Homepage

Charlotte, NC — Researchers at the Center for Applied Geographic Information Science (CAGIS) have received funding from the Transportation Research Board’s Rail Safety IDEA program for a new project titled RailRisk Advisor: A Web-GIS Tool for Assessing Railroad Trespassing Risk and Recommending Countermeasures. The 18-month, $100,000 project will begin on July 1, 2026, and will […]

The Center for Applied GIScience (CAGIS) is pleased to announce that the project “Digital Twins for Public Health: Coupling Human Mobility and Airflow Dynamics for Indoor Viral Transmission” has received $16,000 in funding from the UNC Charlotte School of Data Science. The project is led by Dr. Yao Li, Dr. Xuyang Li, and Dr. Don […]

Thanks everyone who joined us in recognizing the power of GIScience and the amazing community behind it. This year’s GIS Day was our most dynamic yet, filled with creativity, collaboration, and excitement! 📊 Event Highlights Your engagement made the event vibrant and inspiring! Competition Winners GeoVisualization Competition Undergraduate Competition 🥇 Monica Layug — BRIDGING THE […]

Date: November 19, 2025Time: 10AM – 2PMLocation: McEniry Hall, UNC CharlotteTheme: Exploring the Power of Geospatial AI Add to Calendar Center for Applied GIScience (CAGIS) invites students, faculty, companies, and organizations to celebrate GIS Day 2025, a global event recognizing the transformative power of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The theme of this year highlights the […]

On October 1st, 2025, the Center for Applied GIScience (CAGIS) had the opportunity to showcase some of our exciting technologies at the EEGS Open House. Our team demonstrated:Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox – allowing participants to explore topography and water flow in real time.Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – highlighting how UAVs (i.e., drone in the demonstration) […]