Events

In this full-day workshop, attendees will learn the basics of collecting and processing drone data. In the morning session, participants will visit nearby Lake Wheeler to learn about data collection and drone setup through a live demo led by ASPRS Certified UAS Mapping Scientist Inia Jeziorska. In the afternoon session, attendees will learn to process…

The Spatial Connect Virtual Career Fair provides an opportunity for prospective employers to connect with students interested in geospatial analytics and spatial data science. The event will feature a variety of companies, nonprofits and government organizations. Admission is free to all job seekers, who will be able to officially schedule meetings starting in the Fall.…

Come learn about some of the most widely adopted machine learning methods used for clustering of spatial data. This forum will illustrate how the algorithms work, how to interpret the results, and how and when to apply them.  We’ll go beyond the basics of several key spatial data science techniques, including density-based clustering and multivariate…

Exploring Race and Place through Data: The W.E.B. Du Bois Visualization Exhibit In addition to his substantial contributions to sociology and civil rights activism, W.E.B. Du Bois was an early champion of using data to investigate and highlight the history and reality of Black Americans. In particular, Du Bois’s visualization contributions to the 1900 Exposition…