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Due to COVID 19, the annual specialist meeting, Location Information and the Public Interest, has been changed from December 2020 to April 12-13, 2021.
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ThinkSpatial goes online!
All presented material and videos can be found online. Events will convene Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. Check the Spatial calendar for more details.
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Interdepartmental graduate seminar on COVID-19
UCSB faculty members and experts from the Santa Barbara Community invite you on a series of sessions about the Issues, Approaches and Consequences of the COVID-19 Crisis.
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.