SDSU Department of Geography & Geospatial Sciences

06/29/2026

🌍🔥 Advancing Wildfire Emissions Monitoring with Enhanced Satellite Data

The NOAA Global Biomass Burning Emissions Product eXtended (GBBEPx) has been enhanced by incorporating Sentinel-3 observations, improving global fire emissions estimates for applications in air quality, weather forecasting, climate modeling, and environmental monitoring.

This research was led by Dr. Xiaoyang Zhang, Distinguished Professor at South Dakota State University and CISESS Consortium Scientist, together with Dr. Fangjun Li, Yongchang Ye, and Ruixuan Li. Their work demonstrates how integrating Sentinel-3 observations enhances the accuracy and reliability of global biomass burning emissions products, supporting improved Earth system science and informed decision-making.

📖 Read the full article — link in the first comment.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Khuong Tran who is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Dissertation Award🎉🏆 Dr. Tran earned his PhD in Geospatial Science and Engineering with a specialization in Remote Sensing. He is currently a Research Scientist for the Earth Division of the NASA Ames Research Center.

06/15/2026

Congrats Dr. Tran! 🎉

Congratulations to Dr. Khuong Tran who is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Dissertation Award🎉🏆 Dr. Tran earned his PhD in Geospatial Science and Engineering with a specialization in Remote Sensing. He is currently a Research Scientist for the Earth Division of the NASA Ames Research Center.

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