U of I Grad Student Wins Illustrated Paper Competition

U of I Grad Student Wins Illustrated Paper Competition

University of Idaho graduate student Zhe Wang received first place award for the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Remote Sensing Specialty Group (RSSG) Student Illustrated Paper Competition during the AAG 2023 annual meeting in Denver. She was awarded a $300 cash prize for her research, A cross-scale transfer learning framework for deep learning-based urban mapping.


RSSG aims to foster an understanding of remote sensing science, with an emphasis on meaningful dialogue among geographers who are interested in understanding and applying remote sensing technology in research, instruction, public service, and private enterprise.