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Geospatial Centroid at Colorado State University

Geospatial Centroid at Colorado State University. Melinda Laituri, Director Sophia Linn, Assistant Director Centroid Interns: Ned Molder, Anthropology Josh Reyling, Watershed Science Tabitha Covey, Horticulture.

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Geospatial Centroid at Colorado State University

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  1. Geospatial Centroid at Colorado State University Melinda Laituri, Director Sophia Linn, Assistant Director Centroid Interns: Ned Molder, Anthropology Josh Reyling, Watershed Science Tabitha Covey, Horticulture

  2. The Geospatial Centroid is a resource and research center at Colorado State University established to provide students, faculty, and the greater community with information about GIS at CSU and to offer opportunities, services, and resources related to geospatial sciences. centroid: (n) 1. the center of gravity or mathematically exact center of an irregularly shaped polygon. 2. The virtual center of geospatial technologies and activities at Colorado State University.

  3. Centroid Services and Activities • Resource and service center in main campus library - Geospatial Help Desk • Learning opportunities for on- and off-campus - Geospatial Brown Bag Lunches - Workshops - Classroom presentations • Internship Program - On- and off-campus projects

  4. Students as a Bridge Across Disciplines • Integration: • Geospatial technologies • Critical SPATIAL thinking • Cross-disciplinary approaches • Coordination of complex data • Innovation: • New scientific approaches

  5. Other • ColoradoView • Cache La Poudre Watershed • Colorado River Basin • COMaP • Shambhala Mountain Center Off-campus • The Group Real Estate: Google Earth Tours • Bright Rain: Building neighborhood polygons • McKee Medical Center Foundation • US Fish & Wildlife Service • US Department of State On-campus projects • CSU Alternative Transportation • Rwanda Microgrid • Honduras Cookstove (env health) • Pike & Antarctica Maps • Mongolia (Rangelands/Yak) • West Nile Virus, mosquitoes • Civil War Gunboats

  6. M.A. Student, Dept. Anthropology and Geography • Secondary Cities Initiative (US Dept. of State + CSU Water Center) at Geospatial Centroid • Project bridges human geography, hydrology, spatial information, and political science • Collaboration across departments and geographic locations Ned Molder Diagram of the hydro-social cycle in Tijuana, MX. Critical services vs. population centers in Tijuana, MX.

  7. M.S. Student, Watershed Science, Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability • Alternative Transportation, Rio Grande - Bravo Environmental Justice Project, and Help Desk at the Geospatial Centroid • Help Desk assists both undergraduate and graduate students from many disciplines. Data from two PhD projects are shown; one from the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, and one from the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. • Rio Grande - Bravo project focusing on procedural and restorative justice issues within the Rio Grande River basin. Josh Reyling Density map of cattle and buffalo holdings in Pakistan Census block groups affected by the 20 year flood plain of the Wabash River Rio Grande Basin overview map

  8. Kalamos Community Mapping Project (Terra Sylvestris Biological Field Station, Kalamos, Greece) Community participatory project mapping private/public property ownership on the island. Experience with intercultural communication and work flows, travel, and anthropological research. Tabitha Covey M.S. Candidate, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Geospatial Centroid Intern National Western Center (Institute for the Built Environment + Vice President of Research) Project bridges urban development, spatial information management, and multiple academic disciplines within the university as well as fostering connections with community stakeholders.

  9. Matt, Josh, Riley, Julia, Madison, Danielle, Thadd, Carson Natural Resources Marcos Business Mackenzie Public Health P.J. Environmental Health Robert History Greg Geography Building Community at the Centroid 2018 2017

  10. Thank you!

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