Center for Spatial Science
@spatialucsb.bsky.social
Collaborative Design, Implementation, and Dissemination of Spatial Science for a Better World🌎
Thank you to the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) for featuring the Center for Spatial Science in the Sustaining Member Spotlight series!
Click the link to read: cgia.org/2026/09/sust...
Click the link to read: cgia.org/2026/09/sust...
Sustaining Member Spotlight: UC Santa Barbara Geography’s Center for Spatial Science – CGIA
cgia.org
September 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Thank you to the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) for featuring the Center for Spatial Science in the Sustaining Member Spotlight series!
Click the link to read: cgia.org/2026/09/sust...
Click the link to read: cgia.org/2026/09/sust...
🚨New article alert🚨
Check out The Current's feature on Spatial's Dr. Wenfei Xu, "Exclusionary federal mortgage lending widened racial wealth gap in the US"
news.ucsb.edu/2026/022720/...
Check out The Current's feature on Spatial's Dr. Wenfei Xu, "Exclusionary federal mortgage lending widened racial wealth gap in the US"
news.ucsb.edu/2026/022720/...
Exclusionary federal mortgage lending widened racial wealth gap in the US
A deep dive of federal record-keeping found that government-back lending practices in the 1930's and '40s were biased against Black borrowers, according to a new study published in Nature.
news.ucsb.edu
August 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
🚨New article alert🚨
Check out The Current's feature on Spatial's Dr. Wenfei Xu, "Exclusionary federal mortgage lending widened racial wealth gap in the US"
news.ucsb.edu/2026/022720/...
Check out The Current's feature on Spatial's Dr. Wenfei Xu, "Exclusionary federal mortgage lending widened racial wealth gap in the US"
news.ucsb.edu/2026/022720/...
Come see us in the Map Lounge - upper level on the Sails Pavilion! We will be at the Monday reception from 4-630. Display is up all week. Stop by to talk to us about free, open access curriculum.
July 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Come see us in the Map Lounge - upper level on the Sails Pavilion! We will be at the Monday reception from 4-630. Display is up all week. Stop by to talk to us about free, open access curriculum.
Want safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians?🚲 Dr. Trisalyn Nelson's latest SB Independent article details what needs to change! Click to read!
#bikesafety #santabarbara #PedestrianSafety #ucsb #ebikes
www.independent.com/2026/06/17/b...
#bikesafety #santabarbara #PedestrianSafety #ucsb #ebikes
www.independent.com/2026/06/17/b...
Bicycle Accidents Bring Home the Need for Bike and Pedestrian Paths
Whether we are trying to protect children on rural streets or reduce the negative impacts of e-bikes, all the evidence points to one major solution: Build bike and pedestrian infrastructure as quickly...
www.independent.com
June 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Want safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians?🚲 Dr. Trisalyn Nelson's latest SB Independent article details what needs to change! Click to read!
#bikesafety #santabarbara #PedestrianSafety #ucsb #ebikes
www.independent.com/2026/06/17/b...
#bikesafety #santabarbara #PedestrianSafety #ucsb #ebikes
www.independent.com/2026/06/17/b...
@Spatial is proud to release our Spring 2026 Newsletter🚀
🔗Links in our Newsletter:
The UCSB Guide: www.theucsbguide.com
Digital Twin Demo: tnc-digital-twin.vercel.app?v2
GEOS Center: geos.spatial.ucsb.edu
Give to @Spatial: www.spatial.ucsb.edu/give
🔗Links in our Newsletter:
The UCSB Guide: www.theucsbguide.com
Digital Twin Demo: tnc-digital-twin.vercel.app?v2
GEOS Center: geos.spatial.ucsb.edu
Give to @Spatial: www.spatial.ucsb.edu/give
June 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM
@Spatial is proud to release our Spring 2026 Newsletter🚀
🔗Links in our Newsletter:
The UCSB Guide: www.theucsbguide.com
Digital Twin Demo: tnc-digital-twin.vercel.app?v2
GEOS Center: geos.spatial.ucsb.edu
Give to @Spatial: www.spatial.ucsb.edu/give
🔗Links in our Newsletter:
The UCSB Guide: www.theucsbguide.com
Digital Twin Demo: tnc-digital-twin.vercel.app?v2
GEOS Center: geos.spatial.ucsb.edu
Give to @Spatial: www.spatial.ucsb.edu/give
Introducing the SBC Active Transportation Dashboard!
🚲www.sbactivetransport.org🚲
Our Dashboard features data showing collision trends, near misses, and safety hotspots. The Safety page helps identify where streets feel safe and where improvements are needed.
Share your experiences on BikeMaps.org!
🚲www.sbactivetransport.org🚲
Our Dashboard features data showing collision trends, near misses, and safety hotspots. The Safety page helps identify where streets feel safe and where improvements are needed.
Share your experiences on BikeMaps.org!
February 19, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Introducing the SBC Active Transportation Dashboard!
🚲www.sbactivetransport.org🚲
Our Dashboard features data showing collision trends, near misses, and safety hotspots. The Safety page helps identify where streets feel safe and where improvements are needed.
Share your experiences on BikeMaps.org!
🚲www.sbactivetransport.org🚲
Our Dashboard features data showing collision trends, near misses, and safety hotspots. The Safety page helps identify where streets feel safe and where improvements are needed.
Share your experiences on BikeMaps.org!
Last week, we debuted our newest event, Spatial Sips🍷! This quarterly outreach event brings together our academic peers and the GIS community to discuss one of Spatial's impactful initiatives, services, or projects. This quarter, we focused on the Guide to the Geographic Approach🌎
#ucsb #geog #gis
#ucsb #geog #gis
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Check out KSBY's "Bike thefts in San Luis Obispo: How Big is the problem and how to protect your ride" featuring Dr. Trisalyn Nelson!🚲
#bikes #biketheft #ucsb
www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
#bikes #biketheft #ucsb
www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
Bike thefts in San Luis Obispo: How big is the problem and how to protect your ride
Police data shows 213 bikes were reported stolen in San Luis Obispo in 2024 and 159 in 2025, but many bike thefts go unreported.
www.ksby.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Check out KSBY's "Bike thefts in San Luis Obispo: How Big is the problem and how to protect your ride" featuring Dr. Trisalyn Nelson!🚲
#bikes #biketheft #ucsb
www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
#bikes #biketheft #ucsb
www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
Another successful @ Spatial Hour! Last week, three of our Spatial students (Theo, Yeshuo, and Yuyang) presented their research in preparation for the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Conference!
#conference #gis #spatial #ucsb
#conference #gis #spatial #ucsb
November 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Another successful @ Spatial Hour! Last week, three of our Spatial students (Theo, Yeshuo, and Yuyang) presented their research in preparation for the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Conference!
#conference #gis #spatial #ucsb
#conference #gis #spatial #ucsb
Don’t miss this event from @Spatial Faculty Affiliate Annie Lamar (UCSB Classics)! 🌍 Join a grad workshop on ancient geospatial data with Prof. Sarah Bond (Univ. of Iowa).
📆 Nov 7 | 🕐 12:15–1:30 PM | 📍HSSB 4080 | 🍽️ Lunch included—space is limited!
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📆 Nov 7 | 🕐 12:15–1:30 PM | 📍HSSB 4080 | 🍽️ Lunch included—space is limited!
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Don’t miss this event from @Spatial Faculty Affiliate Annie Lamar (UCSB Classics)! 🌍 Join a grad workshop on ancient geospatial data with Prof. Sarah Bond (Univ. of Iowa).
📆 Nov 7 | 🕐 12:15–1:30 PM | 📍HSSB 4080 | 🍽️ Lunch included—space is limited!
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📆 Nov 7 | 🕐 12:15–1:30 PM | 📍HSSB 4080 | 🍽️ Lunch included—space is limited!
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Special shoutout to Lily Heidger, Rose Sarigai, and Caitlyn Linehan on their presentations at the 2025 Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Conference!🗺️
Congratulations to Caitlyn Linehan on receiving the Christopherson Geosystems Award for Excellence and the APCG Women’s Network Small Grant👏
Congratulations to Caitlyn Linehan on receiving the Christopherson Geosystems Award for Excellence and the APCG Women’s Network Small Grant👏
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Special shoutout to Lily Heidger, Rose Sarigai, and Caitlyn Linehan on their presentations at the 2025 Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Conference!🗺️
Congratulations to Caitlyn Linehan on receiving the Christopherson Geosystems Award for Excellence and the APCG Women’s Network Small Grant👏
Congratulations to Caitlyn Linehan on receiving the Christopherson Geosystems Award for Excellence and the APCG Women’s Network Small Grant👏
@Spatial presents BIKE DATA: A YEAR IN REVIEW🚴🚴♀️🚴♂️
Join us Wednesday, November 19th, for this free event featuring a presentation and Q&A by Dr. Trisalyn Nelson on how our community’s bike data can guide us in building a safer Santa Barbara!
Register here: forms.gle/hM9crLoXQM8J...
Join us Wednesday, November 19th, for this free event featuring a presentation and Q&A by Dr. Trisalyn Nelson on how our community’s bike data can guide us in building a safer Santa Barbara!
Register here: forms.gle/hM9crLoXQM8J...
October 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@Spatial presents BIKE DATA: A YEAR IN REVIEW🚴🚴♀️🚴♂️
Join us Wednesday, November 19th, for this free event featuring a presentation and Q&A by Dr. Trisalyn Nelson on how our community’s bike data can guide us in building a safer Santa Barbara!
Register here: forms.gle/hM9crLoXQM8J...
Join us Wednesday, November 19th, for this free event featuring a presentation and Q&A by Dr. Trisalyn Nelson on how our community’s bike data can guide us in building a safer Santa Barbara!
Register here: forms.gle/hM9crLoXQM8J...
Today’s @ Spatial Hour talk featured Jiwon Baik, one of our Goodchild Fellowship recipients. She discussed her research in her talk “Spatiotemporal Multimodal Fusion for Wildfire Burned Area Prediction”🔥🔥🔥
Thanks to Mike and Fiona Goodchild for their continued support of our research and students!👏
Thanks to Mike and Fiona Goodchild for their continued support of our research and students!👏
October 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Today’s @ Spatial Hour talk featured Jiwon Baik, one of our Goodchild Fellowship recipients. She discussed her research in her talk “Spatiotemporal Multimodal Fusion for Wildfire Burned Area Prediction”🔥🔥🔥
Thanks to Mike and Fiona Goodchild for their continued support of our research and students!👏
Thanks to Mike and Fiona Goodchild for their continued support of our research and students!👏
Congrats to Lily Heidger for completing her Masters!👏🎉📚
Lily’s master’s research developed a new method to estimate pedestrian activity across entire cities using publicly available data, creating a framework cities can use to better plan for safer, more walkable communities.
#spatial #ucsb
Lily’s master’s research developed a new method to estimate pedestrian activity across entire cities using publicly available data, creating a framework cities can use to better plan for safer, more walkable communities.
#spatial #ucsb
October 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We kicked off the first @ Spatial Hour of Fall Quarter with a talk from Goodchild Fellowship recipient Yifei Liu! She presented her research on avoidance dynamics in tiger-leopard coexistence🐅🐆🗺️
Special thanks to Mike & Fiona Goodchild for their generosity and continued support of students & GIS!👏
Special thanks to Mike & Fiona Goodchild for their generosity and continued support of students & GIS!👏
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We kicked off the first @ Spatial Hour of Fall Quarter with a talk from Goodchild Fellowship recipient Yifei Liu! She presented her research on avoidance dynamics in tiger-leopard coexistence🐅🐆🗺️
Special thanks to Mike & Fiona Goodchild for their generosity and continued support of students & GIS!👏
Special thanks to Mike & Fiona Goodchild for their generosity and continued support of students & GIS!👏
We're excited to announce the opening of a Postdoctoral Scholar position focusing on the intersection of geography and public policy analysis. To apply, visit: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02931. A reasonable estimate for this position is ~$66k- $80k. UCSB is an equal opportunity employer.
July 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We're excited to announce the opening of a Postdoctoral Scholar position focusing on the intersection of geography and public policy analysis. To apply, visit: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02931. A reasonable estimate for this position is ~$66k- $80k. UCSB is an equal opportunity employer.
May 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We are hiring!🚨 To apply for the Center for Spatial Studies and Data Science's GIS Web Developer position, go to www.jobs.ucsb.edu and use the job code 77978!🌐🧑💻
May 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We are hiring!🚨 To apply for the Center for Spatial Studies and Data Science's GIS Web Developer position, go to www.jobs.ucsb.edu and use the job code 77978!🌐🧑💻
We want to hear from YOU! Help shape the future of GIS education🗺️
To learn more about our GIScience curriculum project and get involved, visit www.guidetothegeographicapproach.com and email [email protected]!
To learn more about our GIScience curriculum project and get involved, visit www.guidetothegeographicapproach.com and email [email protected]!
April 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We want to hear from YOU! Help shape the future of GIS education🗺️
To learn more about our GIScience curriculum project and get involved, visit www.guidetothegeographicapproach.com and email [email protected]!
To learn more about our GIScience curriculum project and get involved, visit www.guidetothegeographicapproach.com and email [email protected]!
📣It's time for a publication roundup📣 Swipe to see some recent publications from our @spatialucsb.bsky.social students and faculty!✍️
All publications are free and available online👏 Search the title and read your heart out!
All publications are free and available online👏 Search the title and read your heart out!
April 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
📣It's time for a publication roundup📣 Swipe to see some recent publications from our @spatialucsb.bsky.social students and faculty!✍️
All publications are free and available online👏 Search the title and read your heart out!
All publications are free and available online👏 Search the title and read your heart out!
New publication alert!🚨 "Rethinking GIScience Education in an Age of Disruptions" has been published in Transactions in GIS🌐 Click to read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Rethinking GIScience Education in an Age of Disruptions
GIS and GIScience education have continually evolved over the past three decades, responding to technological advances and societal issues. Today, the content and context in which GIScience is taught....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New publication alert!🚨 "Rethinking GIScience Education in an Age of Disruptions" has been published in Transactions in GIS🌐 Click to read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Check out “The Heartbreak of Bike Theft,” Dr. Trisalyn Nelson’s latest Op-Ed on The Santa Barbara Independent! www.independent.com/2025/04/08/t...
The Heartbreak of Bike Theft
Anyone who has ever had their bike stolen knows how terrible it feels.
www.independent.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Check out “The Heartbreak of Bike Theft,” Dr. Trisalyn Nelson’s latest Op-Ed on The Santa Barbara Independent! www.independent.com/2025/04/08/t...
The Dept of Geography, UCSB is excited to announce the opening of an Academic Coordinator position with @Spatial Center. To apply, visit: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02916. A reasonable estimate for this position is ~$70k- $81k. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.
Academic Coordinator I for the Guide to the Geographic Approach program, Department of Geography
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
April 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Dept of Geography, UCSB is excited to announce the opening of an Academic Coordinator position with @Spatial Center. To apply, visit: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02916. A reasonable estimate for this position is ~$70k- $81k. UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/vets.