Celebrating Gamma Theta Upsilon Chapter Honors
At the Los Angeles Geospatial Summit presented by the Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) of the University of Southern California (USC)...
Accumulating Accolades
SSI’s Cass Kalinski wins 2019 UNIGIS International Prize and 2020 EDC Competition
Cass Kalinski (M.S. GIST ’19) has recently won...
Using Digital Map Processing & Historical Maps in Scientific Studies
SSI’s Yao-Yi Chiang leads publication of new book
Since the early 1980s, the computer science and geographic information science (GIS)...
Dr. Joseph Kerski and Evangelizing for GIS
SSI honors Esri’s Joseph Kerski for his contributions to GIS education
“What was your ‘nudge moment’ – that point when...
SSI’s Christopher Marder Quantifies the Qualitative
SSI’s Christopher Marder Quantifies the Qualitative M.S. GIST alumnus publishes award-winning thesis work
The International Journal of Humanities and Arts...
SSI’s Lisa Sedano comments on Google’s policy of contested borders
When is a border is not really a border?
If you’re looking at Google maps In areas where borders are...
Jennifer Bernstein named 2020 TRELIS Fellow
The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) has announced on behalf of the TRELIS (Training and Retaining Leaders in...
Identifying “hot streets” to reduce crime
Identifying “hot streets” to reduce crime MS GIST Alumnus Quincy Tom-Jack publishes thesis work in the International Journal of Geo-Information
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Safeguarding Biodiversity With GIS
Safeguarding Biodiversity With GIS SSI’s Laura Loyola is working to protect an endangered Kenyan primate
Deep in the gallery forests...
Apply now for the 2020-2021 Geodesign Fellows Program
Applications are now being accepted for the USC Spatial Sciences Institute's prestigious Geodesign Fellows Program for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Apply now for the 2020 EDC Student of the Year Award
SSI students, would you like to have your innovative geospatial technology work recognized? Submit your work now for consideration as...
Lunar New Year Potluck
Join us in celebration of Lunar New Years 2020 Potluck with good food and friends. All students welcome! ...
Shea Gilliam publishes in “The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography”
The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (second edition) has published the article “Feminist Methodologies” by Population, Health and Place doctoral...
Li Yi publishes in “Health and Place”
Li Yi, a third-year student in the USC Population, Health and Place Ph.D. program, has published a literature review...
2020 LA Geospatial Summit Call for Papers and Posters
The 2020 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit is a one-day event for geospatial professionals, faculty, and students in the greater Los...
Apply Now for Spring ’20 Undergrad Research Opportunities
Looking for undergraduate research opportunities to work closely with a Spatial Sciences Institute faculty member in the Spring 2020 semester?
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Ph.D. Student Xiaozhe Yin wins the 2019 APCG Geosystems Award
Population, Health and Place student excels at first conference presentationThe Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG) awarded USC Spatial...
Jennifer Bernstein takes on “acting locally” in The Conversation
From the perspective of a geographer (and one engaged in environmental issues, to boot), is it possible to "think globally...
USC vs UCLA Mapathon Challenge
The focus this year USC vs UCLA mapathon is on how climate change is impacting our lived environment. Learn more...
SSI Students Win U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Scholarships
Kevin Mercy and Jong Su Kim receive U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation ScholarshipsThe United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has...
