News & Events
GIS Day
Date: November 20, 2024
Time: 10 am - 2 pm
Location: Bronco Student Center - Ursa Major (Google plus code: 354H+7J)
Cal Poly Pomona GIS (Geographic Information System) Day is a wonderful opportunity for our diverse students, faculty, staff, local schools, communities & organizations, and public & private industries to get together to share and learn about their amazing work. CPP will celebrate innovative real-world applications of GIS technology in analysis, visualization, and gaining insights into geospatial data through collaboration across campus. We, CPP, want to bridge all possibilities to the future.
Registration Link: GIS Day Registration
Students Showcase Work this Past Summer
Students involved in Dr. Carsten Lange's EC 4448 course, over summer 2024, labored to create StoryMaps of their work. Feel free to check them out!
Announcing 2024 GIS Day in November
GIS day will be held in Ursa Major on November 20th with attendees from industry, local government, and activities to spure the GIS-imagination! Come join us!
Free Student Passes at Esri User Conference in July
Consider attending the Esri UC in San Diego this summer as they pack in a fun filled week of GIS talks, galleries, and events. Students can receive a free one day pass!
Single Sign On Enabled for ArcGIS Online
Single Sign On (SSO) has been enabled for CPP ArcGIS Online organizational accounts! Things just got easier!
GIS Day at Cal Poly Pomona
GIS Day was a great success! Read about event highlights or watch videos to see it again!
CPP Explores AI for Social Good
New Study Examines How Interplay of Factors Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Rates
Carsten Lange, professor of economics and an expert in data science, was a coauthor of the project which used machine learning algorithms and Artificial Intelligence Explanations (AIX) to quantify each factor contributing to the level of vaccination hesitancy.
Geography Professor Awarded Grant to Research Specialty Crops
Geography Professor Gabriel Granco was awarded the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) Grant for nearly $10,000.
Econ Professor Creates COVID-19 Database
Watching news reports about COVID-19, Economics Professor Carsten Lange noticed that many of the state and local briefings focused on daily COVID-19 statistics such as positive test results and the number of deaths. In his experience as a data scientist, time series data provides a better understanding.
Dr. Granco receives strategic interdisciplinary research grant 2020
The SIRG will support their project entitled "Cross-Scale Estimation of Agricultural Suitability of Specialty Crops in California using UAV and Satellite Remote Sensing Observations".