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EVOLUTION OF THE BCC GEOSPATIAL CENTER OF THE
CUNY CREST INSTITUTE (2010-)
In 2001, a proposal led by the City College of New York was submitted to the
NOAA-CREST program for funding. Bronx Community College was one of
the partners on the proposal, which was funded by NOAA.
In 2010, Dr. Sunil Bhaskaran spearheaded efforts in the development of
geospatial technology at BCC leading to the formation of the first ever CUNY
Geospatial Center. Seminars, workshops and demonstrations to build campus
wide awareness were followed by submitting and receiving series many
grants from federal and private agencies including major grants from the
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Federal Highway Administration
and US Department of Transportation (FHWA-USDOT), and the National
Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (NSF-ATE).
Geospatial technologies are critical to managing the earth and its limited resources.
They are required for:
• preparing environmental impact assessment (EIA) models for mining companies,
• modeling emergency services,
• integrating social behavior,
• mapping demographic characteristics and
• planning and redeveloping urban landscapes and a whole range of applications that
have a spatial component.
Geospatial technologies are therefore used by many industries, educational institutions
to either map spatial patterns, or to determine spatial relationships between multi-
faceted variables. They may also be used for observing and monitoring natural
processes or mapping environmental pollutants.
Mapping Shadows from High-Res satellite Datahttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12518-013-0118-4.pdfRule-based classification of high-resolution imagery over urban areas in New York Cityhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10106049.2012.726278
(2017) Training BCC students and faculty in 3D Geographic Information System Data Analysis and Modeling. ($16,000).
(2017) Teaching Early Childhood Students about Geospatial Faculty Mentor: Sunil Bhaskaran. ($2,500)
(2017) CUNY WIDE GIS research repository. ($15,000)
(2017-2020) ‘Pathways to Geospatial Technology and Careers’ National Science Foundation-Advanced
Technological Education. ($899,840.00).
(2016) Mapping Air Quality in New York City using Geospatial Technology. Student Tech Fee.[$7,000]
(2016) Interning to Careers in Geospatial Technology, Job Linkages Grant - BCC-OAA. [$9,564.00]
(2015) NASA Space Grant faculty mentor release time. [$6,000]
(2015) ‘Mapping Global Urbanization Patterns’. Digital Globe Foundation [$120,000]
(2015) BCC Environmental Technology Program NYCDEP Internship Program. [$13.500]
(2015) BCC STEM Majors participation in the 2015 Black Engineer of the year award
(BEYA), Conference, Washington, DC (Grant from NOAA-CREST Institute. [$5,500]
(2015) Student Technology Fee Grant, BCC-CUNY. [$5,000]
(2013-2015) Workforce Development Initiative Grant – CUNY, [$38,000]
(2013) Grant from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to host Summer Transport
Institute at BCC. (Grant from Federal Government), [$15,000]
(2013) Faculty Travel Grant, BCC-CUNY. [$500]
(2013) Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) & PCI Geomatics Natural Resources imagery grant award. (Grant from the Industry). [$100,000]
(2011-2013) Exelis curriculum development software grant award, (Grant from the Industry). [$20,000]
(2012/2013) GeoEye Foundation Award, GeoEye, Colorado, USA, GeoEye Foundation Imagery Grant Award. Mapping land cover and land Megacities.
(Grant from the Industry) [$15,000]
(2010/2011) GeoEye Foundation Award, GeoEye, Colorado, USA Grant award from GeoEye Foundation, Colorado, USA. (Grant from the Industry). [$15,000]
(2011) BCC Foundation Faculty Scholarship Support Grants. [$500]
(2011) BCC Global Initiative - Faculty Presidential Grant Awards. [$4,000]
The BCC Geospatial Center of the CUNY CREST Institute
(BGCCCI) is a unit under the Office of Academic Affairs and
Student Success. The Bronx Community College Geospatial
Center of the CUNY CREST Institute (BGCCCI) is collaboration
between Bronx Community College of The City University of
New York and CUNY Remote Sensing Earth System (CREST)
Institute. The center was created after a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bronx Community
College (Senior Vice President and Provost Dr. Claudia Schrader)
and Director of CUNY-CREST Institute Dr. Reza Khanbilvardi
on the 3rd October, 2014.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ZEsSyEpH6wVGYzMVNCeHRJdjg/view
The program director, Dr. Sunil Bhaskaran has published
two books that have been published through Kendall
Hunt and have been very useful in the learning process
of prospect geospatial students.
• Introduction to Remote Sensing: Introduction to
Remote Sensing. (2015). A lab manual for STEM and
Non-STEM students.
• Introduction to Geographic Information System:
Introduction to Geographic Information System.
(2015). A lab manual for STEM and Non-STEM
students.
Two new courses a) Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems (GIS 11) and b)
Introduction to Remote Sensing (GIS 12) were
designed by the Director of BGCCCI and
submitted for approval to the college wide
curriculum committee. These courses will be
located in the Pathways bucket (Scientific World
– E) and will be writing intensive. The courses
were approved by the college wide curriculum
committee, senate, university and pathways
steering committee and offered to the students in
fall 2015.
A GIS summit was hosted by the Office of
Research (Interim Vice Provost for Research Dr.
Mark Hauber, Professors Glen Johnson, Andrew
Moroko and Sunil Bhaskaran). The event attracted
the cream of GIS faculty and students across
CUNY and was a roaring success. It facilitated an
open discussion about different GIS approaches
and enabled participants to network and
brainstorm collaborations. The event was held at
the CUNY LAW school’s Dave Field auditorium.The inaugural CUNY Geographic Information System
Summit – 3/3/2017
The Smarter Cities convention at the famous Gould Memorial Hall was attended by key
institutes, centers, and students from NYC
The BCC Geospatial Center of the CUNY CREST Institute has had several national research
collaborations with the department of Math and Computer Science, University of Missouri and
University of Nebraska Lincoln.
The BCC Geospatial Center of the CUNY CREST Institute has also conducted international
research collaborations and been actively involved in projects with the City of Townsville,
Australia. The projects centered on Smarter Cities and applications of geospatial technology
for mapping smarter cities initiatives.
https://atecentral.net/msites/bhaskaran/bgcccicol
The program is designed to heighten awareness about
geospatial technology and its application to STEM,
increase and diversify the number of young adults
interested and academically prepare them to enter
into the field. It is a partnership between Bronx
Community College, and York College who will
work in collaboration with the industry, and federal
agencies to train participants in geospatial
technology.
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1700644
The BGCCCI offered Fall Geospatial Workshops for Middle and High Schools.
The BGCCCI will also be offering Summer Geospatial Workshops for Middle and High Schools and
Undergraduate Students; Summer Workshop Internship Programs for High Schools and
Undergraduate Students and Professional Development Workshop for Educators from Middle and
High Schools and Colleges
Dr. Sunil Bhaskaran |
Professor & Director - BCC Geospatial Center of the CUNY CREST Institute
Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success
BCC-CUNY &
Principal Investigator: NSF Grant Award - Pathways to Geospatial Technology and Careers
Doctoral Faculty: PhD program in E.E.S.,
Tel: 718.289.5233/5566/5100 (ext:7233)
Fax: 718.289.6448/6075
Email: [email protected]
Geospatial Center http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/geospatial/
Graduate Center http://www.gc.cuny.edu/home
Geospatial Center Facebook @bccgeospatial
Twitter @BGCCCIGeo
CUNY's STEM
Current courses being offered
Introduction to Remote Sensing
Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems
https://atecentral.net/msites/bhaskaran/newsletters
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ZEsSyEpH6wc3JibG9nTXEwWXM/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ZEsSyEpH6wMFhIUXkxdkIzRm8/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ZEsSyEpH6wRXdFbkU1aDhacXM/view?usp=sharing
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