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The Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS) invites students, faculty, staff, and community partners to celebrate GIS Day 2026! AI is opening up new possibilities for creating maps, discovering spatial patterns, and communicating research. This year’s theme explores how human creativity and AI-powered geographic tools can work together to address real-world challenges—and help students […]

We are pleased to highlight a new publication by Dr. Yao Li, Associate Director of Research at CAGIS, and collaborators in Molecular Ecology Resources: “Improving Malaria Parasite Gene Flow Inference Under Sparse Spatial Sampling.” Understanding how malaria parasites move between places is important for identifying potential transmission sources, migration corridors, and areas where interventions may […]

CAGIS is pleased to announce a new article published in Remote Sensing by Tianyang Chen, Wenwu Tang, Shen-En Chen, Craig Allan, and Navanit Sri Shanmugam. The study explores how Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) can help computers understand detailed 3D laser scans of bridges and surrounding environments. These scans contain millions of individual data points representing […]

Charlotte, NC — The Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS) is pleased to highlight recent student research presented at the 2026 UCGIS Symposium, held June 15–18, 2026, at the University of Maryland, College Park. This year’s symposium, themed “AI Everywhere!,” brought together the GIScience community to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping geospatial research, […]

The Center for Applied GIScience (CAGIS) at UNC Charlotte is pleased to support students participating in the Research Experiences and Mentorship in Urban Systems (REMUS) program. As part of their summer research experience, these students are using CAGIS resources to support their work in geospatial research, applied GIScience, data-driven analysis, and urban systems studies. The […]