{"id":7602,"date":"2017-06-08T16:37:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/?page_id=7602"},"modified":"2026-09-10T10:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T14:22:59","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-ncss-hp-story-listing\"><div class=\"article-listing\"><article class=\"story hp-story full\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/news\/2026\/09\/10\/study-suggests-ai-generated-images-could-support-conservation-but-real-world-data-remains-essential\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/oak-tree-ai-generated-provided-1500x844-1.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/oak-tree-ai-generated-provided-1500x844-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/oak-tree-ai-generated-provided-1500x844-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/oak-tree-ai-generated-provided-1500x844-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/09\/oak-tree-ai-generated-provided-1500x844-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>September 10, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudy Suggests AI-Generated Images Could Support Conservation, but Real-World Data Remains Essential\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">New research finds AI-generated images could improve computer models used for species identification and biodiversity monitoring, but cannot replace real-world images.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-ncss-hp-story-listing\"><div class=\"article-listing\"><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/water-water-everywhere-but-how-to-find-it\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/pexels-tomfisk-1131868-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Aerial view of a neighborhood with red and brown tiled roofs, dense greenery, and a small pond.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/pexels-tomfisk-1131868-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/pexels-tomfisk-1131868-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/pexels-tomfisk-1131868-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/pexels-tomfisk-1131868-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/pexels-tomfisk-1131868-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/03\/pexels-tomfisk-1131868-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>March 27, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater, Water Everywhere \u2013 But How to Find It?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">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.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/news\/2026\/04\/07\/how-to-improve-collaboration-between-scientists-and-tribal-nations\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Perella-HEADER.jpg\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"A forest scene in autumn with tall trees, a dirt path, and a flowing stream.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Perella-HEADER.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Perella-HEADER-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Perella-HEADER-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2026\/04\/Perella-HEADER-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__date\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on <\/span>April 7, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to Improve Collaboration Between Scientists and Tribal Nations\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"story__teaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text\">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.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/article><article class=\"story hp-story \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/news\/2025\/11\/06\/uchenna-osia-shares-insights-from-her-academic-journey\/\" class=\"story__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"story__image-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/geospatial\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/10172025_OchennaOsia_provided_featured.png\" class=\"story__image\" alt=\"Uchenna Osia - Uchenna Osia Shares Insights from Her Academic Journey - Geospatial Analytics at NC State University\" 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