Platial Analysis Lab

Earlier this week we hosted the 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop in Montreal. A day of spotlight talks, lightning talks, and dynamic discussion with participants from across North America and Europe. Read the full recap here: platial.science/reflections-on…

A quick reminder that the #SDSS2025 deadline for Thematic Session proposals is coming up quickly. We'd love to see a proposal from you on a topic of your choice. The symposium is free, online, and typically has large numbers of engaged attendees. sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net

Congrats to lab member @danielRomm_twt, whose study on Montreal’s bike lanes is gaining national and international media coverage. platial.science/media-spotligh…

The Cars are Going to be Alright platial.science/new-pub-the-ca…

PhD candidate Daniel Romm recently attended the 60th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF)... bsky.app/profile/platia…

We are recruiting a fully funded Master's student interested in equity in shared e-micromobility (Fall 2025 start). Click through the link for details. platial.science/msc2025/

New research from our team highlights gender differences in urban running: bsky.app/profile/platia…

Excited to kick-start our new collaborative, CDSI-funded project "Lights Out: Examining Power Outages and Vulnerability Across Quebec." bsky.app/profile/grantd…

The call for participation in our 2nd Workshop on "Geoprivacy for Personalized Health" is online. It will be in Luxembourg this year, Feb 26 - Mar 1. Limited travel funding is available. Details at the link below. @EK_geog sites.google.com/view/ekgeog/ev…

Lab member Priyanka Verma presented her work "A comparative analysis of US micromobility usage with socioeconomic and build environment factors" at #TRBAM2025 this morning. #TRBAM

La version française du rapport de l’atelier sur la confidentialité des données géospatiales pour la santé personnalisée est désormais en ligne à osf.io/cuawr

In a Position Paper prepared for Ontario’s #Metrolinx, lab member, @danielRomm_twt provides an overview of current shared #micromobility systems. platial.science/the-potential-…

We are organizing a session at next year's American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG 2025) on Urban Mobility Analytics. If you are attending, consider submitting an abstract to our session: platial.science/geoai-and-urba…

Congratulations to former PhD student Hongyu Zhang and Prof. Grant McKenzie on their paper "Geoprivacy knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in contemporary china" recently published in Geographical Review. @Hong_Yu_Zhang @grantdmckenzie @platialanalysis tandfonline.com/eprint/53M5QKY…

Great turn out for #GISday @GIC_McGill. Huge thanks to Lauren Bennett from @Esri for her keynote this afternoon. @mcgillgeography @mcgillu

The report from the 2024 "Workshop on #Geoprivacy for Personalized Health" I co-organized with @EK_geog has been published and is available at osf.io/v8g72. The 2nd workshop will take place in Luxembourg in late February. Details TBA.

Day two of the 5th Spatial Data Science Symposium is underway. Another great day of thematic sessions, panels, and presentations. #SDSS2024. sdss2024.spatial-data-science.net

Congratulations to @mikaelbrunila on successfully defending his PhD dissertation "Information & Meaning in the Social Sciences: Enclosure, Capital, Metaphor & Method."

The 5th Spatial Data Science Symposium (#SDSS2024) is this week (Wednesday & Thursday)! There are still a few spots left but they are going fast. The symposium is free and online/distributed. Register here: airmeet.com/e/97fc4640-7cc…

Registration is now open for the 5th Spatial Data Science Symposium (#SDSS2024) and the program is live! This is a free and online/distributed event, but there are a limited number of tickets, so register early. sdss2024.spatial-data-science.net