2023-2024 AAG GISS-SG Board of Directors

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 term of Board of Directors for AAG Specialty Group of Geographic Information Science and Systems (GISS-SG): 

Past-Chair: Ran Wei (University of California, Riverside)

Chair:  Song Gao (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Vice-Chair: Lei Zou (Texas A&M University)

Academic Director: Gengchen Mai (University of Georgia)

Communication Director: Yuhao Kang (University of South Carolina)

Government Director: Samantha T. Arundel (U.S. Geological Survey) 

Student Director: Han Wang (University of Hong Kong) 

The new office will start the duty on September 1, 2023.  We would sincerely thank the former BOD members Bandana Kar, Avipsa Roy, Ashley Hoke, and Xiaohui Liu for their time and contributions to the GISS-SG! 

Thank you for all your continuous support!

Professor Song Gao, Ph.D.
Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chair, AAG Specialty Group of Geographic Information Science and Systems

2023 AAG-GISSG Student Honors Paper Competition Result

I hope you are having a fantastic time at the AAG 2023 Annual Conference. 

On behalf of the AAG Geographic Information Science and Systems (GISS) Specialty Group, I am very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s student honors paper competition: 

Graduate Group

1st place ($700):

Han Wang, Peking University, GWRBoost: A geographically weighted gradient boosting method for explainable quantifications of spatially varying relationships

2nd place ($450):

Meiliu Wu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Revealing Racial-Ethnic Segregation with Individual Experienced Segregation Indices Based on Social Media Data: A Case Study in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

Binbin Lin, Texas A&M University, Sensing the Pulse of the Pandemic: Demographic Disparities of Public Sentiment toward COVID-19 through Social Media

Honorable mentions ($200 each):

Rongxiang Su, University of California, Santa Barbara, ORTEGA: An open-source Python package for context-aware interaction analysis based on movement data

Wenxin Yang, Arizona State University, Uncertainties in the geographic representation of landscape connectivity metrics for area-based conservation

Xiangyu Ren, San Jose State University, Street crime prediction using a spatial-temporal cokriging method

Jinwen Xu, University of South Florida, Human Dynamics in Natural Hazards – Mining Business Visitation Data during 2021 Winter Storm Uri in Texas

Yu Lan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, A Web-based Geographic Framework to Detect and Visualize Space-time Clusters of COVID-19

Devin Yongzhao Wu, University of Toronto-Mississauga, Micro-built environment and crime: An approach using street view images and machine learning methods

Undergraduate Group

1st place ($700):

Haoxuan Ge, University of Toronto-Mississauga, Spatial Non-Stationarity Effects of Unhealthy Food Environments and Green Spaces for Type-2 Diabetes in Toronto

2nd place ($450):

Stone Shi, University of California, Santa Barbara, Visualize Sustainable Land Use in the Tropical Maya Forest: Revitalizing the Old Tikal Map for New Geospatial Analyses

Congratulations to all student winners!  Many thanks to the GISS BOD review committee and all participants for joining us today! 

We are looking forward to next year’s student paper competition!  

AAG-GISS BOD

GISS Activities on Day 5 of AAG 2023

Welcome to the last day of AAG 2023! The GISS Specialty Group will sponsor the following sessions on Day 5! Enjoy the conference!

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Computation and Uncertainty of Spatial Accessibility
3/27/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5689

Advances in agricultural remote sensing and artificial intelligence 1
3/27/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom C, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5776

Geospatial Big Data: Theory, Methods, and Applications I
3/27/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Governors Square 15, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5533

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Data-intensive Spatial Modeling for Complex Geographic Problems
3/27/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5720

Advances in agricultural remote sensing and artificial intelligence 2
3/27/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Virtual 8
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5778

Geospatial Big Data: Theory, Methods, and Applications II
3/27/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Governors Square 15, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6690

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Geospatial Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
3/27/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Governors Square 16, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5687

Characterizing spatial patterns of land change
3/27/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Governors Square 11, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5570

Data-driven Approaches for Planning Smart and Resilient Cities
3/27/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Tower Court C, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6448

GISS Activities on Day 4 of AAG 2023

Welcome to Day 4 of AAG 2023! The GISS Specialty Group will sponsor the following sessions on Day 4! Enjoy the conference!

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Data-intensive and Computational Geography
3/26/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Gold, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Mezzanine Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5723

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Multimodal Learning with Geospatial Big Data
3/26/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5667

Advancing Ethics in Cartography
3/26/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Granite A, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6590

GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium: Geoprivacy and Ethics in Geospatial Data and GeoAI
3/26/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Capitol Ballroom 3, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5641

GIS applications in Education
3/26/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Capitol Ballroom 2, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6712

GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium: Urban Visual Intelligence
3/26/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Capitol Ballroom 3, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5645

Supporting GIS in libraries and academic centers – Advances in geo-enabling scholarship across disciplines.
3/26/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Governors Square 15, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5769

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Exploring Social Inequality and Segregation with Geospatial Big Data
3/26/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom C, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5668

Urban Land Systems and Landscapes
3/26/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Agate A, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6595

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: The Revenge of Unintended Consequences: Impacts of Managing and Modeling Geospatial Big Data
3/26/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5675

Sustainable Urbanization: Challenges and Opportunities (I)
3/26/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Tower Court A, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6060

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Harnessing Mobility Data for Spatial Knowledge Discovery
3/26/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5690

Food Environment and Health
3/26/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 2, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6689

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Quality of Life I
3/26/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom C, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6138

Spatiotemporal disease mapping and analysis
3/26/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Mineral Hall E, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5987

HDGC Symposium: Leveraging Geospatial Technologies to Improve Climate Resilience
3/26/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Tower Court A, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5474

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Quality of Life II
3/26/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom C, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6307

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Disaster Evacuation: Analysis, Modeling, and Planning
3/26/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Mineral Hall B, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5478

GISS Activities on Day 3 of AAG 2023

Welcome to Day 3 of AAG 2023! The GISS Specialty Group will sponsor the following sessions on Day 3! Enjoy the conference!

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding for Sustainability Solutions
3/25/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6526

Data-driven Movement Analytics
3/25/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom D, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5483

GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium: Intelligent Geospatial Analytics
3/25/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Capitol Ballroom 3, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5453

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic – Evolving Geospatial Methods and Perspectives of Human Mobility and Urban Dynamics Research 1
3/25/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5576

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Vector-borne Diseases under Environmental Changes 2
3/25/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6178

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic – Evolving Geospatial Methods and Perspectives of Human Mobility and Urban Dynamics Research 2
3/25/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6086

Disasters and Displacement
3/25/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Tower Court D, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5557

Humanistic GIS: Towards a Research Agenda
3/25/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Governors Square 12, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5616

Land Degradation and Conservation
3/25/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Governors Square 11, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6637

Spatial and Temporal Analysis on Human Populaton Dyanmics and Social Vulnerability
3/25/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Mineral Hall F, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6148

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic – Evolving Geospatial Methods and Perspectives of Human Mobility and Urban Dynamics Research 3
3/25/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6183

Add to Google | Outlook | iCalendar
3/25/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Governors Square 12, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5801

Spatiotemporal Methods for Geography Studies
3/25/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Virtual 19
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6960

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Emerging Disaster Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience Modeling 1
3/25/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom C, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5569

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Ethics in Geospatial AI and Data Science
3/25/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6529

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Emerging Disaster Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience Modeling 2
3/25/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom C, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6272

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic – Evolving Geospatial Methods and Perspectives of Human Mobility and Urban Dynamics Research 4
3/25/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Virtual 4
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6091

GISS Activities on Day 2 of AAG 2023

The GISS Speciality Group is thrilled to sponsor the following exciting sessions on Day 2 of AAG 2023! Please join these sessions and enjoy the conference!

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: CyberGIS and High-Performance Geospatial Computing
3/24/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5726

David Mark, The Thinker 1: Does the road cross the park?
3/24/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Grand Ballroom 2, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5604

Disease Surveillance: The Role of Geography in Forecasting the Future
3/24/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Gold, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Mezzanine Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6259

Progress in Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis for Spatial Models
3/24/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Virtual 14
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5948

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Understanding Human-Pandemic Dynamics using Geospatial Big Data
3/24/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Capitol Ballroom 2, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5547

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Convergence of CyberGIS and Geospatial AI
3/24/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6525

David Mark, The Thinker 2: Does the road cross the park?
3/24/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Grand Ballroom 2, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5846

Past, Present and Future of GIScience
3/24/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom D, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6100

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Mining Human Dynamics with Big Data
3/24/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Capitol Ballroom 2, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5581

David Mark, The Thinker 3 How large is a semiotic triangle?
3/24/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Virtual 15
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6117

GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium: Spatially Explicit Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence I
3/24/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 3, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5603

GISS-SG Student Honors Paper Competition I
3/24/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Granite A, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6332

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Toward a Better Urban Living Environment in the Era of Challenges
3/24/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5855

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: GIScience in a Hybrid Physical-Virtual World
3/24/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5532

Uncertainties in Big Data Analytics in Disaster Research
3/24/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Gold, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Mezzanine Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6065

Art, GIScience, and Geography
3/24/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Governors Square 10, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6220

GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium: Spatially Explicit Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence II
3/24/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 3, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6197

GISS-SG Student Honors Paper Competition II
3/24/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Granite A, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6333

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities
3/24/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Governors Square 9, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6727

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Vector-borne Diseases under Environmental Changes 1
3/24/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5773

Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Status and Prospects Panel Session
3/24/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Centennial Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6720

GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium: Spatially Explicit Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence III
3/24/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 5, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6083

Modelling Past, Present and Future Agricultural Land Use
3/24/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Governors Square 10, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6324

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Closing Plenary
3/24/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5858

The Waldo Tobler Distinguished Lecture in GIScience and Transactions in GIS Plenary Presentations
3/24/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 4, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5666

GISS Specialty Group Reception
3/24/2023, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 4, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/7016

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Challenges and Innovations on Environmental Contexts and Human Mobility Research in the Global Pandemic
3/24/2023, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM MT, Virtual 5
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5729

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Understanding and Tackling the Environment and Health Issues Facing Our World I
3/24/2023, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM MT, Virtual 3
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5856

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Understanding and Tackling the Environment and Health Issues Facing Our World II
3/24/2023, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM MT, Virtual 4
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5857

Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Business Meeting
3/24/2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 4, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6935

GISS Activities on Day 1 of AAG 2023

Welcome to Day 1 of AAG 2023! The GISS Specialty Group will sponsor the following sessions on Day 1! Enjoy the conference!

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Reproducibility and Replicability in the Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences I
3/23/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6277

Spatial Optimization and Analysis
3/23/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Mineral Hall E, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5980

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Geospatial Techniques for Pressing Social and Environmental Challenges
3/23/2023, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5852

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions – CyberGIS and Spatial Decision Support Systems (University Consortium for Geographic Information Science)
3/23/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Governors Square 14, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5561

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Reproducibility and Replicability in the Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences II
3/23/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom H, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5681

Spatial dimensions and assessment of food system transformations
3/23/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Centennial Ballroom B, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5475

Spatial Optimization and Analysis
3/23/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Mineral Hall E, Hyatt Regency, Third Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6553

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Opening Plenary
3/23/2023, 10:20 AM – 11:40 AM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5851

AAG 2023 Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Geospatial Social Science Approaches to Understanding Human-Environment Interactions in Hazards and Disasters
3/23/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 3, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5717

GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium: A 5-Year Milestone: Advances and Limitations in GeoAI Research So Far
3/23/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Capitol Ballroom 1, Hyatt Regency, Fourth Floor
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5663

GIScience and Hazard I
3/23/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Tower Court A, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6666

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: The Role of Geospatial Technology in Tackling Climate Change and Supporting Sustainable Development
3/23/2023, 12:50 PM – 2:10 PM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6494

GIScience and Hazards II
3/23/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Tower Court A, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6097

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Understanding Our Natural and Urban Environments’ Challenges
3/23/2023, 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5853

GIScience and Energy Transition
3/23/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Tower Court A, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6711

Perspectives on Teaching Modern GIS
3/23/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Governors Square 16, Sheraton, Concourse Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6655

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Characterizing the Impact from the COVID-19 Global Pandemic
3/23/2023, 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM MT, Windows, Sheraton, I.M. Pei Tower, Second Level
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5854

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: COVID-19 in Cities: Transmission, Infection and Response
3/23/2023, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM MT, Virtual 1
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/5923

Symposium on Geospatial Approaches to Pressing Grand Challenges: Global Pandemics, Climate Change, and Food Security: Harnessing the Power of Geospatial Data and Tech for a Better Urban Living Environment
3/23/2023, 6:00 PM – 7:20 PM MT, Virtual 5
https://aag.secure-platform.com/aag2023/solicitations/39/sessiongallery/schedule/items/6130

GISS Activities on Day 5 of AAG 2022

After four days of academic geography feast, we are entering the last day of AAG 2022! We would like to recommend the following sessions sponsored by the GISS group on Day 5, including one panel on human-centered spatial decision support systems and 13 paper sessions on GIS, GeoAI, CyberGIS, and their applications in smart city, disaster resilience, public health, mobility analysis, and spatial knowledge discovery. Please click session titles for more details and join us in these wonderful sessions!

Eastern TimeSession TitleChair
08:00-09:20Role of GIS in planning smart and resilient cities IAvipsa Roy
08:00-09:20Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: GeoAI – Intelligent Geospatial AnalyticsDi Zhu
09:40-11:00Integrating Earth observations, Internet of Things, and simulations to enhance air quality prediction across scalesManzhu Yu
09:40-11:00Geospatial Health Research Symposium: Geography, Substance Use and Addiction 1Jeremy Mennis
09:40-11:00Role of GIS in planning smart and resilient cities IIAvipsa Roy
09:40-11:00Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: GeoAI in Remote SensingXiaopeng Song; Guofeng Cao
11:20-12:40Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: UCGIS GeoAI & CyberGIS Research Initiative- GeoAI and CyberGIS for Advancing Spatial Decision MakingYingjie Hu; Zhe Zhang
11:20-12:40Geospatial Health Research Symposium: Geography, Substance Use and Addiction 2Kathleen Stewart; Jeremy Mennis
14:00-15:20Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: Urban Visual IntelligenceYuhao Kang
14:00-15:20Panel: Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: Human-centered spatial decision support systemsZhe Zhang
15:40-17:00Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: GeoAI for Social SensingJinmeng Rao
17:20-18:40Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for Natural HazardsBo Peng
17:20-18:40Geospatial Health Symposium #8: Applications, Innovations, and Challenges to Explore Human Mobility and Environmental ContextsHanlin Zhou; Jue Wang
17:20-18:40Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: Harnessing Mobility Data for Spatial Knowledge DiscoveryXiao Huang; Xiang Chen

Enjoy the conference, and we look forward to “seeing” you in the above sessions!

AAG GISS BOD

2022 AAG-GISSG Student Honors Paper Competition Result

Hi all,

On behalf of the AAG Geographic Information Science and Systems (GIS&S) Specialty Group, I am very pleased to announce the winners of this year’s student honors paper competition: 

1st place ($700): Wei Chen, Iowa State University

2nd place ($450):  Hoeyun Kwon, University of Iowa

Honorable mentions ($200 each):  Yanan Wu (The University of Texas at Dallas), Fangzheng Lyu (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Karl Tacheron (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Congratulations to all student winners!  Many thanks to the GISS BOD review committee and all participants for joining us today! 

We are looking forward to next year’s student paper competition!  

AAG-GISS BOD

GISS Activities on Day 4 of AAG 2022

As entering the fourth day of AAG 2022, we would like to recommend the following amazing sessions sponsored by the GISS group, including two panels on GIS for Higher Education and Convergence of CyberGIS and GeoAI, 11 regular paper sessions, and the GISS Student Honors Paper Competition! Please join us in the Student Paper Competition session to support the next generation of GIScience scholars!

Eastern TimeSession TitleChair
08:00-09:20Panel: New GIS Service Models for Higher EducationDavid Cowen; Angela Lee
08:00-09:20Panel: Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: Convergence of CyberGIS and Geospatial AIShaowen Wang
08:00-09:20Symposium on Scale in Spatial Analytics and Modeling: Scaling and Analysis on Urban Big DataDing Ma
08:00-09:20Spatiotemporal disease mapping and analysis (I)Hui Luan
09:40-11:00Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: Computation and Uncertainty of Spatial AccessibilityJeon-Young Kang
09:40-11:00Symposium on Scale in Spatial Analytics and Modeling: Scale and Spatial Associations (Part III)Yongze Song
09:40-11:00Spatiotemporal disease mapping and analysis (II)Hui Luan
11:20-12:40Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: Advanced CyberGISShaowen Wang
14:00-15:20GI Science & Systems Student Honors Paper CompetitionSong Gao
14:00-15:20Risk Communication and ResilienceBandana Kar
15:40-17:00GIScience and Big Data for Hazard ResearchBandana Kar
15:40-17:00Land change detection, quantification, and modelingRobert Pontius
17:20-18:40Methods to analyze a time series of land cover mapsRobert Pontius; Emily Evenden
17:20-18:40Symposium on Data-Intensive Geospatial Understanding in the Era of AI and CyberGIS: Education Advances and ChallengesEric Shook

Enjoy the conference, and we look forward to ‘seeing’ you on Day 4 🙂

AAG GISS BOD