Projects
A running record of all projects the geoLab is undertaking, or has completed.
Core Projects
The geoLab has four core projects we support annualy in support of our goals.
Project Name |
Project Aim |
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The largest open license spatial database that records the geographic boundaries of administrative zones. |
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Collects, integrates, provisions and analyzes ancillary data for every geoBoundary administrative zone. |
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| Collects event-based information on where activities are happening around the world, and geocodes them to create open spatial datasets. | |
| Conducts machine learning and creates software in support of the other three projects. |
Ph.D. Projects
The geoLab supports a number of Ph.D. students to conduct basic research into fundamental questions.
| Student | Title | Years |
| Seth Goodman | Analysis and Estimation of Socio-economic Variables using Satellite Imagery and Convolutional Neural Networks | 2017-Present |
| Karim Bahgat | Automated Semantic Matching and Georeferencing for Hard-copy Georeferenced Documentation | 2018-Present |
| Jianing Zhao | Quantifying and Explaining Causal Effects using Causal Tree Algorithms | 2015-2018 |
Undergraduate Projects
The geoLab conducts a number of targetted projects led by undergraduate researchers.
| Student | Title | Years |
| Rebecca Youngerman | Kenyan Healthcare: an Index Approach | 2018-2019 |
| Mollie Gaines | A climate index approach to measuring vulnerability in South Africa | 2018 - 2019 |
| Graham Melville | Nuru International: Identifying receeding conflict zones based on vegetation | 2018-2019 |
| Lauren Hobbs | GRID3: Identifying sub-national boundaries | 2018-2019 |
