GIS and mapping

Launched in 2020, “Sayuru” (which means “Oceans”) is a trilingual service available free of charge for its subscribers. It provides vital weather-related information and early warnings to fishermen, based on their locations.

Using data collected from a 2022 magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Luding County in China's Sichuan Province, researchers have tested whether Global Navigation Satellite System observations could be used for rapid prediction of earthquake-triggered landslides.

Clouds have for decades been a bugbear for remote sensing of land surface temperature. A new approach incorporating machine learning appears to have solved this challenge.

The new model could create maps that predict urban area flooding, which traditionally have not been accessible to urban planners. This could help identify potentially flood-prone areas in urban settings.

The impacts of climate change are escalating, compounded by urban expansion into fire-prone areas. Eight cutting-edge technologies have the potential to revolutionize wildfire risk reduction strategies.

UC Irvine researchers stress need for local topography and infrastructure data

During the UK general election campaign, the authors worked with colleagues to create a series of maps that show both how the climate has changed over the past two generations in each constituency, and how it will change over the next decade.

Since 2015, the USAID GeoCenter has supported YouthMappers, a program that equips university students around the world to use geospatial technology to address local and global development challenges.