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Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Mollie Gaines

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Using Earth Observation Data of Different Spatial Resolutions to Quantify the Influence of Anthropogenic and Climate Drivers on Surface Water Dynamics Advisor: Dr. Mirela Tulbure, faculty fellow and professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Surface water—such as rivers, ponds and lakes—is the most accessible and renewable water source.…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Luke Allen

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Observed Mesoscale Surface Air Pressure Waves and In-Cloud Characteristics in the Context of Winter Storm Structures Advisor: Dr. Sandra Yuter, faculty fellow and distinguished professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Abstract: Recent observations of winter storms from ground-based and aircraft-mounted instrumentation allow us to refine our understanding of…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Raja Das

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Leveraging Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Advanced Landslide Analysis: From Detection to Prediction to Monitoring across Diverse Geo-Environments Advisor: Dr. Karl Wegmann, faculty fellow and associate professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Abstract: Every year, landslides claim thousands of lives worldwide, posing a persistent threat to communities.…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Laura Tomkins

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Synthesis of Radar-Observed Characteristics, Storm Structures and Surface Snowfall Rates in 10+ Years of Northeast US Winter Storms Advisor: Dr. Sandra Yuter, faculty fellow and distinguished professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Abstract: Current numerical weather prediction models struggle to accurately predict the timing and intensity of snowfall…

GIS Week: Workshop – Big Data Computing with GRASS

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join us during GIS Week for this hands-on session led by the Center's Anna Petrasova and Vaclav Petras. Learn to use open-source programming with GRASS GIS for big data computation, spatial data visualization and parallelization of tasks. Laptops encouraged! A remote connection is available. Register online.

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Xiaojie Gao

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Does Chilling Explain the Divergent Response of Spring Phenology to Urban Heat Islands? Advisor: Dr. Josh Gray, faculty fellow and associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Understanding how temperature controls plant spring phenology, the timing of plants’ spring leaf development, is critical to studying the global carbon…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Ian McGregor

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Advancing Near Real-Time Deforestation Monitoring via Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data, Landscape Processes and End-User Contributions Advisor: Dr. Josh Gray, faculty fellow and associate professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: The proliferation of satellite imagery has facilitated the analysis of deforestation trends using multi-source time series approaches. This long-term…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Elyssa Collins

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Computationally Efficient Approaches to Modeling Flood Risk and River Discharge at Scale Co-Advisors: Dr. Ross Meentemeyer, Director, Center for Geospatial Analytics; Dr. Georgina Sanchez, Research Scholar, Center for Geospatial Analytics Abstract: River discharge—the volume of water flowing through Earth’s rivers—is highly variable in space and time and at its extremes can cause…

Geospatial Forum (Lecture) with Dr. Verónica Andreo (CONICET and the Gulich Institute – Argentina)

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Environmental Drivers of Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases: Leveraging Remote Sensing in Public Health Summary: Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are responsible for one-sixth of disease and disability worldwide. Their distribution and spread is highly dependent on the environment. In the face of the environmental changes brought about by the Earth-system crisis, remote sensing has gained renewed…

Geospatial Analytics Dissertation Defense: Katie McQuillan

Jordan Hall 5103 2800 Faucette Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Defense Presentation Title: Linking Forests and Freshwater across the Southern Appalachian Forest Landscape Advisor: Dr. Katherine Martin, faculty fellow and assistant professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: Forests act as natural water towers, provisioning freshwater downstream to support aquatic biodiversity and supply drinking water, agriculture and energy. Understanding how climate change…