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🏆 Nominations for the 2026 UCGIS Awards & Fellows Program are OPENING. Help us recognize excellence in GIScience: Research, Early/Mid-Career, Education Innovation, & the Carolyn Merry Mentoring Award: ucgis.org/site/awards Fellows: ucgis.org/site/fellows-p…

Join us at AAG 2026! 🎉 Please visit our booth and connect with our leadership to learn more about our membership, initiatives, programs, and opportunities within the geospatial science community! 📍 Exhibit Hall 📷 Mar 18–20

How can we bridge the funding gap in geospatial science research? Join the UCGIS session at AAG 2026 to discuss strategies and ideas for sustaining innovation in GIScience. 🗓 Mar 20, 2026 ⏰ 2:30–3:50 PM 📍 Hilton, Golden Gate 2 #AAG2026 #GIScience #GeospatialResearch

Join the UCGIS Panel at AAG 2026 on “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Geography and Spatial Data Science.” 🗓 Mar 18, 2026 ⏰ 8:30–9:50 AM 📍 Hilton, Continental 2 (Ballroom Level) Part of the AAG Symposium on Spatial AI and Data Science. #AAG2026 #GeoAI #GIScience

Visit the UCGIS Booth at the AAG 2026 Expo! 📍 Exhibit Hall 📅 Mar 18–20 Come meet the community, learn about UCGIS programs and opportunities, and connect with researchers in GIScience. #AAG2026 #GIScience #UCGIS

🏆 Nominations for the 2026 UCGIS Awards & Fellows Program are officially OPEN Help us recognize excellence in GIScience: Research, Early/Mid-Career, Education Innovation, & the Carolyn Merry Mentoring Award. 🔗 Awards: ucgis.org/site/awards 🔗 Fellows: ucgis.org/site/fellows-p…

⏳LAST CALL! The UCGIS 2026 Symposium 📌Extended abstract deadline is 🌟TOMORROW, Feb 20!🌟 🎓 Student submissions are automatically considered for travel stipends! ✨Priority given to research paper 🔗Symposium: lnkd.in/guQbtyBm 🔗Registration: lnkd.in/gW86vAQH

Please join our next UCGIS Webinar about " Bringing the Indoors In - Rethinking Geographic Contexts and the Uncertain Geographic Context Problem in Environmental Health Research" on 02/26/2026. Register on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

It’s February Member Spotlight time! This month, we’re featuring Prof. Fangzheng Lyu from the Department of Geography at @virginia_tech 🌍✨ Learn more about UCGIS member institutions here: 👉 ucgis.org/site/members #UCGIS #VirginiaTech #MemberSpotlight #FebruarySpotlight

UCGIS 2026 Symposium Abstracts 📝 Abstracts Extended Due: 🌟Feb 20, 2026🌟 🔗Symposium: lnkd.in/guQbtyBm 🔗Registration: lnkd.in/gW86vAQH 🔗Special Issue (📌Submission Due: Feb 28, 2026): lnkd.in/gv9YDDpW Lightning Talks and Posters are encouraged!

📢 UCGIS 2026 Symposium 📝 Abstracts due: 🌟Feb 9, 2026🌟 🔗Symposium: lnkd.in/guQbtyBm 🔗Registration: lnkd.in/gW86vAQH 🔗Plan your trip (parking and hotels): lnkd.in/gPa4k-My 🔗Special issue (📌submission deadline: Feb 28, 2026): lnkd.in/gv9YDDpW

📢 UCGIS 2026 Symposium 📝 Abstracts due: Feb 9, 2026 🔗Symposium: ucgis.org/site/symposium… 🔗Registration: ucgis.org/events/confere… 🔗Plan your trip (parking and hotels): ucgis.org/site/symposium… 🔗Special issue (📌submission deadline: Feb 28, 2026): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…

📢Calling All Students! The 2026 UCGIS Symposium Student Paper Competition is officially OPEN 🎓✨ Showcase your research and compete for publication + awards! 🗓 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 🔗 CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1hyYchI… #UCGIS #GIScience #Cartography #CaGIS

🎓 UCGIS January Member Spotlights | Virginia Tech Meet William Jones, M.S. Geography student and research assistant from @virginia_tech ! Check out about UCGIS member institutions at ucgis.org/site/members #UCGIS #VirginiaTech #MemberSpotlight

📢 Call for Participation: UCGIS 2026 Symposium 📍 UMD College Park | June 15-18 🤖 Theme: AI Everywhere 📝 Abstracts due: Feb 9, 2026 🔗 ucgis.org/site/symposium…

We’re celebrating #GeographyAwarenessWeek with a spotlight on Eli Martin, a geography graduate student at #SGSUP and a field technician at #ASU's Southwest Urban Integrated Field Laboratory (SW-IFL). Eli works with SW-IFL on data collection and field observations. He recommends aligning your work with your studies and applying classroom lessons to real-world projects to boost both academic progress and career growth. He looks forward to continuing his learning and contributing to research in the future. #GeoWeek #GeoWeek2025 #Geographers #ASU #ASUTheCollege #Geography @ASUTheCollege @ASUGradCollege @ASUResearch @ASUStudentLife @SW_IFL @Esri @theAAG @NCGE1915

Researchers from @psugeography developed AI agents that can download, analyze, and map data with minimal human oversight. The study aims to lay the groundwork for a shift in geographic information systems technology. psu.edu/news/earth-and…

Wrapping up Geography Awareness Week with a huge thank you to Dr. Michael McCanless for an engaging talk, an insightful Lunch & Learn, and a fun Mappy Hour ✨🌎 Thanks to everyone who joined us to celebrate the power of geographic thinking!

From historical maps to fantasy maps, and everything in between, one of the largest collections of maps is at the AGS Library. Interim Curator, Georgia Brown, shares the staff’s efforts in maintaining the collection for historical and educational purposes. buff.ly/N2SlMFp