Prepare to be inspired by our faculty and professionals using the latest GIS technologies and learn new ways to apply powerful GIS analysis to your own research. Check out innovative research happening across the Southeast and here at Clemson! The Provost, Dr. Robert Jones, and Dean of the Libraries, Joyce Garnett, will be there to kick off the lightning talks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Crowdsourcing for the Common Good: An Example of How Basic GIS Tools and Social Media Helped Inform the Public Following Hurricane Maria, Dr. Stephen Moysey, Faculty Director of Clemson Center for Geospatial Technologies, Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering & Earth Science, Engineering Science and Education, Clemson University

• GIS: Preserving the Past and Envisioning the Future, Dr. Jennifer Ogle, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Clemson University

• Pragmatic Data Collection Solutions for Post-hurricane and Disaster Recovery in the Caribbean, Stuart Gittens, Managing Director, Research & Development, ECD Solutions.

• Science and Decision Making During Major Environmental Crises, Dr. Gary Machlis, Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Co-Lead, Clemson Caribbean Initiative, Clemson University

• Making Remote Sensing Practical for the Public, Jonathan O'Brien, Communications Fellow/Acting Center Lead, NASA DEVELOP – NCEI, NASA

• GIS in Transportation from A to Z, Dr. Wayne Sarasua, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Clemson University

• Know What Is Where: How GIS Informs Planning Decisions, Dr. John Gaber, AICP, Professor and Chair, City and Regional Planning, Clemson University

• Giving Students the Tools to Explore Urban Systems, Dr. Timothy Green, Assistant Professor, City and Regional Planning, Clemson University

• Using GIS in Planning Practice, Natalia Rosario, Senior Planner, Planning and Zoning, City of Spartanburg

• Establishing a Database of Groundwater and Surface Water Hardness to test a Kidney Stone Hypothesis in South Carolina, Dr. David Ladner, Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering & Earth Science, Clemson University

• The UAV Program at the CCGT: Platforms, Sensors, and Opportunities, Dr. Christopher Post, Professor, Forestry & Environment Conservation, Blake Lytle, GIS Specialist & UAV Pilot, Clemson University

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