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Building a Vibrant and Enduring Spatial Science

USC Spatial Sciences Institute Director John P. Wilson delivered the keynote address "Building a Vibrant and Enduring Spatial Science" at the 9th International Workshop of Geographical Information Science, presented by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, June 21-24, 2014, in Beijing, China. Dr. Wilson holds an appointment as Visiting Senior Professor with the Chinese Academy of…

Brian Finch, Professor (Research) of Sociology and Spatial Sciences has recently been named chair of one of the review boards at the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review (CSR). The CSR is the body that assesses the merit of research proposals that are received by the NIH and is dedicated to fair, timely,…

Survey benchmarks are used to mark a precisely measured elevation point. Hikers reaching the top of a mountain are often rewarded by finding a benchmark left by surveyors in the past. This spring, a class of GIST students taking SSI 587 (GPS/GIS Field Techniques) at the Wrigley Marine Science Center, installed their own benchmark at…