{"id":2270,"date":"2025-11-07T13:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/?page_id=2270"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:52:38","slug":"community-for-geospatial-informatics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/community-for-geospatial-informatics\/","title":{"rendered":"Community for Geospatial Informatics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-row red\"><div class=\"prpl-column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Interest Form for Proposed Projects: <span class=\"prpl-button white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfb1RAmr63Kps8qTbBHxEzv9RcvHRYw-aT4tM2XetqBuj28eA\/viewform\">Submit an Interest Form<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Community for Geospatial Informatics will provide easily accessible solutions for project management, technical and research assistance, and the completion of requested deliverables.<\/p>\n<p>With 65+ years of collective experience, working on geospatial projects and partnering with companies outside of the university. By combining our knowledge in GIS and sustainability, we strive to translate data into readily accessible formats.<\/p>\n<h2>Vision &amp; Mission<\/h2>\n<p>CGI serves as an innovation hub for visualizing and analyzing geospatial information through fostered collaboration among professionals, academia, and industries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">GIS technologies offer invaluable insights into spatial data, aiding in urban planning, environmental management, disaster response, and resource allocation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">CGI plays a pivotal role in advancing research, enhancing decision-making processes, and promoting sustainable development. CGI not only fulfills current needs but prepares industries for combating future issues within their companies as the environment rapidly changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Staff<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/iman-cumberbatch.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/iman-cumberbatch.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Iman Cumberbatch\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<h3>Iman Cumberbatch<\/h3>\n<p>Lead Engineer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/javonica-latimore.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/javonica-latimore.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Javonica Latimore\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<h3>Javonica Latimore<\/h3>\n<p>Principal GIS Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/amy-ferdinand.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/amy-ferdinand.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Amy Ferdinand\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<h3>Amy Ferdinand<\/h3>\n<p>GIS Specialist; Remote Sensing; Environmental Health and Safety<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/greg-pope.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/greg-pope.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Pope\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<h3>Greg Pope<\/h3>\n<p>GIS Specialist; Geologist; Soil Science; Geomorphology; GIS; Surficial Hydrology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/josh-galster-river-research.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/josh-galster-river-research.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Galster\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<h3>Josh Galster<\/h3>\n<p>Interim Institute Director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/yoko-sato.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/yoko-sato.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Yoko Sato\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset lt-gray'>\n<h3>Yoko Sato<\/h3>\n<p>Lab Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Projects<\/h2>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfb1RAmr63Kps8qTbBHxEzv9RcvHRYw-aT4tM2XetqBuj28eA\/viewform\">Submit an Interest Form<\/a><\/span>\n<h3>Previous Work<\/h3>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/eco-bot-prototype-grass.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/eco-bot-prototype-grass.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Eco-Bot Urban Heat Arduino prototype\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset red'>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/701f302e863a4a4599a7fb489f8ef82c\" target=\"_blank\">Eco-Bot Urban Heat Arduino<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/evaluating-forest-temperature.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/evaluating-forest-temperature.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"forest temperature evaluation\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset red'>\n<p>Evaluating Forest Temperature<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/elevation-flow-heatmap.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/elevation-flow-heatmap.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"determining flow directions\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset red'>\n<p>Determining Flow Directions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/jersey-city-tree-canopy-map.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/jersey-city-tree-canopy-map.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"The City of Jersey City\u2019s Green Team Project Mapping Tree Canopies in Jersey City\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset red'>\n<p>City of Jersey City\u2019s Green Team Project Mapping Tree Canopies<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/hillside-overburderned-census-blocks.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2025\/11\/hillside-overburderned-census-blocks.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Mapping of Overburdened Census Blocks in Hillside, NJ\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class='inset red'>\n<p>Mapping of Overburdened Census Blocks in Hillside, NJ<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<p>We empower faculty and students through project support that enhances workforce development via hands-on learning. Our partnerships with municipalities, corporations, and nonprofits drive impactful initiatives, while the integration of UAVs, XR, and remote sensing technologies prepares participants for a dynamic future. Join us in transforming possibilities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Community for Geospatial Informatics will provide easily accessible solutions for project management, technical and research assistance, and the completion of requested deliverables. With 65+ years of collective experience, working on geospatial projects and partnering with companies outside of the university. 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