GIS WCU Geography and Planning

This is very clever. Fascinating visualization.

World's population mapped by latitue and longitude

Our Department is actively looking for ways to help but HOT is doing the right thing and raises good points!

Ukrainians are scrubbing open-source maps to keep intel from Russia’s army OpenStreetMap is widely used by the world's biggest tech companies. It’s also revealing potentially sensitive wartime intelligence.

Here’s a job that our students and alumni would be well qualified.

Associate Product Manager – ArcGIS Online Job | Esri Career Opportunity Join Esri and help shape the future of our products and technologies that connect customers with world-class SaaS capabilities. The ArcGIS Online product and team are at the heart of the ArcGIS system, changing and reinventing the way our customers t

Some of our GIS students are working together to create a Story Map about the humanitarian crisis, how people can help with volunteer mapping, how/where to donate, and mapping our regional ties to Ukraine (great Josh Marcinik work).

AI is becoming part of everything.

AI in Planning: Why Now Is the Time A new APA survey reveals how artificial intelligence can benefit planning — and what planners need to learn to make it happen. Here's where to start.

Let’s attend and participate.

Save the Date for 2021: 22 November!

Join the global humanitarian community virtually to connect with fellow mappers, learn about innovative projects, share ideas, and contribute to lessons learned.

More info coming soon!

Malaga, Spain Design Studio students!

Here’s some news from Malaga!

https://www.facebook.com/555419350/posts/10159063148354351/

Entrega de Premios de la Red Española de Ciudades por el Clima

I look forward to finishing our West Chester Digital Twin.

Thanks to GIS, creating urban scenarios for real-life cities is now a thing. With a 3D copy of the city called a digital twin, planners can test innovative development ideas and lessen environmental impact before projects begin. Learn how Uppsala, Sweden created their digital twin using lidar, BIM, and ArcGIS. http://ow.ly/JKZO50DiYPs