In The News
For over two decades, the APSU GIS Center’s work has been covered by regional and state media — from disaster response to student-led innovation. Here’s some of that coverage.
APSU GIS Center’s Community-Centered Work
Clarksville Now
“During the flooding in Waverly and its aftermath – which killed 20 people and destroyed hundreds of homes in Humphreys County – the GIS Center helped officials in several ways.”
GIS Center Students Create Brochure, StoryMap to Preserve African American Soldiers’ Stories
Clarksville Now
“We’d walk the site several times, collecting (GPS) data points for these graves – you can barely see some of them. We went out to each of the sites, and we got the exact location of all the sites. The sites you see on the maps are accurate and associated with each veteran.”
APSU GIS Center Joins Southeastern Grasslands Initiative
Clarksville Now
“Now, SGI’s new partnership with APSU’s Geographic Information Systems Center will provide researchers and conservationists with a clearer picture of this area’s now forgotten landscape.”
Colleges Mass-Producing Face Shields
The Tennessean
“Austin Peay President Alisa White said researchers at the university’s Geographic Information Systems center led the charge in locating and fine-tuning the prototype. “They just dove in,” White said. “They are used to responding to entities in need. That’s just really the mindset over there.””
GIS Center Produces 3D-Printed Respiratory Face Masks
The Leaf Chronicle
“While still leading a statewide effort to produce face shields for medical workers battling the spread of coronavirus in Tennessee, Austin Peay’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Center has taken on another potentially life-saving project.”
Clarksville-Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard
Clarksville Online
“This dashboard is a comprehensive look at what is taking place in our own community. Partnering with the APSU GIS team has been fantastic. They are professionals at translating data into a usable form and we greatly appreciate their continued contributions.”
GIS Center’s Virtual Reality Drone Lab Offers Real-World Experience
Clarksville Now
“Right now, it’s not a class that’s being taught, so they’re teaching themselves as they go. They’ve surpassed any expectations I had for them just because they have something on the screen.”
GIS Student Creates 3D Campus Map for the Blind and Visually Impaired
News Channel 5
“You could see the light bulb go off. You could see her smile. That (tactile guide) was just a concept to her she’d never even thought about.”
GIS Center Uses Google Grant to Help Volunteer Firefighters
Clarksville Online
“We do a lot of work with first responders, and last year, we were talking to one of an EMA director who was discussing emergency site control, and mentioned he’d love to find a solution to better assist volunteer firefighters. I kept that conversation in the back of my head, and when I saw this Google offer, the idea of using Bluetooth beacons came up.”