GEO:AI — Innovations in Spatial Science and AI
Who We Are
The Department of Geography at the University of Florida explores the relationship between human and biophysical systems and deals with some of the most critical issues of our time such as environmental hazards, climate change, sustainability of resource management systems, international development, and community and urban planning.
Career Applications
Understanding the concept of place, including how and why places differ from each other, is a central concern. Students who have social and economic interests can enter into careers in international development, urban and regional planning, geographic information systems, and environmental consultancy. Students who combine the study of socioeconomic factors and the biophysical world can work in resource management, conservation, environmental assessment, and watershed and coastal planning.
Academic Updates
- Mostafa Rezaali receives NSF LEAP Summer Momentum Fellowship
July 2, 2025
We are excited to share that Mostafa Rezaali has been selected for the NSF LEAP Summer Momentum Fellowship, which includes ... - Congratulations on receiving tenure and promotion!
June 25, 2025
We are delighted to congratulate our colleagues Dr. Anwar Sounny-Slitine, Dr. David Keellings, and Dr. Kevin Ash who received tenure ... - Jesse Kisembe Awarded NASA FINESST Fellowship
June 20, 2025
We are thrilled to announce that Ph.D. candidate Jesse Kisembe, under the supervision of Dr. Berry Wen, has been selected ... - Dr. Cynthia Simmons receives Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award for 2025-2026
May 13, 2025
Professor Cynthia S. Simmons has received the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Scholar award, Sustainability in Amazonia at the Federal University of ... - Dr. Matyas named UF Research Foundation Professor
April 17, 2025
Professor Corene Matyas was named University of Florida Research Foundation Professor for 2025. UFRF Professorships are awarded to tenured faculty members ...
Recent Publications
- Assessing model trade-offs in agricultural remote sensing
August 4, 2025
In a recent study published in Remote Sensing, researchers from the University of Florida’s Department of Geography have taken a ... - A Review of Definitions of Precipitation Whiplash Events, What Causes Them and Their Impacts Over the US
July 22, 2025
Precipitation whiplash, the rapid shift from drought to flooding, or vice versa, exacerbates the impact of both extremes compared to ... - Constructing the commuting backbone network dataset for the United States
July 21, 2025
Commuting backbones represent the most essential connections within a commuting network—those significant flows that link major residential and employment areas ... - A Deep-Learning Workflow for CORONA-Based Historical Land Use Classifications
July 17, 2025
Historical satellite imagery lacks efficient methods for automated land use mapping, particularly when working with CORONA satellite data from the ... - The biogeophysical impacts of land cover change on climate extremes in the Arctic and Boreal regions
July 17, 2025
A new paper in Environmental Research Letters reveals how recent land-cover shifts across the Arctic–Boreal region are already cooling daily ...