Spatial Innovation Lab

Spatial Innovation Lab (SIL) is home to dozens of researchers who focus on developing new data, methods, and theories in spatial science.

[josephkerski @josephkerski]

I do love state capitol buildings. Guess which one this is?

[IPUMS @ipums]

As part of the @CUGHnews Virtual Global Health Week, we are offering the webinar "Free IPUMS Survey And Census Data For International Health Research" tomorrow at 12 pm CT. There's still time to register and join us: https://t.co/57Cqb2uaPh

[Spatial Innovation Lab @SpatialUmn]

#umnproud of @UMNGeography grad @BrittanyKrzyz 🥳🥳🥳

[Brittany Krzyzanowski PhD @BrittanyKrzyz]

Representing the @BradRacette lab and @BarrowNeuro's Neuroepidemology Research Program at #NeuroNight 2023 with a couple outstanding women scientists #womeninSTEM

[Spatial Innovation Lab @SpatialUmn]

@akankrathore @UMNGeography faculty member @smmanson tackles these challenges in Chapter 4 of Data Science and Human-Environment Systems, "Theory and the Perils of Black Box Science." TLDR; No easy answers! https://t.co/ZfEr3bAIng

[William Lindeke @BillLindeke]

I wrote about the brilliance of the new University of Minnesota transit pass program, which has led to a ten-fold increase in transit pass usage for staff. https://t.co/X6jPEYVw61

[Spatial Innovation Lab @SpatialUmn]

Nice review from @josephkerski about @ipums data! Learn more about this resource from an spatial expert! @nghis @smmanson @dcvanriper @j_p_schroeder 🥳🥳🥳 https://t.co/BIctXR0OPa

[Spatial Innovation Lab @SpatialUmn]

Thinking Spatially Symposium: Indigenous Data Sovereignty https://t.co/GT3Jmzx4ej Friday, October 27, 2023 | 10:00 am - 12:30 pm CDT

[Spatial Innovation Lab @SpatialUmn]

Three University of Minnesota students were among the awardees of scholarships from the MN GIS/LIS Consortium: Jacob Rhode, Peter Mitchell, and Luke Zaruba. Learn about these and other stellar students at https://t.co/iwRWBB7rD4 #umnproud @UMNGeography

[Rob Kitchin @RobKitchin]

Researching Digital Life now has a cover. Co-written with James Ash and @agaleszczynski the book should be published early next year by @Sage_Methods. A general, broad intro to research design, methods and application for making sense of the difference digital makes to society

[UMN Libraries @umnlib]

And just like that, the 2023 Twin Cities Book Festival is a wrap! Thanks to all those who stopped by the Libraries’ tables last weekend and learned about our special collections or spun the prize wheel 📚 #TCBF @RainTaxiReview

[RE Sieber @re_sieber]

Not only does ChatGPT demonstrate that much of grant-writing is bs but it obfuscates the difference btwn the haves--the centers who can afford staff to write the bs-- & the have nots. Guess where the ruts are--I'm looking at you H Factor--& the creativity is

[Debs (Debarchana) Ghosh (@debsg.bsky.social) @BeebleG]

Embracing 45 years and 1 day with a spin in the morning followed by a cappuccino. I actually liked the playlist of my 20 something spin instructor ;)

[I-GUIDE @NSFiGUIDE]

We're thrilled🤩to announce the participants for the 2023 @NSFiGUIDE Summer School! 😎🏖️This year's cohort will bring together early-career scholars from thirty institutions (👉https://t.co/2v79lo3zAS)! 👩‍💻🧑‍💼 Looking forward to an amazing week of learning 🤔and collaboration🤝!

[RE Sieber @re_sieber]

More north arrow roses , this time in cabinet form. Made by Inuit. The Rooms, St John’s NL

[Kyle Walker @kyle_e_walker]

Saw this article yesterday about migration from California to Texas: https://t.co/8rFu7aKkoL

They used PUMS data, so I wanted to run the numbers myself to see other top flows

Try it out for yourselves in #rstats:

[@Metrogram.bsky.social @MetroGram]

#askademographer Over recent decades, Minnesota does RLY WELL attracting new pop. via migration.
(There 're people who want to argue this... 🫤... I'll take that up at end.)
Here is MN's experience: analysis of successive decennial censuses by https://t.co/9MlrH4is60
(1/5)

[Bryan Runck @runckb]

Let’s be a bit cautious.

AI Foundation models in ag *could* be revolutionary.

They could also be extremely bad, providing reasonable-looking but wrong and unverifiable predictions.

Slow and steady wins the race.

https://t.co/Dv1SrLIvZB

[Sachit Mahajan @SachitMahajan4]

🌳💻 Excited to share greenR - a new R package I've developed that quantifies, analyzes, and visualizes the green index of every street in a city's network. A new way to look at urban greenness! #rstats #UrbanGreenness (1/3) https://t.co/dz38eAl0g6

[Ife Institute of Advanced Studies @ifeias]

Open forum session; professors, faculties, mentors and fellows reflect on the summer institute. The session was facilitated by the convener, Prof. Jacob Olupona.
#IIAS2023 #AdvancingAfrica

[IPUMS International @ipumsi]

It was a great day. Long, but excellent sharing of ideas and experiences! Thank you, CITVAS and all the delegates.