GEOG | Geographical Sciences Department

Participants from the July 2023 ECAAS workshop hosted by NASA Harvest at the University of Maryland. Pictured left to right: Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, UMD; Diana Frimpong, UMD; Kennedy Anahinga, Kenya Ministry of Agriculture; Esther Maina, Kenya Space Agency; John Juma Katana, Kenya Ministry of Agriculture; Taryn Devereux, UMD; Jane Kioko, Kenya Ministry of Agriculture; Peter Okello, Kenya Space Agency.

From the Ground Up: NASA Harvest and Kenyan Partners Lay Foundation for Crop Yield Insights

High school student Kendi Gray shows her computer displaying her poster.

GEOG Launches High School Internship Program to Cultivate Future Scholars

David Gama, senior data snalyst at South Sudan Action Against Hunger, with help from a collegue, presents a list of stakeholders in South Sudan who can be engaged with MERIAM2.

UMD Researchers Advance 'Game Changer' Project Predicting Acute Malnutrition

New Map Shows Decreasing Forest Heights in Europe in Past Two Decades

The Best Places to Plant Trees in Maryland

New Cohort of PhD Scholars Ready to Embark on Geographical Sciences Critical Questions

IntGeoCenter.org: Fostering Global Collaboration in Geospatial Analytics and Earth Observation

MS Program Director Jack Ma and alum Andrew Newwell pose with their Usri awards.

University of Maryland Receives Special Achievement in GIS Award at 2023 Esri User Conference

A Ukrainian expert examines the collected remnants of shells and missiles used by the Russian army to attack the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Unexploded Ordnance Is Scattered Across Ukraine’s Front Lines. UMD Researchers Are Mapping Hot Spots With AI.

News & Events

MS Program Awards Two Tuition Scholarships for 2023

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Geographical Sciences MS Qualified Tuition Scholarships!

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GEOG Seminar 10/5: Sergii Skakun, "Detection and Mapping of Artillery Craters With Very High Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning"

GEOG Associate Professor Sergii Skakun will discuss the use of advanced satellite imaging and deep learning to automatically detect and map artillery craters in Eastern Ukraine, revealing their far-reaching impacts.

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GEOG-BSOS Seminar: Dr. Sheena Michele Mason, "Human Migration & DNA Analysis from The Raceless Antiracist"

Join us for a GEOG Seminar special edition on Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. to noon. Assistant Professor Sheena Michele Mason at SUNY Oneonta will explore the intersection of human migration and DNA research, drawing from her upcoming book, "The Raceless Antiracist: Why Ending Race Is the Future of Antiracist."

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Man working on computer with coordinates

Information Session: Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in GIS

Position yourself for success! Join us for a virtual info session about our Master of Science in GIS, Graduate Certificate in GIS, and Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing.

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