Geospatial Science and Technology
Advanced environmental investigations are founded on comprehensive and well-structured data sets, models that describe physical processes or implement decision processes, and analytical and visualization tools that investigators need to reveal and present new insights from research studies. Our state-of-the-art information technology capabilities facilitate our advanced environmental research activities. Key areas include information system design and implementation, geospatial analysis and applications development using geographic information systems (GIS), environmental modeling, and environmental data management.
Focus Areas
- Health, economic, and social policy research
- Epidemiology
- Survey research and operations
- Crime, violence, and justice
- International development
- Geospatial environmental data management and analysis
- Air and water quality
- Environmental and human health risk assessment
Capabilities
- Geospatial database design and development
- Geospatial informatics
- Geospatial analysis, including traditional GIS overlays and data integration, exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA), and spatial statistics
- Web-based and desktop geospatial tool development
- Synthesized human and livestock databases
- High-quality cartographic products and map atlases