SDSU Department of Geography & Geospatial Sciences

03/23/2026

🌎 Ready to explore, connect, and get inspired?

The 57th Annual SD State Geography Convention is almost here! Join us for two days of research, networking, and celebrating the power of geography ✨

📅 March 26–27
📍 SDSU Student Union| Brookings, SD

02/05/2026

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us

02/04/2026

Prost to new adventures 🗣️

01/13/2026

🌎🛰️Dr. Hankui Zhang has named to the new Landsat Science Team!

✅Click the link to read more!

Hankui Zhang, associate professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, will support the world's longest-running Earth observation mission. Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.

01/13/2026

🌎Geography Alum Kenadie Martinsen will be giving a webinar on January 20th at 12 PM CST!
🛰️See the post below for more details!
✅Register here: https://ow.ly/mnSo50XU523

Calling all GIS, remote sensing, and environmental scientists!

USGS EROS is hosting a free webinar to learn about Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium tools that help researchers and analysts visualize and interpret data from the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD).

📌 Register now: https://ow.ly/mnSo50XU523

Guest speaker: Kenadie Martinsen, Remote Sensing User Services Specialist (Contractor for USGS EROS)

Live demonstrations will showcase how to:
🔹Explore Annual NLCD products
🔹Visualize land cover and land cover change
🔹Request custom downloads
🔹Generate county-level land cover change statistics between selected years

Webinar Details:
🔹Date: January 20, 2026
🔹 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM CT

09/05/2025

🎶 "Riding in my new Bugatti..." 🚗💨

When you can’t afford the real thing, but imagination is still free 😎🌍

⏰ We’ve got less than ONE HOUR left in !

One globe. One mission. One last push.

Catch us pulling through… literally. Let’s finish strong for !

09/05/2025

09/05/2025

🌍 Real geography doesn’t just happen in the classroom…it happens in the field.

From exploring landscapes to collecting data on-site, SDSU Geography & Geospatial Sciences students carry on a long-standing tradition of learning where it matters most: out in the world. 🧭🌄

This tradition of fieldwork sets our students apart and with your support, we can keep it going for generations to come!

📍 Help us fund boots-on-the-ground learning this

🔗 https://www.givecampus.com/s/z0daah and in the bio!

09/04/2025

🌍 Even Jack's feeling a bit “lost” without Geography. Help us put Timbuktu—and tomorrow’s geographerson the map!

📅 Support Geography & Geospatial Sciences this .

🔗 https://www.givecampus.com/s/z0daah & in bio

09/04/2025

📍How to Kidnap a Geography Student:

Just leave a trail of maps, globes, Pangea, and drones…

We will follow. 🧭🗺️🚪

Spoiler: It leads straight to the Department of Geography & Geospatial Sciences.

And honestly? We’d go willingly.

Support the Geography academic journey this

09/04/2025

📸 From grainy photos to GIS precision — Geography & Geospatial Sciences at SDSU has grown, but the spirit stays the same.

🗺️ Paper maps ➡️ Digital maps
🏫 Old classrooms ➡️ Modern GIS labs
📍 Convention posters ➡️ Research with real-world impact
🎉 Hobo Day parades of the past ➡️ Spirit that still marches on
👨‍🏫 Faculty then ➡️ Faculty now

This , your gift fuels technology upgrades, student opportunities, fieldwork, and faculty innovation that keep our momentum going.

📅 Today WE honor WHERE we’ve been by investing in WHERE we’re headed💙💛

Click here to donate: https://www.givecampus.com/s/z0daah