Our Research Geography Department faculty at Portland State University are engaged in research in a variety of areas, including Physical Geography, Human Geography, Geographic Information Science, and other special topics. Annual external funding of research totals in excess of $1 million. More information on faculty research interests may be found on their home pages. Explore Faculty Interests about this content Human Geography Physical Geography GIS Portland Coyote Project Center for Spatial Analysis and Research (CSAR) CSAR serves researchers and organizations in the greater Portland area for projects involving four broad areas of expertise: Cartography, GIS, Remote Sensing, and Geography Education. Applied GIS Research Center for Geography Education in Oregon (C-GEO) C-GEO provides teachers with in‐service, pre‐service, and informal professional enrichment activities and materials to support student growth in spatial thinking, geography content, and geospatial technology skills. Geography Education