Geospatial Information Science & Technology (GIST) Program
PRTM is the host department for the University’s teaching, research, and extension program in Geographic Information Science (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and Remote Sensing. The Geospatial Information Science & Techology Program provides the department the unique opportunity to assist park, recreation, and tourism professionals with advanced mapping, planning, and analysis tools and applications. Recent sample projects include, county park and recreation plans, site development conceptual maps for ski resorts, healthy community designs, economic impact analyses of selection recreation programs, regional and state trail system mapping, and tourism marketing data systems. These and other projects can be viewed at http://www.gis.ncsu.edu/Tourism/GIS_Tourism_Projects.htm.
GIS Contact: Hugh Devine, Perver Baran, Yu-Fai Leung, Charlynne Smith