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Welcoming Vistors
The Center for Spatial Studies welcomes visiting scholars and researchers to work on spatial research projects. To apply to become a visitor to spatial@ucsb please see the application process. View the presentations given by previous visitors.
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Spatial Lightning Talks
Save the date for the 11th annual Spatial Lightning Talks, to be held online via Airmeet. We are now recruiting presenters; submit your idea by February 11. Read more.
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ThinkSpatial: Amanda Cravens
Dr. Amanda Cravens (Research Social Scientist with the USGS) will present Effective decision support tools: The importance of understanding user experiences and institutional barriers to doing so. Read more.
Vision
The vision of the Center for Spatial Studies is that spatial thinking and computing serve all scientific disciplines and support trans-disciplinary problem solving. The Center’s mission is to engage in interdisciplinary research and education in how people and technology solve spatial problems. To progress toward its vision…
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Research
We strongly support interdisciplinary research projects. We organize research-oriented events, such as the ongoing ThinkSpatial talks for the local community and our annual Specialist Meetings. Learn more about our Research Resources.
Education
We promote spatial thinking and spatial literacy at the elementary, secondary, graduate, and postgraduate levels, offering a Freshman Seminar in Spatial Thinking, as well as advanced training workshops for on- and off-campus Ph.D. students and researchers. Learn more about our Learning Resources.