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ThinkSpatial: Armin Haller
On Thursday April 8, 2021 at 3:00 pm (PT), Armin Haller delivered a ThinkSpatial talk on “What Are Links in Linked Open Data? A Characterization and Evaluation of Links between Knowledge Graphs on the Web.”
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Webinar: Dangermond Perspectives on Emerging Trends in GIS
Jack Dangermond, Michael Goodchild (founding Dangermond Chair of Geography), and Trisalyn Nelson (current Dangermond Chair of Geography) discussed trends in GIS on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
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Call for Posters: spatial@ucsb.local is going global
In collaboration with the International Association of Young Geographers, the Center for Spatial Studies will be hosting its annual poster session, but we will be taking it from the local level to the global, renaming it spatial@ucsb.global2021, to reflect that it will now be an international event. It will be held on a virtual interactive platform on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, with the suggested theme, Spatial Data Science for a Sustainable Future.
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 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 brownbag 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 and a unique Minor in Spatial Studies, as well as advanced training workshops for on- and off-campus Ph.D. students and researchers. Learn more about our Learning Resources.