#GeoLife
GeoLife GPS track collection processing with DuckDB, QGIS & Trajectools

The last time I preprocessed the whole GeoLife dataset, I loaded it into PostGIS. Today, I want to share a new workflow that creates a (Geo)Parquet file and that is much faster. The dataset (GeoLife) "This GPS trajectory […]
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October 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From data to design 🗺️🎨

In Geography 323: Digital Cartography, students create final projects that combine two datasets into a thematic map of their choice. Every map tells a different story—and no two are the same 🌄

#UVic #GeoLife #geography
May 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
it's time to Geoenrich your Geolife, GeoPolaris 🌍
July 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
October 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Free and Open Source GIS Ramblings - GeoLife GPS track collection processing with DuckDB, QGIS & Trajectools by underdark

https://anitagraser.com/2025/10/12/geolife-gps-track-collection-processing-with-duckdb-qgis-trajectools/
October 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Flew right past the Arizona Meteor Crater (east of Flagstaff) earlier today on a flight from Phoenix to Denver with an excellent view at 10,000 feet. ☄️ And then past the Four Corners National Monument. #geology #geolife
October 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This article highlights how storytelling🌊 art, and lived experience deepen our understanding of climate change🌨️ and collective responsibility for the future🌿
Read the article 👉 journals.nipissingu.ca/inde.../cjar...
#GeographyDepartment #UVic #UniLife #GeoLife
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We’re bringing geoscience🔬 to life at Geodiversity Fest! 🌍

Visit Geography’s table + Kids Zone activity “BC’s Ice Age Melt Out.” ❄️Open to all ages and on tomorrow November 8th from 10am to 3pm at the Royal BC Museum

Learn more 👉 www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/events...

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November 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Join Adam Regier tomorrow for his Master's defense in the Geography boardroom DT B215 📣🧑‍🎓
Adam will discuss a new approach to analyzing how developers engage communities impacted by renewable energy projects🔋

#GeographyAtUVic #UVic #ExploreLearnGrow #GeoLife
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Your Monday just got a bit brighter with Archive Adventure #6 ✨

We made our way to the McPherson to compare today's layout with the 70s! The building might have been upgraded but those florescent overhead lights never left 💡

#GeoLife #GeographyAtUVic #UVic #ArchiveAdventures #ExploreLearnGrow
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
As a Geography alumni, Wolfgang’s commitment to his career growth is evident both on and off the ice as a collegiate hockey player 🏒 He shared with us that his three co-ops where a major accomplishment
You can chat with him via👉 wolfgangs@snuneymuxw.ca
#Beyondthedegree #UVic #GeoLife #GeographyUVic
January 21, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Alena will be presenting her research on the 100+ year persistence and resilience of floating kelp forest ecosystems 🌿🌿 on the West Coast of Vancouver Island

#ExploreLearnGrow #GeographyAtUVic #UVic #GeoLife #GeographyDepartment
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We're back with another Mapping Minds- featuring Chris Darimont🌍

Chris is well known for taking a walk on the wild side and is our go-to-guy for all things bears 🐻🐾
If it were up to Chris, he'd be suited up chasing waves 🌊on the island's most rugged breaks 🏄‍♂️

#GeoLife #UVic
December 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Wildlife sightings ✔️ Tanzania 2026 ✔️ Three defenses ✔️
Your favorite geo newsletter is PACKED this week! 🗞️🌍
Get the full edition first by signing up in our bio — no FOMO for geographers 💌✨

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December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Mapping Minds: Say hello to Professor Cameron Owens🌍

Suffice to say that Cam is always on the move whether its hosting European field schools, running marathons (sub 4) 🏃 traversing glaciers and biking home from campus 🚴

👀 You never know who’s next...

#GeoLife #UVic
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
📸Thanks for joining us for Archive
Adventure #5 🍂

It’s hard to believe these photos were taken not long
after the iconic quad trees — now so deeply rooted in
campus life — were first planted 🌳🌳

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#GeographyAtUVic #GeographyDepartment #UVic
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
GeoLife+: Large-Scale Simulated Trajectory Datasets Calibrated to the GeoLife Dataset
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11853
Analyzing individual human trajectory data helps our understanding of human mobility and finds many commercial and academic applications. There are two main approaches to acc...📈🤖
October 17, 2024 at 4:34 PM
GPS-MTM is a self‑supervised model that learns movement patterns from large GPS datasets and outperforms baselines on Numosim‑LA, Urban Anomalies and Geolife. https://getnews.me/gps-mtm-self-supervised-model-boosts-trajectory-analytics/ #gpsmtm #mobilitydata
September 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
TraceHiding offers a scalable, importance‑aware way to delete mobility trajectories from models without retraining, achieving up to 40× speed‑up, tested on HO‑Rome, HO‑Geolife and HO‑NYC. https://getnews.me/tracehiding-scalable-machine-unlearning-for-mobility-data/ #machineunlearning #privacy
September 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
GeoLife+: Large-Scale Simulated Trajectory Datasets Calibrated to the GeoLife Dataset
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11853
October 18, 2024 at 3:34 AM
GeoLife+: Large-Scale Simulated Trajectory Datasets Calibrated to the GeoLife Dataset
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11853
October 17, 2024 at 3:34 PM