AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Data-intensive and Computational Geography
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Date: 3/26/2023
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Room: Gold, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Mezzanine Level
Type: Paper,
Theme:
Curated Track: AAG's GeoEthics Initiative and Related Effort
Sponsor Group(s):
Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group, Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group, Spatial Analysis and Modeling Specialty Group
Organizer(s):
Alexander Michels University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jinwoo Park University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Shaowen Wang University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chair(s):
Alexander Michels University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Description:
The context for geographic research has shifted from a data-scarce to a data-rich environment, with dramatic changes in the volume, variety and velocity at which we can capture geo-referenced real-time data flowing from sensors and people in the environment. However, there are major challenges moving from these stored data to analysis, understanding and ultimately scientific and policy decisions. These bottlenecks and frictions reduce our ability to act on geospatial data as quickly as the world changes. There are also tensions between data-rich descriptions of specific places and times and the need for generalizable and transferable geographic knowledge. This session will explore some of the bottlenecks, tensions and challenges in data-intensive geography.
Symposium Description:
The Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE, https://iguide.illinois.edu) is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of its Harnessing the Data Revolution Big Idea initiative (https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/harnessing.jsp). Sponsored by I-GUIDE, this symposium will explore theories, concepts, methods, and tools focused on data-intensive geospatial understanding for driving innovative artificial intelligence (AI) and cyberGIS (cyber-based geographic information science and systems) approaches to address sustainability challenges such as aging infrastructure, biodiversity loss, and food and water insecurity.
At the AAG 2023 annual meeting, the Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions will be held by building on the successes of previous Symposia focused on cyberGIS and geospatial data science at AAG annual meetings since 2011. A suite of paper and panel sessions will address cutting-edge advances of cyberGIS, geospatial AI and data science, and fundamental geospatial understanding derived from spatial and spatiotemporal data synthesis. The topical themes of the symposium will include, but are not limited to, frontiers of cyberGIS, geospatial AI and data science, high-performance computing approaches to geographic problem solving, geographic approaches to resilience and sustainability challenges enabled by AI and cyberGIS, and challenges and opportunities of education and workforce development in harnessing the geospatial data revolution.
Presentations (if applicable) and Session Agenda:
Charles Knoble, Montclair State University |
A Big Data Exploration of Injustice: Twitter Data and Environmental Justice in New Jersey |
Alexander Michels, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science |
Exploring Road Infrastructure Inequities Across the Conterminous U.S. |
Fuzhen Yin, University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
How Information Propagation in Physical, Relational and Cyber Spaces Affects Covid-19 Vaccine Uptake: Evidence from Rural Areas |
Eric Shook, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities |
Convergence Curriculum for Geospatial Data Science. |
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AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Data-intensive and Computational Geography
Description
Type: Paper,
Date: 3/26/2023
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Room: Gold, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Mezzanine Level
Contact the Primary Organizer
Alexander Michels University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
michels9@illinois.edu
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