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HU and Messiah Collaborate to Map Lincoln Cemetery

HU and Messiah Collaborate to Map Lincoln Cemetery

Lincoln Cemetery, located in in Harrisburg, PA, is one of the oldest remaining historic African-American burial grounds. It has an estimated 10,000 burials – many of which are not visible today; although a non-profit organization, Saving Our Ancestors Legacy (SOAL) is...
FAA Part 107 Training Course

FAA Part 107 Training Course

In early 2022, the Center was awarded a $135,000 Aviation Workforce Development Grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Through this grant, the University developed a course for prospective drone pilots, with a focus on preparing them to take and pass...
MMG Southern Anthracite Field

MMG Southern Anthracite Field

Over the course of the last 3 years via work on the DEP Mine Mapping Grant, students and staff in the Center have been developing mosaic datasets and vectorizing features, such as mined area, elevation points, and mine entries in the Southern Anthracite Coal Field....
Top Geospatial Trends of 2021

Top Geospatial Trends of 2021

Top Geospatial Trends of 2021 It’s that time of the year, when we review geospatial methods and technology trends and I use my piercing crystal ball to see what’s on the horizon for the new year. While the pandemic changed the way we conduct business, geospatial...
1 Year Anniversary of Going Remote

1 Year Anniversary of Going Remote

Yesterday marks the 1 Year Anniversary of the Center shutting its doors (temporarily) for in-person work. At the time, we thought this was going to be a short-lived thing. Little did we know that a year later, a work-from-home setup would still be our current reality....