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Wilson Elected Fellow of University Consortium for Geographic Information Science

SSI Director Dr. John Wilson will add "Fellow" to his accolades at the upcoming meeting  of the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, to be held in Pasadena in May.  The academic organization will recognize Wilson for "his early research in terrain representation and analysis as well as his leadership at envisioning new directions for…
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SSI Spatial Support Facilitating Study of Religion

As spatial technologies mature in ways that make both data and maps more easily accessible across domains of knowledge, many opportunities emerge to ask geographic questions in a range of disciplines. The "spatial humanities" is a collective term to describe the increasing prevalence and sophistication of spatial tools and analysis in the study of humanist…
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Weidemann wins Robert Raskin Mashup Map Competition

Chris Weidemann, a graduate student in the Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIST) online master’s program, won the 2014 Robert Raskin Mashup Mapping competition. Photo courtesy of Chris Weidemann. GIST MS student Chris Weidemann took home top honors at the second annual Robert Raskin Mashup Mapping Competition sponsored by the Cyberinfrastructure specialty group of the…
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SSI’s Geospatial Summit spotlights leadership and entrepreneurship

David DiBiase, Team Lead-Education, Esri At the Fourth Annual Geospatial Summit presented by the USC Spatial Sciences Institute on Friday, February 21, 2014, geospatial industry leaders David DiBiase and Clark Easter addressed the tremendous opportunities available to those who can lead and innovate in geospatial sciences and technologies. DiBiase, team lead for the education industry…
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