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CGA Welcomes Inaugural Faculty Fellows to Strengthen Geospatial Research and Collaboration

The Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics (CGA) is proud to welcome Dr. Pontius and Dr. Sangermano to the 2025 CGA Faculty Fellows Program. Both faculty members from Clark University’s Graduate School of Geography bring deep expertise in environmental change, spatial modeling, and conservation. Dr. Pontius specializes in land change science, statistical modeling, and carbon offset…
Clark CGA Director Hamed Alemohammad receives an award from TGI and AWS

Clark CGA is very proud and excited to announce that our Director Hamed Alemohammad, received an award from Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to advance GenAI models for future land cover projections to support sustainable land use planning and climate resilience strategies. This will be a collaborative project between Clark Center for Geospatial…
MapBiomas in Action: Tasso Azevedo’s Visit to Clark CGA and Key Insights on Land Use Change

Tasso Azevedo is the Founder and General Coordinator of MapBiomas, a groundbreaking collective initiative for monitoring land cover and land use change. He is also the Chair of the Board for the Connection Forest People Initiative and has held key leadership roles, including as Founder and General Director of IMAFLORA, General Director of the Brazilian…
Rufai Omowunmi Balogun, Research Assistant @ClarkCGA, receives an award: NASA Lifeline Fellowship

We are proud to announce that Rufai Omowunmi Balogun, a research assistant at Clark CGA, has been selected as a NASA Lifelines Program Fellow. Rufai is a first-year PhD student at the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. As part of his fellowship, Rufai will contribute to the Lifelines’ Programs Workstream, supporting initiatives like “Ready for Impact,”…
Newsletters

Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics (Clark CGA) releases two to three newsletters per year.
Land Cover Change Modeling using GenAI (Collaboration with WashU)

This project leverages generative AI models to project future land cover changes using historical satellite imagery and land cover maps. By exploring three novel AI modeling approaches, we aim to enhance the accuracy in predicting environmental transformations. The project addresses critical geospatial challenges by supporting sustainable land-use planning and climate resilience strategies. Anticipated outcomes include…
Reports

Reports document key projects and provide an in-depth look at the applications and impacts of our tools, bridging the gap between theory and practice in geospatial science.
Conference Presentations

Our conference presentations feature cutting-edge insights shared at major industry and academic events. From keynote addresses to workshop sessions, these resources reflect the evolving landscape of geospatial analytics. Presentations:
Peer-reviewed Papers

Peer-reviewed articles represent the forefront of academic and applied research. These publications, vetted by experts, highlight the scientific foundations and advanced applications of our geospatial tools and technologies: Journal Papers: Pre-Prints on arXiv: Conference Papers:
White Papers

Our white papers provide detailed methodologies, and applications in geospatial analytics. Designed for professionals and researchers, these documents offer actionable insights and practical solutions to complex challenges.

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