USC Undergraduate GeoDesign and Spatial Studies

Congratulations to GeoDesign major Jasmine Wu! She received the 2021 University of Southern California Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard Award for her perfect 4.0 GPA.

This award is given to graduating senior women who have attained the highest GPA and contributed the most extracurricular service to the university.

GeoDesign major Jasmine Wu receives prestigious Bovard award | USC Spatial Sciences Institute In recognition for her perfect 4.0 GPA, GeoDesign major Jasmine Wu received the 2021 USC Emma Josephine Bradley Bovard Award. This award is given to graduating senior women who have attained the highest grade point average and contributed the most extracurricular service to the university. The Bovar...

Celebrating SSI Faculty Promotions | USC Spatial Sciences Institute USC Spatial Sciences Institute, has announced that Dr. Laura C. Loyola and Dr. An-Min Wu have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor

Geoinspirations Podcast Series: Dr. John Wilson - Leading Spatial Sciences at USC and Beyond Directions Magazine has been privileged to work with some of the most influential minds in the geospatial industry. Over the years, we have showcased their innovations with the hope of inspiring our readers to greater heights. Dr. Joseph Kerski joins us for our successful series of interviews, GeoIn...

🌞 Graphic designer for The New York Times by day.
🌙 Cutting-edge cartographer by night.
Check out Scott Reinhard's gorgeous GIS creations on Colossal:

Contemporary Elevation Data and Historical Maps Merge in Scott Reinhard's Digital Works By day, Scott Reinhard designs graphics for The New York Times. Recently, he created a United States map detailing where city-dwellers fled during the pandemic and another showing how the Pantanal wetland in Brazil has transformed into a massive inferno. Incorporating an ever-growing swath of data,

The 2021 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit is going virtual!
This year's revamped program will feature technical workshops, a poster competition, company presentations, and more networking opportunities. Save the date and register now! 👇
📅 February 26, 2021 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
✅ Register: https://bit.ly/2LMl1Qp
ℹ️ Questions? Contact Dairon Caro at [email protected].

2021 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit | USC Spatial Sciences Institute     The 2021 Los Angeles Geospatial Summit is going virtual! Join students, young professionals and industry leaders from the Southland, across the country, and even around the globe on Friday, February 26, 2021 in an interactive online conference platform. The 2021 program is jam-packed with many...

Cows, tech and turbines: A beginner's guide to why wind farms are where they are Wind farms now generate 13 per cent of the country's power, but how do we know where to put them?

Breakthroughs in forest mapping = more much-needed data for conservation efforts.

Supercomputing Study Breaks Ground for Tree Mapping, Carbon Research A new method for mapping the location and size of trees growing outside of forests helped scientists discover billions of trees in arid and semi-arid regions and lays the groundwork for more accurate global measurement of carbon storage on land.

SSI’s Gamma Theta Upsilon - International Geographical Honor Society (GTU) chapter has now received the Honors Chapter Award for two years in a row – but that doesn't make it any less exciting!
"We remain committed to furthering GTU's mission to promote geography knowledge and awareness." - Dr. Jason Knowles, Nu Theta chapter president.

Repeat Honors for SSI’s Gamma Theta Upsilon Chapter | USC Spatial Sciences Institute SSI's Nu Theta chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon again wins the Honor Chapter award.

"We had the hypothesis that cities and, in a broader sense, geography has played a major role in how ancestry and admixture occurs."

Study Tracks Geographical Gene Flow and Ancestry in the US The analysis adds new details to the picture of migration and mixing in a diverse country.