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Save the Date: SPARC Launch -- Dec 7

Published Nov. 15, 2017
Updated Sep. 03, 2025

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

 

Flyer for the launch of SPARC

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

Tags SPARC, research center, geographic information science, GIS