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GEOG Assistant Professor Recognized in Ceremony at Kuwait's Royal Palace
GEOG-Led Project Selected for $1.4 Million Award for AI-Driven Digital Twin of Central Africa’s Forests
Alumni Reconnect with Department of Geographical Sciences
Fall MS Capstone Symposium Highlights Student Projects in Geospatial Sciences
Meredith Gore Shares Conservation Criminology Insights on Radio 2050
Leila De Floriani Voted IEEE Computer Society Division V Director for 2025
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Showcasing Faculty and Student Excellence at AGU 2024
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UMD Scholars Address Climate Inequality at Geography 2050
GEOG’s Remote Sensing Program Ranked Among the World’s Best Again
A Personal Journey with Earth Observations: The Future We Are Cultivating
Study Identifies High-Consumption Groups as Key to Reducing Global Environmental Footprint
Study: Shrinking Sea Ice Means More-Intense Storms on Alaska’s Coast
NASA Grant to Support Prescribed Fire Mapping in the Everglades
Grand Challenges: Monitoring Second-Generation Biofuel Crops to Inform Climate Mitigation Efforts
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NASA's FireSense Team Selects GEOG Researchers to Tackle Wildfire Challenges
GEOG Faculty Tapped to Fight Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence
Researchers Urge Rethink of European Green Deal’s Global Impact
NASA Carbon Monitoring System Awards Major Grants to GEOG Faculty
GEOG Student Selected as NASA’s FINESST to Study Southeast Asia Conservation
New Directions Fund Powers Research on Air Quality and Public Health
Introducing a New Generation of Ph.D. Scholars in Geographical Sciences
Gore and Team Awarded $2 Million Grant to Disrupt Illegal Wildlife Trade
High School Internship Program Trains New Cohort of Young Researchers
UMD Team Featuring GEOG Scientist Among Semifinalists in Global XPRIZE Wildfire Challenge
Alumni Q&A: Xueyuan (Eric) Gao, Ph.D. Summer '24
Quick Chat With Kristen Halliday
New Research Offers Streamlined Way to Assess Forests for Climate Policy
Fall Semester With Interim Chair Chris Justice
GEOG Faculty Tapped to Fight Climate Change with Artificial Intelligence
Alumni Q&A: Alana Ginsburg, ENSP/Global Environmental Change, Spring ‘24
Quick Chat With Vidit Vaywala
Forest Monitoring Makes First Page of The New York Times
UMD Researcher Shared GEDi’s Lidar-Radar Carbon Mapping at ASEAN Workshop in Indonesia
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Associate Professor Kuishuang Feng Receives International Fellow Award
Study: Majority of Cleared Lands in Indonesia are Unused—and at Risk of Becoming Palm Oil Plantations
Esri and UMD Honor Top Talent with 2024 Geographical Sciences Scholarships
The New York Times: 'Understanding the New Era of Fire'
3rd International Quantitative Remote Sensing Summer School Wraps Up
Geographical Sciences at UMD Seeks Associate Professor in Remote Sensing
Geographical Sciences at UMD Seeks Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Physical Geography
UMD Ranked #3 Globally in Remote Sensing
Woman in Science: The Groundbreaking Path of Professor Leila De Floriani
GEOG Team Studying New NASA Satellite Mission Targeting Climate Change
Celebrating Greatness: 2024 Geographical Sciences Awards
Investigating Fire and Flora: Maria Zubkova to Lead NASA-Backed Study in Africa
New Study Reveals Global Biodiversity Decline, Urges Collaborative Action
Charting the Future: 3rd Annual High School Awards Banquet Heralds Rising Stars in Geographical Sciences
Excellence in Remote Sensing: Professor Hansen Receives 50th Annual William T. Pecora Award
Growing Resilience From the Ground, Up
Global Forest Watch: Positive Trends in Brazil and Colombia Offset by Increases Elsewhere in 2023
Study: Seniors Have Big Energy Bills, Little Ability to Reduce Them
Taylor Oshan's Unwavering Path in Geospatial Data Science
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UMD Grand Challenges Student Scientist Competition
General Mills, Unilever Partner With the Harvest Initiative to Advance Sustainable, Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Global Land Programme’s '10 Facts' Explored in Meeting Hosted by UK's Royal Society
Researchers’ New Paper Gives Overview of 20 Years of Laser-Derived Climate Data
Associate Professor Kuishuang Feng Elected as Vice-President of International Input-Output Association
New Analysis Shows Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Investments Can Help Cut Net Emissions From Forests and Farmland by 72 Percent by 2035
GEOG’s Expertise Illuminates Maryland's Climate Pollution Reduction Plan
Greening Maryland with Precision: The Role of GEOG Researchers in ‘Growing 5 Million Trees in Maryland Progress Report 2021-2023’
GEOG Scholars Share Insights Into Geospatial Research, Sustainable Agriculture at COP28
NASA Acres News: Agtech Innovation Intermediaries and Sustainability Workshop
Open Research Day Pieces Together Geospatial Science’s Impact on Sustainable Development Goals
Fossil CO2 Emissions at Record High in 2023
GEO Week Ministerial Summit 2023: Meghavi Prashnani Honored with ‘Emerging Leader Award’ and Other Key Highlights
GEOG Shines Bright at AGU 2023: A Highlight of Our Faculty and Students' Contributions in Earth and Space Sciences
Seeds of Impact: Catherine Nakalembe's Trailblazing Path
GEOG Researchers Contribute to Fifth National Climate Assessment
How Longstanding Russia-Ukraine Conflict Has Impacted Conservation Efforts
High School Students Dive into the World of Geographical Sciences at GIS Day Open House
Over 40 Organizations Joined NASA Acres in St. Louis for a Kick-off Meeting, Marking Its Official Launch
GEOG-BSOS Seminar: Why Ending Race is the Future of Antiracism
GEOG Graduate Students Awarded Flagship Fellowship
Nakalembe Recognized with Prestigious Al-Sumait Prize for African Development
Finding a Sustainable Path in Geography with Professor Giovanni Baiocchi
Egg-citing Finding on Future Food Prices
GEOG's Newsletter: Geograffiti
First International Collaboration Fellow Explores Low-Carbon Lifestyle and Climate Research in Europe
From the Ground Up: NASA Harvest and Kenyan Partners Lay Foundation for Crop Yield Insights
GEOG Launches High School Internship Program to Cultivate Future Scholars
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
University of Maryland Receives Special Achievement in GIS Award at 2023 Esri User Conference
Unexploded Ordnance Is Scattered Across Ukraine’s Front Lines. UMD Researchers Are Mapping Hot Spots With AI.
Ralph Dubayah, GEOG Professor and GEDI’s Principal Investigator, Named Distinguished University Professor
2nd International Quantitative Remote Sensing Summer School Wraps Up with Global Engagement
Global Forests in 2022: UMD GLAD Data Reveals 10% Surge in Tropical Primary Rainforest Loss
Researchers Use Deep Learning, VHR Satellite Imagery to Map Artillery Craters in Eastern Ukraine
Kathleen Stewart Selected as 2023 UCGIS Fellow
MS GEOINT Program Receives Accreditation from USGIF
Bridging Science-Policy Gap for UNFCCC
Forest Protection Successfully Leads to Reduced Emissions at Global Scale
Google Award to Monitor Illegal Deforestation at Scale with New AI Techniques
UMD-led Satellite Instrument Going on a Brief Sabbatical
End-of-Year Departmental Awards Celebrate GEOG Terps' Remarkable Achievements, Excellence
SDM'23 Best Application Paper Award: Method Improves Prediction of Stream Baseflow using Physics-Guided Meta-Learning
Rising to a Grand Challenge: Climate-Related Disasters, Farming Crises
NASA Harvest at South by Southwest: Understanding Food Insecurity from Space
GEDI Data Will Aid NASA, US Forest Service in Quest to Count and Map America's Oldest Trees
GEOG Outreach Initiative Recognizes, Fosters Science-Minded High School Superstars
UMD to Lead National Study of Wildfire Impacts on Infants
Devex Highlights Efforts of NASA Harvest Africa Program
UMD Satellite Data: Primary Source to Monitor Deforestation
Pay it Forward on #GivingDayUMD!
GEOG Researcher's Case Study of Rare, Endangered Tortoise Highlights Conservation Priorities for Present, Future World Wildlife Days
Operation Pangolin Launches to Save World’s Most Trafficked Wild Mammal
De Floriani Begins Term as IEEE Division VIII Director for 2023-24
Global Land Programme’s Headquarters is UMD-Bound
GEOG Professors Win Faculty-Student Research Awards
GEOG Faculty and Students Set to Showcase Groundbreaking Research at AGU 2022
NASA Harvest Researchers Find Larger Wheat Harvest in Ukraine Than Expected
GEOG Researchers Share Their COP27 Experiences
GEOG Welcomes Local High School Students and Teachers for Open House on GIS Day
CGIS Students Win Prestigious Prizes at 2022 ACM SIGSPATIAL Conference
GEOG to Lead Effort to Bolster U.S. Agriculture With Satellite Data
UMD Ranked #6 in Geosciences Worldwide
Global CO2 Emissions Continue to Rise, According to Global Carbon Budget Co-authored by GEOG Researchers
State, Campus Draw on GEOG Research for Progress Checks on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Conservation Community Should Care About Violent Extremism, Urges GEOG Researcher
Dr. Jane Goodall Inspires UMD Audience
Measuring Forest Carbon Storage to Promote Climate Action
GEOG Faculty Host NASA SERVIR Eastern Africa Hub Training
Renowned Conservation Champion Dr. Jane Goodall to Speak at UMD
GEOG Faculty Participate in New BSOS Resilience Research Hub
GEOG Professor Ralph Dubayah, Other Experts Speak with NBC4 Washington About the Fight to #KeepGEDIUp
Xie, Skakun Receive NASA AIST Award to Advance Machine Learning for Earth Science
New Data from UMD GLAD Shows Forest Fires are Worsening
GEOG Student Investigates Urban Expansion in Washington-Baltimore Area Through BSOS SRI Program
Undergraduate Janna Chapman Wins $10,000 USGIF Scholarship
UMD Ranked #2 Globally in Remote Sensing
GEOG Undergrads and Faculty Honored by Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program
Department Receives NASA Grants to Advance Equity and Environmental Justice Through Earth Science Research
GEOG-led NASA Carbon Monitoring System to Help Combat Climate Change in New Mexico
GEOG Researcher Awarded USAID PEER Grant to Study COVID-19 Impacts on Wildlife Economy in Southern Africa
UMD Co-leads $750K NSF, Amazon Project to Tackle AI Bias in Mapping
International GEO Center Debuts with Remote Sensing Summer School
GEOG Researchers in 'The New York Times' Discussing Russia's Occupancy, Impact on Ukraine Farmland
National Geographic: Meredith Gore Works with Convicted Wildlife Traffickers to Curb Wildlife Crime
Structural Racism Drives Higher COVID-19 Death Rates in Louisiana, UMD Study Finds
BSOS Faculty Members Recognized as Top Scientists in National, International Rankings
Department of Geographical Sciences Celebrates Local High School Students at Inaugural Recognition Banquet
New NSF/Amazon Award to Advance Artificial Intelligence with Location-based Fairness
UMD Names Dr. Susan Rivera as Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
UMD-Led Team Develops First-Ever Standards to Better Track, Manage Illegal Wildlife Trade
GEOG Researchers Turn Marketing Insights Into Mitigation Insights
Ralph Dubayah Talks to NBC About Keeping GEDI in orbit
Students, Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Departmental Awards Ceremony
New GLAD Data Shows Forest Loss Remained Stubbornly High in 2021
GEDI's Not-So-Final Frontier
Two-Year Anniversary of UMD Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS)
Undergraduates Alana Ginsburg and Jonah Pereyra Win Prestigious NOAA Hollings Scholarship
GEOG Researchers Co-Author International Report Calling for Immediate Action on Climate Change
Russian Attack on Ukraine Also Targeted Global Food Supply
New Study Finds Sea Cucumber Trafficking Harms Ecosystems, Undermines Livelihoods
UMD Researchers Fight to Save GEDI
GEOG Professor Co-Authors New Paper Calling for an Integrative Approach to Remote Sensing, Biodiversity Conservation
Addressing Older Adults’ Environmental Impact Crucial for Climate Change, New Paper Finds
GEOG-Led NASA Harvest Team Responds to Ukraine Crisis with New Supply Chains Dashboard
New GLAD Study Shows Fires Caused One Third of Global Forest Loss Between 2001 and 2019
UMD Survey Offers Real-Time Data-Driven Glimpse into Ukrainian Well-being
Dr. Sasha Tyukavina and Dr. Amy Pickens Named Leading Women in ML4EO by Radiant Earth Foundation
GEOG Students Shine at 2022 AAG Annual Meeting
Dr. Inbal Becker-Reshef Featured in BBC's Follow the Food Series
Changing Mindsets on Changing Landscapes
Dr. Yiqun Xie Received the Best Paper Award at the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe Honored with the Highest Civilian Award of Uganda
UMD SKYCAM Project Deploys Sky Imagers in Antarctica
Watch Video: Earth Observation Technology Advances Agricultural Monitoring
GEOG-Led NASA Harvest Consortium Receives IRCAI Global Top 100 Recognition
GLAD Lab Finds Population Growth is Outpacing Cropland Expansion
Global COVID-19 Survey by UMD, Facebook Earns Likes
Department of Geographical Sciences Makes Big Impact at AGU 2021 Fall Meeting
GEOG Researchers Lead Discussions at COP26
Annual Update Finds that as Economies Recover, Emissions Rebound Too
UMD Experts Participating in COP 26 Climate Conference
Maryland Today: $12.75M Bezos-funded Grant to Support Geography Researchers’ New Approach to Global Mapping
GLAD Forest Products Highlighted by CEOS for the UNFCCC Global Stocktake
Undergraduate Adrian Seemangal Wins $10,000 Scholarship
Shifts Towards Healthy Diets in the US Can Reduce Environmental Impacts but Would be Unaffordable for Poorer Minorities
New Study Finds that Financial Incentives Reduce Household Energy Consumption
NSF EarthCube Award for ICESpark: A Next-Generation Computing Platform for Science Discoveries in the New Arctic and Beyond
Professor Chris Justice Named as Distinguished University Professor
Two Volume Books on Biomass Burning in South/Southeast Asia : Editors Krishna Vadrevu, Toshimasa Ohara, Chris Justice
Yiqun Xie Receives NSF Award to Investigate Novel Spatial Data Science Techniques for Complex Mixture Patterns
GEOG Researchers Selected to Lead Multiple NASA Carbon Monitoring System Projects
Students, Faculty, and Staff Honored at Annual Geographical Sciences Awards Ceremony
South America Lost 21.6 Soccer Fields of Natural Land Per Minute for 34 Years
Case made for time-critical ICESat-2 data to support safe navigation in ice-covered waters
Meredith Gore Examines the Illegal Trade of Africa's Wild Meat
Department of Geographical Sciences Presents at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting
Sergii Skakun Part of the IARPA Space-Based “SMART” Program
Estimated annual value of GLAD alerts for lowering deforestation rates is $149-$696 million
GEOG Researchers Lead International Protocol on Forest Biomass
UMD GEOG-led NASA Harvest Program Teams up with CropX to Support Sustainable Agriculture
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe and Dr. Hannah Kerner Named on the 2021 Radiant Earth Foundation's List of 15 Leading Women in ML4EO
De Floriani Completes Term as President of the IEEE Computer Society
COVID-19 World Symptoms Survey with Facebook
AGU EOS Features GEOG Researchers: Sowing Seeds of Food Security in Africa
Dr. Chengquan Huang Quoted by New York Times Article, Emphasizing Importance of Spy Satellite Data for Better Prediction of Future Changes
ICESat-2’s hidden talents revealed at annual AGU Fall Meeting
Department of Geographical Sciences Overview
GEOG Researchers Contribute to Global Carbon Budget 2020
Dr. Leila De Floriani inducted into the IEEE Visualization Academy
Five GEOG Faculty Members Named to the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers List
GEOG Researchers Create COVID-19 Dashboard for Food Systems Analysis
GEOG Researchers Publish Major New Land Use Dataset for Use In Next Generation Global Climate Change Studies
Meredith Gore Invited to Join the Inaugural Cohort of the Research Leaders Fellows Program
Sergii Skakun Receives NASA Grant to Analyze High Impact Hot Spots of Land Cover Land Use Change in Ukraine and Neighboring Countries
Grant proposal to the NASA LCLUC program led by Dr. Tyukavina selected for funding
Mapping Sea Ice Surface Topography in High Fidelity with ICESat-2
UMD Researchers Evaluate China Food Security Via Satellite Imagery
Christopher Justice Awarded NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal
What do we know about forest degradation in Africa?
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe Named as 2020 Africa Food Prize Laureate
Eyes on the Arctic
GEOG Researchers Create the First Global 30m GEDI-Based Forest Canopy Height Map
Dr. Julie Silva Named as a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Faculty Mentor
Dr. Humber Leads Research Teams Receiving the Rapid Response & Novel Research in Earth Science Grant and an AWS Grant
Global Environmental Changes Leading to Shorter, Younger Trees
Students, Faculty, and Staff Honored at Annual Geographical Sciences Awards Ceremony
PhD Graduate Amanda Hoffman-Hall Selected as BSOS Commencement Speaker
GEOG Faculty selected for NASA ICESat-2 Science Team
Masks Donated by Chinese UMD-GEOG Alumni Delivered to Prince George's County Hospital
COVID-19 Information
CGIS COVID-19 Map Featured in UMD's #ShellsUnited Video
Chinese UMD-GEOG Alumni Donate Facial Masks to the Department
NASA Harvest Emerging Technologies Workshop
CGIS Students Create Online Maps to Track US COVID-19 Cases by County
Local Consumption and Global Environmental Impacts: Accounting, Trade-offs and Sustainability, 1st Edition by Dr. Kuishuang Feng
Drs. Feng, Loboda & Nakalembe Honored at 2020 Maryland Research Excellence Celebration
GEDI Releases First Data
Dr. Shunlin Liang Publishes "Advanced Remote Sensing: Terrestrial Information Extraction and Applications"
John and Jan Townshend Donate to the Department
Learn More About the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland!
Dr. Eric Vermote Given UMD Emeritus Research Professor Status
GEOG Researchers Set to Make a Big Impact at AGU 2019 Fall Meeting
Carbon Emissions Increase Slightly Worldwide, Decrease in US in 2019
Dr. Catherine Nakalembe Receives Inaugural GEO Individual Excellence Award
Geographical Sciences receives a Major Endowment from Jingli and Peter Li to Support our Graduate Students
UMD Geographical Sciences makes major contributions to the United Nations IPBES Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor Bulletin Cited by the BBC
Department Researchers Awarded Funding through NASA's Carbon Monitoring System
Dr. Ellicott Funded by NSF to Study Wildfires
UMD Researchers Join Effort to Make Water, Nutrients go Further on South Plains Farms
New IDB Funded Project to Carry Out a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Analysis in Latin America and the Caribbean Using a Coupled Physical and Socio-economic Accounting Framework
An interpretation of recent Amazon Basin fires by Researchers in the Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland
Geographical Sciences Graduate Ambassadors Program: UMD PhD Students Lead Technical Workshop for Chiang Mai University Students
NASA Harvest Conference Brings Together Voices from Across the Spectrum of Food Systems and Satellites
UMD and SERVIR-Mekong Organized Technical Workshop in Myanmar
GEOG GIS and Remote Sensing Faculty Visit Wuhan University
GEOG Faculty attend International Workshop with Beijing Normal University
UMCP Ranked #2 University for Remote Sensing
Eric Vermote and the Land Long Term Data Record Team from GEOG Awarded the NASA Robert H. Goddard Exceptional Achievement Award for Science
Prestigious Helmholz Fellowship Awarded to Professor Ralph Dubayah
Peter Potapov Awarded Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty
GEOG Researchers Discover Unintended Spillover Effects of Regional Air Pollution Policies in China
Fire Immediate Response for California
Dr. George Hurtt Named Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Forests of the Future
New UMD-led project funded by NASA to map boreal aboveground biomass with ICESat-2 satellite data
NASA Administrator Discusses UMD Geography Work in Uganda on SCIFRI Podcast
Food, Water, and Satellites
Myanmar in the Time (and Space) of Malaria
Ralph Dubayah, recognized as a University Exemplary Researcher Honoree
GEOG researcher Dr. Kuishuang Feng published a News & Views Article in Nature Climate Change
Tackling a Toxic Practice in Thailand
Climate Model Evaluation Ready for Next Level
GEOG Research Reveals Massive Cropland Expansion in Brazil
GEOG Researchers Set to Make a Big Impact at AGU 2018 Fall Meeting
GEDI Launch a Great Success!
GEOG Research Finds Congo Basin’s Old-growth Forests Vanishing at Alarming Rate
Dr. Belen Franch wins the NASA Honor Award for Early Career Public Achievement.
Leila De Floriani Elected President of the IEEE Computer Society
Featured on BBC: GEOG and NASA Work Together to Measure Forest Disturbance After Hurricanes
Gone for Good? Classifying Drivers of Global Forest Loss
GEOG researchers published in Nature "Global land change from 1982 to 2016"
The Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence is awarded accreditation from USGIF
ForestSAT 2018 International Conference co-hosted by University of Maryland Department of Geographical Sciences
MPS GIS welcomes first cohort from joint partnership with Nanjing Normal University
PhD student Danielle Rappaport leads study that provides first comprehensive set of emissions factors for Amazon forest degradation
Faculty members attend the SARI Land Use Meeting in the Philippines
Faculty members attend the SARI Land Use Meeting in the Philippines
Mid-Atlantic Team, Lead by UMD Students, Takes 2018 World Geography Bowl Title
When UMD Connects with El Salvador
GEOG 198A Online Summer Course-Introduction to GIS in the Era of Big Data
GEDI Moves Towards Launch on ISS
Inbal Becker-Reshef wins the Provost's Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty
GEOG Faculty publish a book entitled “Land Atmospheric Research Applications in South/Southeast Asia”
Outstanding Women in the Workplace
Harnessing Big Data to Preserve the Planet
Environmental Impacts and Nutritional Quality of Rapidly Changing Diets
Workshop on Emerging Technologies and Methods in Earth Observation for Agricultural Monitoring
PhD Student Donal O'Leary Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award at AGU Fall Meeting
UMD and NASA Join Forces to Improve Global Food Security through Satellite Data
Geography faculty edited the 9-volume books “Comprehensive Remote Sensing”
Supporting Malaria Elimination in Myanmar
GEOG788O: PROCESSING GEOSPATIAL DATA USING OPEN SOURCE TOOLS
The Center for Geospatial Information Science Inauguration and Reception
Disturbance Distance: Researchers Employ a New Framework to Measure Forest Vulnerability to Increases in Disturbance Rates in New ERL Study
Eradicating Poverty and Slowing Climate Change are Compatible Goals
The Center for Geospatial Information Science Inauguration and Reception
Landsat’s Enduring Legacy Pioneering Global Land Observations from Space
Emerging role of wetland methane emissions in driving 21st century climate change
Master of Professional Studies in Geospatial Intelligence - New for Fall 2017!
Integrating human impacts with Earth systems to predict climate change
Cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctly
UMD Researchers Investigate Link between ‘Land Grabs’ and Undernourishment
Spring Commencement 2017
Geographical Sciences Spring 2017 Commencement
UMD Research Provides Comprehensive Monitoring of Forest Loss in Brazilian Amazon
High resolution analysis of tropical forest fragmentation and its impact on the global carbon cycle
The Risks of Multiple Breadbasket Failures in the 21st Century: A Science Research Agenda
UMD Researchers Use Space Laser Technology to Explain Dry Season Growth in Amazon Rainforest
It’s more than ‘just’ climate change - The need for a new modeling paradigm
Tracking the Final Wilderness Frontiers
Urban Expansion to Claim Nearly 300,000 km2 of Fertile Cropland Worldwide
UMD and LU team awarded a Joint Research Workshop grant
Geographical Sciences Study Abroad to Cuba in 2017
GEOG Researchers awarded NASA Carbon Monitoring System program grant
UAV Mapping of Uganda Refugee Settlement for Climate Resilience
Update: GEDI Forest Mapping Project, Drs. Hansen and Duncanson highlighted
Global Agricultural Monitoring: Publication of the first Early Warning Crop Monitor Bulletin
Department Organizes Regional Land Use Meeting in Myanmar
In Light of Paris COP21 Conference This Week, 'Carbon All Around Us' Video Receives in Excess of 150,000 Views
GEOG Research Boosts the Role of Remote Sensing in the Implementation of Climate Change Agreements
Outsourcing manufacturing to China results in high CO2 emissions
Forest-Mapping Instrument for Space Station Passes Major Milestone
GEOG Researchers Publish New Journal: Energy, Ecology and Environment
New Study Investigates Potential Global Biodiversity Loss from Future Land-Use Change
Visiting Scientist Xi Li Sheds Light on Syrians Living in the Dark
Analysis of Satellite Data Shows Demolition of Tropical Trees has Soared, Not Slowed, as UN Study Estimated
Paul Torrens Profiled on NSF Website
Study published in PNAS assesses effects of real and virtual water transfers in China
Study shows that smart urbanization could save up to 25% of global energy use by 2050
Professor Chris Justice Selected for 2014 Pecora Award
Department Hosts LCLUC Webinar Series
Global Land Cover Facility Creates First High-Resolution Global Maps of 1990 Forest Cover and 1990-2000 Change
GEOG Researchers Selected as Principal Investigators on NASA Suomi NPP Science Team
GEOG's Jon Nordling Interviewed by Esri Center of Education
Prof. Klaus Hubacek was interviewed by BBC news on virtual scarce water in China
GEOG Faculty Members Contribute to IPCC 5th Assessment Report
Global Agriculture Monitoring and Mobile Agriculture Data Collections Research Continue in Pakistan
GEOG FRAs Nordling and Humber take 2nd place in the 2014 Esri International Hackathon
GEOG Alumni David Pearman discusses his 'HRB' movement
GEOG, NASA Researchers Explain Amazon Dry Season ‘Green-Up’ Paradox
Launch of World Resources Institute's Global Forest Watch Application a Success
GEOG Represented at 2014 GEO Plenary, "Visualizing the World's Food Systems"
UMD Ranks #4 in the World for Remote Sensing Research
Justin Fisk, George Hurtt and Katelyn Dolan Publish Paper on the Net Carbon Impacts of Tropical Cyclones
GEOG Researchers Address Economic Dangers of ‘Peak Oil’
GEOG Researchers Publish Major Paper on CO2 Emissions within Cities
GEOG Undergrad Garett Byron Conducts Summer Study Abroad at EARTH University in Costa Rica
Department of Geographical Sciences PhD Student Gabriela Vaz Rodrigues Conducts Exploratory Research Trip in Haiti
Dr. Chris Justice Interviewed on Wildfires at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
GEOG Awarded Bronze Certification for UMD's 'Go Green' Inititive
Central African Forest Cover and Loss – FACET Training Workshop
An Interview with Dr. Janet Nackoney, UMD's Dept. of Geographical Sciences
GEOG Researchers Examine Impact of Trade on the Environment
Inauguration of the Joint Global Carbon Cycle Center
UMD Geographers take part in the LDCM Launch from venues near and far
GEOG Faculty Publishes Groundbreaking Research in Two Leading Publications
Dr. Jane Goodall, Founder of Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, visits Dept. of Geographical Sciences
GEOG PhD Student Giuseppe Molinario Conducts USAID CARPE & African Wildlife Foundation Funded Fieldwork in DRC
The Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF)
GEOG Chairman, Dr. Chris Justice Speaks on Capitol Hill
Inauguration of the Joint Center on Global Change and Earth System Science of the University of Maryland and Beijing Normal University
Wall-to-Wall Annual Assessment of U.S. Forest Disturbance 1985-2010
Mapping Global Land Cover Extent and Change Using Landsat Data
Remote Analysis of the Impacts of Ungulate Removal
Exploring the dynamics of individual pedestrian and crowd behavior in dense urban settings: a computational approach