsor: NCSU Sea Grant Program
Investigator(s): Katherine Martin, Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $92,784 (2-1-2020 to 6-30-2023)

NCDOT Community Studies Geospatial Sandbox

Sponsor: NC Department of Transportation
Investigator(s): Okan Pala
Award Amount (Period): $389,408 (11-1-2019 to 10-31-2023)

Forecasting Fire Risk through Analysis of Past and Future Variability in Hydrologic Regimes & Integrate into South Florida Fire Danger Index

Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $110,800 (8-17-2020 to 8-31-2023)

SAFARIS Technical Agreement

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Yu Takeuchi, Chris Jones, Sheila Saia
Award Amount (Period): $350,210 (2-1-2023 to 1-31-2024)

Beginner-Intermediate Data Management and GIS Training for OAQPS Staff North Carolina State University

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Investigator(s): Laura Belica, Jennifer Richmond-Bryant
Award Amount (Period): $18,000 (4-1-2023 to 12-31-2023)

Adding Economic Optimization Modules to the Eradication Analysis & Decision Support Tool

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) (Prime–US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA))
Investigator(s): Chris Jones, Ross Meentemeyer, Chelsey Walden-Schreiner, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $125,866 (8-1-2022 to 7-31-2023)

Longitudinal Analysis of US Golf Course Value

Sponsor: United States Golf Association
Investigator(s): Aaron Hipp, Kyle Bunds
Award Amount (Period): $85,611 (1-5-2023 to 1-5-2024)

Play Potential and Retention Value of Park and Playspace Attributes

Sponsor: University of Southern Denmark (Prime–KOMPAN, Inc.)
Investigator(s): Aaron Hipp, Jing Huang
Award Amount (Period): $89,763 (10-1-2022 to 12-1-2023)

PIPP Phase I: Real-time Analytics to Monitor and Predict Emerging Plant Disease

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Ignazio Carbone, Peter Ojiambo, Chris Jones, Kelly Zering, Laura Tateosian, Qingshan Wei, Raju Vatsavai, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Jason Delborne
Award Amount (Period): $1,000,000 (8-1-2022 to 1-31-2024)

Testing Inspection Strategies for the Cut Flower Release Program using PoPS Border Simulation

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Investigator(s): Christopher Jones, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $41,000 (9-1-2021 to 8-31-2022)

Develop Algorithms for Determining Optimal Pest Management Solutions

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Investigator(s): Christopher Jones, Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $131,989 (8-1-2021 to 7-31-2022)

Mapping Playspace Inequity in Three Locally-focused Colorado Communities

Sponsor: KABOOM! (Prime–The Colorado Health Foundation)
Investigator(s): James A. Hipp, Kyle Bunds
Award Amount (Period): $70,050 (7-1-2021 to 12-31-2022)

Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship

Sponsor: National Academies
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $76,000 (9-1-2020 to 8-31-2022)

LSU Superfund Research Center – Environmentally Persistent Free Radicals

Sponsor: Louisiana State University (Prime–National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Investigator(s): Jennifer Richmond-Bryant
Award Amount (Period): $526,065 (2-1-2020 to 1-31-2023)

Eradication Analysis & Decision Support (eRADS)

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Chris Jones, Helena Mitasova
Award Amount (Period): $109,025 (8-1-2019 to 7-31-2022)

LANDIS Application to Forest Planning

Sponsor: US Forest Service
Investigator(s): Robert Scheller
Award Amount (Period): $39,607 (9-11-2017 to 9-1-2022)

CNH-L: Visualizing Forest Futures Under Climate Uncertainty: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Into Decision Support Tools For Collaborative Decision Making

Sponsor: Pennsylvania State University (Prime–National Science Foundation (NSF))
Investigator(s): Robert Scheller
Award Amount (Period): $68,669 (4-1-2018 to 7-31-2022)

Development of a Tool to Forecast Closure of Shellfish Aquaculture Harvest Areas

Sponsor: NCSU Sea Grant Program
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $119,034 (2-1-2020 to 7-31-2022)

NGOMEX 2016: Synthesis and Integrated Modeling of Long-term Data Sets to Support Fisheries and Hypoxia Management in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (Prime–US Dept. of Commerce (DOC))
Investigator(s): Daniel Obenour
Award Amount (Period): $470,651 (9-1-2016 to 8-31-2022)

Predicting Wildland Fire Behavior and Water Supply in Fire-affected Landscapes

Sponsor: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Investigator(s): Katherine Martin, Robert Abt
Award Amount (Period): $195,000 (9-4-2019 to 8-31-2022)

SCC-RCN: Smart Civic Engagement in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer; Co-PI: Helena Mitasova
Award Amount (Period): $499,847 (1-1-2018 to 12-31-2021)

GAPS (Geospatial Applications for Problem Solving) for Hi-Tech Teens

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student Science Enrichment Program
Investigator(s): Eric Money, Kyle Bunds (PRT), Michael Evans (Friday Institute), Betsey McFarland (Wade Edwards Learning Lab), and David Chrest (RTI International)
Award Amount (Period): $175,006 (2-1-2017 to 8-31-2021)

Mapping Future Flood Probability Following Climate Change

Sponsor: NCSU Sea Grant Program
Investigator(s): Georgina Sanchez
Award Amount (Period): $10,000 (10-1-2020 to 9-30-2021)

Improving Scenarios of Future Patterns of Urbanization, Climate Adaptation, and Landscape Changes in the Southeast

Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS) (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $323,040 (4-19-2019 to 4-18-2022)

Environmental Outcomes by AmeriCorps Members: PLSC Evaluation Plan 2021-2024

Sponsor: Western Kentucky University (Prime–Corporation for National and Community Service)
Investigator(s): Chelsey Walden-Schreiner
Award Amount (Period): $64,447 (6-1-2022 to 3-16-2022)

Automated Host Mapping Tool and Interface for Spread Modeling and Field Operations Planning

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Christopher Jones
Award Amount (Period): $108,053 (8-1-2020 to 7-31-2021)

Managing Tangible Landscape

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Christopher Jones
Award Amount (Period): $110,080 (8-1-2020 to 7-31-2021)

Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA): A Framework for Monitoring, Prediction and Assessment to Support Decision-Makers Needs for Coastal and Ocean Data and Tools

Sponsor: Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association – SECOORA (Prime–National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA))
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $43,918 (1-15-2021 to 1-31-2022)

Indian River Lagoon Microalgae and Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring

Sponsor: University of Florida (Prime–US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $3,000 (10-14-2020 to 9-15-2021)

Assessing Controls on Nutrient Loading at the Watershed Scale through Data-Driven Modeling

Sponsor: NCSU Water Resources Research Institute
Investigator(s): Daniel Obenour, Sankar Arumugam, Helena Mitasova
Award Amount (Period): $59,999 (3-1-2020 to 12-31-2021)

Comprehensive Christmas Tree Management Using Drones

Sponsor: NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (Prime–US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA))
Investigator(s): Jeffery Owen, Justyna Jeziorska, Zachary Arcaro
Award Amount (Period): $122,800 (1-1-2020 to 12-31-2021)

Location Aware Approach to Creating Effective Public Outreach

Sponsor: NC Department of Transportation
Investigator(s): Okan Pala
Award Amount (Period): $229,360 (7-1-2019 to 12-31-2021)

Forecasting Landscape Change Across the Southern Appalachians

Sponsor: US Forest Service
Investigator(s): Robert Scheller
Award Amount (Period): $28,371 (5-30-2019 to 6-30-2021)

Geospatial Analytics for the Fire Management Offices of the National Capital, Northeast, and Southeast Regions of the National Park Service

Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic, Justin Shedd
Award Amount (Period): $131,875 (8-15-2017 to 7-25-2021)

Interactive Analytics for Natural and Cultural Resource Management at Congaree National Park

Sponsor: US National Park Service (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic, Justin Shedd
Award Amount (Period): $64,320 (9-10-2018 to 12-31-2021)

An Operational Multisource Land Surface Phenology Product from Landsat and Sentinel 2

Sponsor: Boston University (Prime–National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA))
Investigator(s): Josh Gray
Award Amount (Period): $224,184 (1-15-2018 to 1-14-2022)

A Tangible Landscape Framework to Support Spotted Lanternfly Program

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Chris Jones, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $80,000 (4-1-2021 to 9-30-2021)

Long-Distance Dispersal and Disease Outbreaks: Effects of Initial Prevalence, Basic Reproduction Number, and Control Tactics

Sponsor: Oregon State University (Prime–US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $639,132 (9-1-2015 to 8-31-2021)

Monitoring Visitation at North Carolina Artificial Reef Sites using Very High-resolution Satellite Imagery (NC Space Grant Project; Shannon Ricci)

Sponsor: NC State University NC Space Grant Consortium
Investigator(s): DelWayne Bohnenstiehl
Award Amount (Period): $20,000 (6-1-2020 to 5-30-2021)

Sensor Integrated Platform for Monitoring Phytophthora

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Jean Ristaino, Qingshan Wei, Chris Jones
Award Amount (Period): $338,322 (7-1-2020 to 6-30-2022)

Translating and Disseminating Findings from RWJF’s Physical Activity Research

Sponsor: Baylor University (Prime–Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Investigator(s): Aaron Hipp, Myron Floyd
Award Amount (Period): $36,000 (8-15-2019 to 8-14-2020)

Water, Climate, and Food in the Anthropocene

Sponsor: NASA
Investigator(s): Josh Gray
Award Amount (Period): $266,809 (8-1-2016 to 7-31-2020)

A Web Platform for Mapping Global, Publication-based, Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)

Sponsor: NCSU Center for Human Health and the Environment
Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova
Award Amount (Period): $23,633 (4-15-2020 to 4-15-2021)

Building Resilience by Innovating through Diverse Group Engagement: Long-term recovery from Hurricane Matthew

Sponsor: NCSU Sea Grant Program
Investigator(s): Bethany Cutts
Award Amount (Period): $119,979 (2-1-2018 to 12-30-2020)

Lake Tahoe West Expanded LANDIS Modeling

Sponsor: US Forest Service
Investigator(s): Robert Scheller
Award Amount (Period): $143,086 (9-15-2017 to 9-30-2020)

GIS Analysis of the Benefits of State and Private Forest Lands for Water Supply in the Southern United States

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service
Investigator(s): Stacy A. Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $131,284 (2-2-2018 to 12-31-2020)

Geomorphology and Geochronology of Artifact-bearing Late Quaternary Landforms Near Sweeney Pass, ABDSP (Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California)

Sponsor: Anza-Borrego Foundation
Investigator(s): Karl Wegmann
Award Amount (Period): $5,000 (10-1-2018 to 6-30-2020)

Evaluation of a Subcanopy Solar Radiation Model Under Real-Sky Conditions with Field Validation Measurements

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson, Laura Belica
Award Amount (Period): $14,001 (8-1-2018 to 7-31-2020)

Forecasting Plant Pest Spread Using Tangible Landscape Technology

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Chris Jones, Helena Mitasova
Award Amount (Period): $125,396 (7-1-2019 to 6-30-2020)

Geographic Information System Research and Development for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, William S. Slocumb
Award Amount (Period): $526,438 (9-11-2015 to 9-30-2020)

Characterizing Hydrologic Uplift Metrics to Support Restoration Decisions in North Carolina Watersheds

Sponsor: USGS (Prime: US Dept. of Interior)
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $70,155 (3-4-2019 to 3-3-2021)

Characterization and Geochronology of Climatically-Triggered Landslides along the Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment of North Carolina via Surficial and Bedrock Geologic Mapping

Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Investigator(s): Karl Wegmann
Award Amount (Period): $17,497 (6-15-2019 to 12-14-2020)

High-resolution Dynamic Risk Mapping to Guide Timely Disease Interventions
Swine Health Information Center

Sponsor: Swine Health Information Center
Investigator(s): Gustavo Machado, Glen Almond, Juliana Bonin Ferreira, Ross Meentemeyer, Chris Jones
Award Amount (Period): $86,987 (8-1-2019 to 7-31-2020)

Evaluation of Pathways, Trends, and Risks to Improve Targeting

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $100,000 (8-1-2019 to 7-31-2020)

Spatial Analytic Framework for Advanced Risk Information Systems (SAFARIS) – Technical Development

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Yu Takeuchi, Kathi Dello
Award Amount (Period): $466,671 (8-1-2019 to 7-31-2020)

Tangible Landscape Framework

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Chris Jones, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $300,000 (9-30-2019 to 9-29-2020)

Plant Pest Pathway Characterization with Pandemic Approach

Sponsor: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) – USDA
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer, Yu Takeuchi
Award Amount (Period): $230,817 (9-30-2019 to 9-29-2020)

Conservation Adaption Planning for Landscape and Climate Changes in the Southeast

Sponsor: USGS (Prime: US Dept. of Interior)
Investigator(s): Nils Peterson (Fisheries & Wildlife), Ross Meentemeyer (CGA), Fred Cubbage (FER)
Award Amount (Period): $982,765 (9-14-2015 to 9-13-2019)

Developing a Comprehensive Wildland Fire Geospatial Decision Support System for the National Park Services National Capital, Northeast, and Southeast Region’s Fire Programs

Sponsor: US National Park Service
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer, Justin M. Shedd
Award Amount (Period): $713,457 (9-2-2014 to 10-31-2019)

Spatial Congruence between Biodiversity and other Ecosystem Services across Scales in a Managed Landscape Mosaic

Sponsor: University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (Prime–US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture)
Investigator(s): Bethany Cutts
Award Amount (Period): $41,684 (5-15-2017 to 5-14-2020)

RAPID: Coastal Consequences of Engineered Water Control Systems: The Role of Freshwater Discharges in Florida’s Ongoing Harmful Algal Bloom Crises

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $121,624 (9-15-2018 to 2-29-2020)

Needs Assessment and Guidance to Define a Clear Vision for a Geospatial Mapping System to Service the Needs and Opportunities of the National Park Service – Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Branch and Related Programs

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Aaron Hipp; Co-PIs: William Slocumb, Charlynne Smith, Raju Vatsavai, Smith, J. W. (Utah State University)
Award Amount (Period): $98,405 (9-16-2013 to 12-31-2019)

Harmful Algal Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon-North

Sponsor: University of Florida (Prime–US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $3,000 (10-1-2018 to 9-30-2019)

Johns Island Community Conservation Initiative: Ecosystem Services Mapping and Land Protection Toolkit

Sponsor: Lowcountry Land Trust (Prime–Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation)
Investigator(s): Jelena Vukomanovic
Award Amount (Period): $79,986 (2-1-2018 to 1-31-2020)

Geo-IDEAs: Geo-Innovation, DEveloping Analytic Solutions for Wake County

Sponsor: Wake County
Investigator(s): Perver Baran, Laura Tateosian
Award Amount (Period): $20,000 (8-15-2018 to 10-30-2019)

Spatiotemporal Reconstruction of Historical Swine CAFO Spread in North Carolina and Connections to Water Quality

Sponsor: NCSU Sea Grant Program
Investigator(s): Natalie Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $7,923 (3-1-2019 to 1-31-2020)

A Summer Workshop to Develop Teacher Aptitudes for Integrating Geospatial Science and Technologies in the Classroom

Sponsor: NCSU NC Space Grant Consortium
Investigator(s): Eric Money
Award Amount (Period): $19,849 (5-1-2019 to 9-30-2019)

Socio-ecological Solutions to the Salinization of Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula: An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Land and Water Resources and Community Climate Readiness

Sponsor: NC State University, College of Natural Resources
Investigator(s): Emanuel, R., Seekamp, E., Dasmohapatra, S., Moorman, C., & Smith, J. W.
Award Amount (Period): $815,929 (2015 – 2018)

Powering Energy Efficiency & Impacts Framework: Mapping a comprehensive regional energy strategy for Upper Coastal Plain Council of Government Region (PEEIF)

Sponsor: Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments; US Dept. of Energy
Investigator(s): Charlynne Smith, William Slocumb, and Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $103,396 (10-1-2016 to 9-30-2018)

Simulating Emerging Urban Spatial Patterns for Assessing Future Water-Use Scenarios

Sponsor: USGS (Prime: US Dept. of Interior)
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $40,000 (7-1-2016 to 6-30-2018)

Developing Tangible Landscape GIS Tools to Better Inform Management Decisions: Sudden Oak Death Collaborative Management Planning for the Oregon – California Border

Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $40,000 (7-22-2016 to 12-31-2018)

Using Repeat Lidar Surveys and Multi-Temporal Satellite Data to Evaluate Vegetation Responses to Sea Level Rise and Saltwater Intrusion

Sponsor: Sea Grant Program
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $10,000 (9-1-2016 to 8-31-2017)

Informing plans for managing resources of Cape Lookout National Seashore under projected climate change, sea level rise, and associated impacts

Sponsor: National Park Service
Investigator(s): Seekamp, E., & Smith, J. W.
Award Amount (Period): $125,000 (2014 – 2016)

Building climate readiness in nature-based tourism-dependent coastal communities

Sponsor: Minnesota Sea Grant
Investigator(s): Davenport, M. A., Enzler, S., Nieber, J., Wilson, B., Messer, C., Kanazawa, M., Seekamp, E., & Smith, J. W.
Award Amount (Period): $183,232 (2014 – 2016)

Collaborative Research: Interacting Disturbances: Leaf to Landscape Dynamics of Emerging Disease, Fire and Drought in California Coastal Forests

Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $2,500,000 (11-22-2013 to 8-31-2016)

Phase 6 GIS Database Development for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (CESU)

Sponsor: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit – Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast (Prime–US Dept. of Interior (DOI))
Investigator(s): R. Meentemeyer and Smith, C.T.
Award Amount (Period): $16,173 (2015 – 2017)

Development and Implementation of Cultural Resources GIS Data Integration

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $45,000 (8-29-2013 to 9-30-2016)

SMART-SLEUTH: Augmenting the SLEUTH Urban Growth Model with New Smart-Growth Scenario-Building Capabilities

Sponsor: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in conjunction with the South Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Investigator(s): Ross Meentemeyer
Award Amount (Period): $146,406 (3-1-2013 to 2-28-2015)

Federal Lands Transportation Program: Roads GIS Mapping for USACE

Sponsor: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer, Charlynne T. Smith
Award Amount (Period): $75,000 (2014 – 2015)

Developing Archive Structures and Automated Mapping Elements for Spatial Fire Management Plans

Sponsor: National Interagency Fire Center – National Park Service
Investigator(s): Ross K. Meentemeyer, Justin M. Shedd
Award Amount (Period): $75,000 (2014 – 2015)

Contingent valuation of the aesthetic and acoustic impacts of multiple ecological disturbances

Sponsor: NC State University, College of Natural Resources
Investigator(s): Smith, J. W., Slocumb, B., & Smith, C. T.
Award Amount (Period): $4,000 (2014 – 2015)

GIS Research and Development for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Award Amount (Period): $296,850 (8-15-2013 to 8-14-2015)

Use of GPS enabled smartphone technology for inventorying and monitoring resource conditions in urban park settings

Sponsor: NC State University, College of Natural Resources
Investigator(s): McAreavy, D., & Smith, J. W.
Award Amount (Period): $500 (2013 – 2014)

Geographic Information System Research and Development for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Award Amount (Period): $159,920 (8-9-2013 to 8-14-2014)

Enterprise GIS Decision Support Models and Web Mapping System to Support the NPS Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Award Amount (Period): $39,999 (7-25-2013 to 12-31-2013)

Phase 5 GIS Database Development for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Award Amount (Period): $25,898 (8-20-2013 to 4-30-2014)

SAFEGUARD: A New Global Approach to Space Threats

Sponsor: International Space University
Investigator(s): Joseph Pelton, Siamak Khorram, Scott Madry
Award Amount (Period): (2013-2014)

Collaborative Assessment of the National Park Service Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Branch and Related Public Service Programs (Needs Assessment and Guidance to Define a Clear Vision for a Geospatial Mapping System-to Service the Needs and Opportunities of the National Park Service)

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Jordan Smith, Hugh Devine, William Slocumb, Charlynne Smith
Award Amount (Period): $20,000 (9-19-2013 to 8-31-2014)

Demonstration/Validation of the Unit Stream Power Erosion and Deposition (USPED) Model

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service
Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova
Award Amount (Period): $61,835 (6-18-2013 to 9-20-2014)

Capacity Building — Phase III Increasing the Pool for the Development of a Multicultural Workforce and Connection to Underserved Communities across the US

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson, Barry Goldfarb
Award Amount (Period): $74,999 (6-26-2013 to 8-15-2015)

Capacity Building — Phase IV Increasing the Pool for the Development of a Multicultural Workforce and Connection to Underserved Communities across the US

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson, Barry Goldfarb
Award Amount (Period): $74,997 (6-26-2013 to 8-15-2015)

Climate Change Internship (Training)

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $90,000 (9-15-2013 to 9-15-2014)

Forest Vegetation Simulator Processing

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture – Forest Service
Investigator(s): James McCarter
Award Amount (Period): $95,006 (8-27-2013 to 4-30-2014)

Development of New Geospatial Tools for Wildland Fire Management and Risk Reduction

Sponsor: NASA
Investigator(s): Siamak Khorram, Greg Biging, Peng Gong, Matthew Potts, Max Moritz
Award Amount (Period): $163,324 (10-1-2012 to 3-30-2015)

Supporting Climate Change Science Needs for Early Adopters of the 2012 Planning Rule

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson, Barry Goldfarb
Award Amount (Period): $73,681 (8-1-2012 to 8-14-2014)

Capacity Building — Phase II Increasing the Pool for the Development of a Multicultural Workforce and Connection to Underserved Communities across the US

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson, Barry Goldfarb
Award Amount (Period): $74,642 (8-13-2102 to 5-14-2014)

Hydrological Modeling for Flow-Ecology Science in the Southeastern U.S.

Sponsor: U.S. Geological Survey
Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson
Award Amount (Period): $39,113 (9-17-2012 to 6-30-2014)

Spatial Database Development for Wake County Advocates for Health in Action (AHA) Access and Environment Workgroup: Phase 2

Sponsor: Wake Med Health and Hospitals
Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Award Amount (Period): $10,022 (2-1-2011 to 1-31-2012)

Fire GIS Decision Support System for the National Park Service National Capital, Northeast, and Southeast Region’s Fire Programs

Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Award Amount (Period): $456,268 (8-30-2011 to 12-31-2014)

Phase 4 GIS Database Development for the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Award Amount: $29,139 (7-11-2011 to 6-30-2012)

Terrain Dynamics Analysis Using Space-time Domain Hypersurfaces and Gradient Trajectories Derived From Time Series of 3D Point Clouds

Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova
Sponsor: U.S. Army – Army Research Office
Award Amount: $245,999 (4-1-2011 to 9-30-2014)

Visualization of Terrain Evolution: from Animations to Space-Time Cube

Investigator(s): Laura Tateosian, Helena Mitasova, Margery Overton
Sponsor: Renaissance Computing Center
Award Amount: $12,000 (1-1-2011 to 12-31-2011)

Capacity Building – Increasing the Pool for the Development of a Multicultural Workforce: Supporting Climate Change Science Needs for Early Adopters of 2012 Planning Rule

Investigator(s): Stacy Nelson, Barry Goldfarb, Daniel Robison
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Award Amount: $74,000 (8-11-2011 to 2-14-2013)

Middle School Sport Facilities: Policies, Physical Activity, and Cost Effectiveness

Investigator(s): Michael Kanters, Jason Bocarro, Hugh Devine, Chrystos Siderelis, Jonathan Casper
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Award Amount: $100,000 (1-15-2010 to 1-14-2011)

The Southern Fire Exchange: Putting Fire Science On The Ground

Investigator(s): Joseph Roise, Hugh Devine, Justin Shedd, Susan Moore, Toddi Steelman
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Award Amount: $172,014 (8-30-2010 to 11-30-3013)

Virtual Forest Management Plan – Online Polygon Capture Project

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Award Amount: $38,700 (11-15-2010 to 5-15-2011)

Mapping Marsh Condition on Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Award Amount: $36,837 (7-16-2010 to 2-28-2012)

BETSMap: Location Intelligence for Food Safety and Defense

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Award Amount: $56,566 (11-15-2010 to 8-31-2011)

High Definition Survey System for Rapid Monitoring of Terrain Dynamics: Maintenance Requirements and Accessory Equipment

Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova
Sponsor: U.S. Army – Army Research Office
Award Amount: $14,737 (8-23-2010 to 8-22-2011)

Spatial Database Development for Wake County Advocates for Health in Action (AHA) Access and Environment Workgroup

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: Wake Med Health and Hospitals
Award Amount: $20,464 (1-1-2009 to 12-31-2009)

Understand Urban and Community Forests Contributions to Physical Activity and Health

Investigator(s): Myron Floyd, Perver Baran, Melissa McHale, Yu-Fai Leung, Dorothy Anderson, Karla Henderson, Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Award Amount: $148,752 (11-1-2009 to 1-30-2014)

Vegetation Map Accuracy Assessment for Gauley River National Recreation Area. (CESU)

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Award Amount: $35,338 (6-17-2009 to 2-28-2010)

Phase 3 GIS Database Development for the OVNHT (CESU)

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Award Amount: $22,995 (9-9-2009 to 6-30-2010)

Terrain/Landscape Monitoring, Dynamics, and Sustainability

Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova
Sponsor: U.S. Army – Army Research Office
Award Amount: $143,000 (4-15-2009 to 5-31-2012)

Decision Support System for the Northeast and National Capital Region Fire Programs

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Award Amount: $485,941 (9-5-2008 to 6-30-2012)

Natural Resource Data Management and Database Development for the Mid-Atlantic Network of the NER (CESU)

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Award Amount: $60,500 (9-15-2008 to 12-31-2010)

Geographic Information System Research and Development for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Award Amount: $670,093 (9-2-2008 to 9-1-2013)

Review of Selected Natural Resource Research Data For the Northeast Region Inventory and Monitoring Program (CESU)

Investigator(s): Hugh Devine
Sponsor: U.S. National Park Service
Award Amount: $201,988 (9-5-2008 to 1-31-2010)

On-the-fly Scene-dependent ATR

Investigator(s): Wesley Snyder, Siamak Khorram
Sponsor: US Air Force – Office of Scientific Research
Award Amount: $361,188 (12-1-2008 to 5-31-2010)

Scalable Techniques for High Resolution Elevation Data Analysis & Modeling

Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova
Sponsor: U.S. Army – Army Research Office
Award Amount: $160,001 (9-15-2008 to 9-14-2012)

High Definition Surveying System for Monitoring Terrain Dynamics

Investigator(s): Helena Mitasova
Sponsor: U.S. Army – Army Research Office
Award Amount: $64,478 (6-15-2008 to 6-14-2009)