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Interdisciplinary Experts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The world\u2019s grand challenges don\u2019t conform to neat categories, so neither should our study of them. That\u2019s why research at the Center for Geospatial Analytics is interdisciplinary by design. And it\u2019s why our work attracts experts from across the data sciences and beyond<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Faculty Fellows<\/h2>\n

Our interdisciplinary faculty boost student engagement \u2013\u2013 and expand our reach as educators and researchers.<\/p>\n \n

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The Center is home to faculty fellows and researchers from seven of NC State\u2019s colleges and more than twice as many academic departments, along with visiting scholars from around the world. Ours is an environment where leading researchers learn from one another, meld their expertise, and apply what they discover to improve real-world decision-making \u2014 all as they prepare and mentor the next generation of geospatial professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, you can explore the directory of directors, administrators, faculty fellows, research practitioners, scholars and graduate students who make up the Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vaclav Petras<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

This geospatial research software engineer and member of CGA’s Leadership Board is an advocate for open science and has been a member of the GRASS GIS development team since 2012.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Aaron Hipp<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

This faculty fellow and member of CGA’s Leadership Board helped lead the creation of the new NC State Greenspaces Map to promote healthier living on campus.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Elyssa Collins, Georgina Sanchez<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

This Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student and associate director of research engagement are leading cutting-edge research to better assess the risk of flooding under climate change and urban growth, now and into the future.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Research Groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Geospatial Analytics brings together bright minds to tackle the pressing challenges of disciplines as varied as urban planning, history and natural resource management. While those different fields demand the application of different geospatial tools and technologies \u2014 or the development of entirely new ones \u2014 they all benefit from the center\u2019s dedicated research groups pursuing discovery at the frontiers of geospatial analytics.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GeoForAll lab<\/a>, for example, is a collaborative enterprise of multiple faculty members, graduate students and visiting scholars who are committed to making geospatial education and opportunities accessible to all. They\u2019re one of 116 laboratories worldwide dedicated to open source geospatial science \u2014 and the central node for North America.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our world-class faculty members ground students in the theory and practice of geospatial analytics \u2014 and inspire them to pursue groundbreaking research of their own.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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Researchers at the center work tirelessly to expand the frontiers of geospatial analytics, developing the tools and technologies that stakeholders can use to solve problems.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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The center\u2019s talented specialists offer customized training and support services, and build partnerships to drive innovation in geospatial research.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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