Save the Date: SPARC Launch -- Dec 7

Published Nov. 15, 2017
Updated Oct. 18, 2021

Save the date! SPARC is coming!

SPARC is the Spatial Analysis Research Center, a new initiative of the ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

SPARC Launch
Thursday, December 7 -- 9am-5pm
Alumni Room -- Memorial Union

The launch includes an all-day line-up of presentations by some giants in the field of geographic information science. Speakers and topics include:

  • Michael Goodchild: Reimaging the History of GIS
  • Dan Brown: Linking Spatial Pattern and Process in Land Use Systems
  • Trisalyn Nelson: Bikes to Bears: Spatial Science Applications
  • Stewart Fotheringham: A Quick Look at Why Geography Matters in Elections: An Analysis of What Happened in 2016
  • Ross Maciejewski: Space, Time, and Visual Analytics
  • Wenwen Li: When GIS Meets Big Data: The Emergence of Spatial Data Science
  • Soe Myint: Spatio-Temporal Modeling Approaches: Tackling Emerging Environmental Issues
  • Daoqin Tong: Spatial Optimization: Developments on the Horizon

RSVP link from the School of Geographical Science and Urban Planning forthcoming. See you there!