GRI and NGI Researcher is Awarded with Early Career Research Fellowship
October 31, 2016 - A Mississippi State geosciences faculty member is among 10 recipients of the prestigious Early Career Research Fellowship awarded by the Washington, D.C.-based National Academies of Sciences, Engineering ....jpg)
New User-Friendly Web Tool Brings Power of GIS to the Public
October 20, 2016 - The Geosystems Research Institute (GRI) at Mississippi State University has released a new web application, "GeoDawg," that gives Mississippians the ability to easily use the capabilities of a powerful ...
MSU Geosciences Faculty and GRI Fellow Participates in National Oceanographic Research Cruise
July 26, 2016 - By Sasha Steinberg STARKVILLE, Miss.— A faculty member of Mississippi State's Department of Geosciences has been selected to participate in a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System ...
Drones Prove to be Valuable Asset to Precision Agriculture
July 25, 2016 - Story by Layton Spann Mississippi State's GRI, MAFES and Extension Service teams use UAS to collect data that can improve current AG management practices so farmers can boost yields, production and profit. Click ...
Mississippians Are Helping Lead Way on Commercial Use of Drones
July 19, 2016 - by Evelina Burnett Mississippi State University extension associate Louis Wasson says, a few years ago, there was a lot of excitement in the agricultural world about using unmanned and remotely controlled ...
Robert Moorhead, Director of Geosystems Research Institute Explains some of the New FAA Unmanned Aerial Systems Regulations
July 7, 2016 - By Symone Woolridge WTVA NEWS The Federal Aviation Administration has released new regulations for flying unmanned aircraft systems. This means flyers across the world will have to keep up, including ...
Mississippi State Research Unit Uses Drones to Help State Preserve and Promote Gulf Coast Island
July 5, 2016 - An island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast under state protection is being eyed as a way to attract more visitors. As MPB's Mark Rigsby reports, officials are weighing tourism dollars and protecting the environment. Deer ...
Mississippi State University's Geosystems Research Institute UAS Maps Deer Island for Mississippi Secretary of State and Department of Marine Sciences
June 30, 2016 - Story by Tyler Carter tcarter@al.com Mississippi Press/AL. BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, along with the Department of Marine Resources and Geosystems Research ...
Mississippi State Researchers Helping Officials Monitor, Manage Forest Restoration After Wildfire
March 29, 2016 - Researchers at Mississippi State are using innovative unmanned aircraft technology to help state and federal officials assess extensive wildfire damage to a unique natural habitat on the Coast. Biologists ...