spatial@ucsb

Jun 13, 2016
Now available: Fall Quarter Course Listing for the Minor in Spatial Studies
The Center for Spatial Studies is pleased to cooperate with the Department of...
Aug 11, 2016
Universals and Variation in Spatial Referencing across Cultures and Languages
Specialist Meeting: Dec. 7–9, 2016. Applications are now closed. Universals...
Sep 19, 2016
Core Concepts of Spatial Information
Introduction The Core Concepts of Spatial Information are designed to...

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... Read more.

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. Our Help Desk provides technical support to researchers. 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.