Center for Geospatial Research
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| native_name = CGR
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| established = {{start date|1985}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=435 |title=History of the UGA Center Geospatial Research |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920125110/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=435 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}
| type = Applied, Remote Sensing, Climate, Mapping Science
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| director = [https://geography.uga.edu/directory/people/deepak-r-mishra Dr. Deepak R. Mishra]
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| faculty = Dr. Marguerite Madden, Dr. Sergio Bernardes {{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=2962# |title=Faculty of the UGA Center Geospatial Research |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920125211/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=2962# |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}
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| students = Caleb Adams, Nicholas Neel, Khoa Ngo {{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?p=3285# |title=Satellite Team Students attend Small Satellite Conference and have Program Management Review with the Air Force |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920124612/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?p=3285# |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}
| alumni = Dr. Roy Welch
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| city = Athens
| state = Georgia
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| zipcode = 30602
| campus = University of Georgia
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| affiliations = NASA DEVELOP National Program
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The Center for Geospatial Research at the University of Georgia focuses on remote sensing and climate science. The center is a regional NASA DEVELOP node and was recognized by NASA in 1998 for its outstanding achievements relating to applied climate and environmental sciences, being named a NASA Center of Excellence.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=435 |title=History of the UGA Center Geospatial Research |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920125110/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=435 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}
==Founding and History==
The University of Georgia's Center for Geospatial Research, CGR, was founded in 1985 as the Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science. In 1989 the lab was renamed the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science. This Center was founded by Dr. Roy Welch, who served as director from its founding in 1985 until 2003. The Center is now directed by Dr. Marguerite Madden and in 2012 the center was renamed Center for Geospatial Research to better reflect its internal goals. In 2016 the center helped found the UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=435 |title=History of the UGA Center Geospatial Research |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920125110/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=435 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=2962# |title=Faculty of the UGA Center Geospatial Research |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920125211/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=2962# |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}
Significant Research
=Publications and Presentations=
In 2016 research from the Center was used to identify the coastal regions of the United States that were most at risk from sea-level rise due to climate change. This study was one of the first studies to have accounted for ongoing population growth when assessing the potential magnitude of future impacts. Minimally 4.2 million people at risk of inundation were projected to be at risk from sea-level rise in the continental United States.{{cite web|title=Millions projected to be at risk from sea-level rise in the continental United States|url=http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v6/n7/full/nclimate2961.html|publisher=Nature|accessdate=15 February 2016}}
Researchers at the Center for Geospatial Research have helped students at the UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory receive grants to build 2 satellites. These satellites will be the first satellites built, designed, and operated by the University of Georgia.{{cite web|title=NASA Selects Proposals for Student Flight Research Opportunities|url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-selects-proposals-for-student-flight-research-opportunities|publisher=NASA|accessdate=5 May 2016}}{{cite web|title=UGA team selected by NASA, Air Force to build and launch two cube satellites|url=http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/cubesat-nasa-air-force-build-launch-two-cube-satellites-0516/|publisher=UGA|accessdate=8 May 2016}}
=NASA DEVELOP=
Since 2013, the Center for Geospatial Research has been a regional node for the NASA DEVELOP national program and contributes significantly to climate change research.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=2389 |title=NASA DEVELOP at UGA |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920124558/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=2389 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }} This DEVELOP location specializes in spatial ecology projects under the supervision of Lead Science Advisor, Dr. Marguerite Madden.
Certain DEVELOP work at CGR has focused on identifying key issues regarding Atlanta and its suburbs. Using data from the Landsat 8 and Terra satellites, the team was able to model water flow in the region and help the area build better infrastructure as it grows.{{cite web|title=Identifying Key Urban Areas to Reduce Stormwater Runoff and Maximize Conservation Efforts in Metropolitan Atlanta
|url=https://develop.larc.nasa.gov/2016/summer/AtlantaWaterII.html|publisher=NASA|accessdate=17 September 2016}} The center has also been published in the International Union for Conservation of Natures World Conservation Congress Publication. The study focused on ecological forecasting, reforestation and conservation efforts, and the Colombian primate Cotton-top tamarin.{{cite web|title=Using Satellite Observations for Conservation|url=http://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/system/files/docs/NASA_2016_IUCN_WCC.pdf|publisher=NASA|accessdate=17 September 2016}}
=Small Satellites=
The Center is also aiding the undergraduates of the Small Satellite Research Laboratory with technical knowledge. Faculty members, such as Dr. David Cotten, have given presentations on the possibilities of structure from motion in low Earth orbit and how the Small Satellite Research Laboratory could build the first satellite to perform this technology in orbit.{{Cite web |url=http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=3363 |title=MOCI and SfM |access-date=2016-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920124846/http://www.crms.uga.edu/wordpress/?page_id=3363 |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.smallsat.uga.edu/research MOCI and the UGA SSRL]