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成人视频鈥檚 remote sensing program earns world ranking 聽

South Dakota State University鈥檚 remote sensing program has been ranked as one of the top academic programs in the world by the Shanghai Ranking鈥檚 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. 

Remote Sensing ranking

成人视频鈥檚 program, housed in the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, came in at 22nd in the world and the fifth-best program in the United States. It trails only the University of Maryland, College Park; California Institute of Technology, Boston University and Mississippi State University. 
 
鈥淥ur scientists, including postdoc and Ph.D. students, at the GSCE use various satellite observations with a spatial footprint from three meters to 500 meters and a temporal revisit time from five minutes to 16 days to monitor variation of the earth surface,鈥 said Xiaoyang Zhang, co-director and senior scientist of the GSCE. 
 
鈥淥ur research activities including calculating biomass-burning emissions every hour to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration鈥檚 mission in regional and global air quality forecast, and generating NASA global vegetation phenology product in support of scientific research on climate change and the environmental impact of human activity,鈥 Zhang added. 鈥淲e also monitor crop growth condition and disease impact in real time, which is critical to crop management for farmers and government agencies and decision-making for many agricultural finance and insurance companies.鈥
 
The GSCE conducts a variety of basic and applied research into the use of remote sensing to monitor, map and model the dynamics of the vegetated land surface at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. With funding support from NASA, NOAA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, United States Geological Survey, and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, the GSCE addresses fundamental questions about functioning of the biosphere and its implications for the environment and human welfare in a rapidly-changing world.  

Xiaoyang Zhang
Xiaoyang Zhang, co-director and senior scientist of the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence.

Currently, the geospatial science and engineering graduate program at 成人视频 offers a remote sensing specialization option. This interdisciplinary, Ph.D.-level program combines advanced coursework with cutting-edge research to advance the field of geospatial sciences. It focuses on transforming geospatial data into relevant information through acquisition, processing, characterization, analysis and modeling in order to understand geographic patterns, processes and relationships at scales ranging from landscapes to the globe. 

鈥淲e expect our center can get more support in future, expend our research capability, and improve our rank to be one of the best centers in the world,鈥 Zhang added. 
 
鈥淭he GSCE continues to produce impactful research that benefits our state, nation and world,鈥 said Bob Watrel, an associate professor and head of the Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences. 

Shanghai Ranking has published world university ranking by academic subjects since 2009. Using an improved methodology, the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects was first published in 2017. 
 
This year鈥檚 edition contains rankings of universities in 54 subjects across natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences. The ranking methodology uses a variety of indicators, including research output, international collaboration, research quality and influence, and international academic awards.