- Two Spotfords Were Buried in Zion Cemetery. One Was Moved, One is Lost
October 14, 2019 - Tampa Bay Times
The stories of Rosa and Alice unfold in records the Times discovered with help from Drew Smith, an associate librarian specializing in genealogy at the University of South Florida. A 3D laser scan of Robles Park Village showing grave-shaped objects beneath the ground in relation to buildings at the public housing complex. - History Center Panel to Explore Rediscovery of Tampa's Forgotten Zion Cemetery
October 4, 2019 - Tampa Bay Times
The Story of Zion Cemetery, co-sponsored by the Tampa Bay Times, is the latest in the History Center’s series Florida Conversations. The series, cosponsored by USF Libraries and WUSF public media, features authors and presenters covering a variety of Florida topics, including politics, fiction, history and the environment. - How USF Developed Digital Tools to Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery Efforts
September 26, 2019 - Mirage News
Days after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, researchers at the University of South Florida were working to develop digital tools to aid in the recovery efforts across some of the hardest hit areas. - USF Researchers Help with Hurricane Recovery Efforts
September 26, 2019 - Bay News 9
University of South Florida researchers are helping with the recovery efforts are Hurricane Michael and Dorian hit the Bahamas. The school's mapping technology allows recovery crews to see before and after aerial photos of the hardest hit areas in the Bahamas which lets them know which spots to visit first. - High-tech Efforts Underway to Remap Bahamas After Dorian
September 25, 2019 - Fox 13 News
Researchers at the University of South Florida are using high-tech data to remap areas that seemed all but lost, where homes and potentially hundreds of lives are buried beneath a mountain of rubble. “In this case, it’s really important because what’s on the ground today is not what was there subsequent to the storm,” said Lori Collins, director of the Digital Heritage & Humanities Collections.