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Chimpanzees

Mapping Liberia for western chimpanzee conservation

Associate Director of GRS Amy Frazier leads research to map and analysis chimpanzee habitat connectivity to aid conservation efforts.

Drone for Dunes Project

ASU research group helps address critical California sand dune restoration knowledge gaps

ASU’s Geospatial Research and Solutions partners with UC Santa Barbara and U.S. Fish and Wildlife and uses high-resolution terrain mapping to assess coastal resiliency efforts.

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GRS Maps Cycling Deaths for Outside Magazine

GRS worked with the nonprofit BikeMaps.org to map cycling deaths in 2020 for Outside magazine. The article mapped and analyzed the data collected on bicyclists killed by drivers in 2020 and found some surprising takeaways.

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Chimpanzees

Mapping Liberia for western chimpanzee conservation

Associate Director of GRS Amy Frazier leads research to map and analysis chimpanzee habitat connectivity to aid conservation efforts.

Drone for Dunes Project

ASU research group helps address critical California sand dune restoration knowledge gaps

ASU’s Geospatial Research and Solutions partners with UC Santa Barbara and U.S. Fish and Wildlife and uses high-resolution terrain mapping to assess coastal resiliency efforts.

Article Image of Bicycle

GRS Maps Cycling Deaths for Outside Magazine

GRS worked with the nonprofit BikeMaps.org to map cycling deaths in 2020 for Outside magazine. The article mapped and analyzed the data collected on bicyclists killed by drivers in 2020 and found some surprising takeaways.

Salt River

GRS research plays key role in lower Salt River restoration

A recently published study from GRS researchers and MAS-GIS graduates uses drone data to map invasive vegetation species with unprecedented detail.

GRICUA

GRS partnership with Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority

ASU partnership with Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority grows electrical infrastructure, fosters next-gen GIS professionals.

AZGeoHub

GRS wins Geospatial Excellence Catalyst Award

The GRS redesign of the AZGeo Data Hub repository makes critical Arizona geographic information more accessible for state, local organizations as well as the public.

The Wall

Mapping the Border Journalism Project Yields Pulitzer Prize

GRS creates the most complete map of the US-Mexico border currently in existence as part of "The Wall" series, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting.

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ASU uses GIS to create a plan for a more livable, walkable Tempe

GRS researchers help model transportation networks for a “20-minute city” with the results published in the journal Sustainability.

Evictions

Mapping the coming eviction crisis: ASU uses historical eviction tracking to predict future impacts

GRS teams up with ASU’s Knowledge Exchange for Resilience to model post-pandemic eviction surge potential in Maricopa County

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GRS supports census response research in Arizona

Working with ASU's Knowledge Exchange for Resilience (KER), GRS maps census response rates across the state of Arizona using data feeds directly from the US Census Bureau.