GIS Research Laboratory Associate Director Dan Goldberg has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Geography at Texas A&M University. SSI faculty, staff, students, and friends gathered at a local eatery to wish him well in this new endeavor and to celebrate his accomplishments at USC. Dr. Goldberg first arrived at USC in 2002 and earned…
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Not Only Does Los Angeles Have An Urban Core, LA’s Metro Area Is Denser Than New York City’s
GIST student Samuel Krueger had enough of the claims that Los Angeles was the sprawl capital of the world and lacked an urban core. So he did something about it. Using readily available data, he created maps that compare the Los Angeles metropolitan region to other US urban regions. He showed that, at 5,337 residents per…
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Professor Kemp Presents GIScience Publication Outlet Assessment Plan at Avignon Conference
SSI Professor Karen Kemp traveled to the Association of Geographic Information Laboratories Europe (AGILE) annual conference in Avignon, France for their annual International Conference on Geographic Information Science. At the conference, Kemp and two co-authors unveiled plans to survey Geographic Information Science professionals to rank the publication outlets available in the field. Kemp explained the need for clear rankings…
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Faculty Research Shows Social Factors Influence Perceptions of Warmer Temperatures
The international journal Climatic Change recently published a paper by GIST instructor Dr. Darren Ruddell that investigates complex landscapes of the perception of temperature by the public. The study by Ruddell et al. examines temperature variability within metropolitan Phoenix by comparing public perceptions with scientifically derived measurements. The research, implemented as part of Ruddell’s Ph.D. at Arizona State University, showed that…
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