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A platial and geospatial data science research lab at McGill University
https://platial.science
Early bird registration for the 9th Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference Canada (#SKI2026) ends on Friday. Register here:
skiconference.ca/2026/
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Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference (SKI) Canada 2026
February 19-22, 2026 in Banff, AB | Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada brings together researchers GIScience, spatial data science, and related disciplines who live or work in Canada.
https://skiconference.ca/2026/
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We are seeking 5-minute lightning talks for a Mobility Data Science session at the Canadian Association of Geographers meeting in Victoria, BC this summer. Anything mobility related! You can submit multiple abstracts, so why not give a short talk in our session as well as others.
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How do city events move e-scooters and e-bikes? Our new paper answers that with causal inference + millions of trips.
platial.science/measuring-ho...
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Measuring How Events Shift Micromobility Demand
In our latest paper published in the Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis...
https://platial.science/measuring-how-events-shift-micromobility-demand/
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That is a wrap on the 6th Spatial Data Science Symposium
#SDSS205
. Thanks so much to the presenters, panellists , and participants. Great turn out this year. We look forward to seeing you all next year at
#SDSS2026
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Registration is now open for the 9th Conference on Spatial Knowledge and Information (SKI) Canada
#SKI2026
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skiconference.ca/2026/#regist...
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Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference (SKI) Canada 2026
February 19-22, 2026 in Banff, AB | Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada brings together researchers GIScience, spatial data science, and related disciplines who live or work in Canada.
https://skiconference.ca/2026/#registration
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The 6th Spatial Data Science Symposium is this week! Thursday and Friday depending on your time zone. Registration is free but filling quickly. We have a wide range of sessions, panels, and talks this year. Check them out:
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
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Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking…
http://sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net/
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Registration is now open for the 6th Spatial Data Science Symposium (#SDSS2025)! Registration is free but space is limited, so register soon. Check out the list of thematic sessions, accepted papers, keynotes, and interview.
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net#register
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Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking…
http://sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net/#register
about 2 months ago
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Happy GIS Day 2025
#gisday
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Nice to see this Shared Micromobility partnership come together. This is a project with colleagues from McGill, Toronto Metropolitan, Simon Fraser, and UAlberta exploring the use and impacts of shared micromobility services in a Canadian suburban context.
platial.science/sem-can-buil...
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Shared Micromobility: Redefining suburban Transportation - Shared Micromobility
Explore the concept of Shared Micromobility and how it is transforming urban transportation options. Shared Micromobility %
https://sharedmicromobility.ca/
about 2 months ago
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Platial Analysis Lab
The program for the 6th Spatial Data Science Symposium is now online. Registration will open soon. The symposium is Dec 4 & 5. Plan to check out the Thematic Sessions, Paper Sessions, Emerging Researchers Panel, Keynotes, and Interview.
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net/program.html
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The program for the 6th Spatial Data Science Symposium is now online. Registration will open soon. The symposium is Dec 4 & 5. Plan to check out the Thematic Sessions, Paper Sessions, Emerging Researchers Panel, Keynotes, and Interview.
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net/program.html
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
Platial Analysis Lab
Eun-Kyeong Kim
about 2 months ago
1/3📍Sharing the report on the 2nd Geoprivacy Workshop for Personalized Health held
@liser.lu
(published on May 31) with
@grantdmckenzie.bsky.social
& 20+ international participants. - Full report:
osf.io/xrfk4/overview
- Workshop webpage:
sites.google.com/view/ekgeog/...
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On Tues, Nov 4, Prof. McKenzie will give a virtual presentation as part of the BEGIN seminar series hosted by the University of St. Andrews. The title is "Place, Privacy, and Mobility: Navigating the Intersection of Location Science and Human Dynamics." Register:
tinyurl.com/begin-mckenzie
2 months ago
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In a new blog post published via the Mobilizing Justice Partnership, our team discusses the impact of Grand Rapids’ Free Fare Pilot Program, launched in partnership with Lime to expand access to shared micromobility for low-income residents.
mobilizingjustice.ca/findings-fro...
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Findings from the City of Grand Rapids’ Shared Micromobility Free Fare Pilot Program - Mobilizing Justice
The Free Fare Pilot Shared micromobility systems, such as bikeshare and scootershare, are increasingly important to cities’ transportation strategies, as they seek to move away from car dependence.…
https://mobilizingjustice.ca/findings-from-the-city-of-grand-rapids-shared-micromobility-free-fare-pilot-program/
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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-...
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Reflections on the 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop
On October 27, the lab hosted the second Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop in Montreal...
https://platial.science/reflections-on-the-2nd-data-driven-mobility-analytics-workshop/
2 months ago
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Excited to share that our chapter “Trust in Foundation Models and GenAI: A Geographic Perspective” will be featured in the upcoming book Geography According to ChatGPT. While the book is in press, you can check out the full chapter on arXiv:
arxiv.org/abs/2510.17942
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Trust in foundation models and GenAI: A geographic perspective
Large-scale pre-trained machine learning models have reshaped our understanding of artificial intelligence across numerous domains, including our own field of geography. As with any new technology,…
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.17942
2 months ago
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Our new paper, “Measuring and Moving on the Street: A Scoping Review of Street Space Allocation Studies,” published in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, maps global efforts to measure and reimagine urban street allocation.
platial.science/a-scoping-re...
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A Scoping Review of Street Space Allocation Studies
Daniel Romm and colleagues trace the evolution of street space allocation studies and highlight Montréal’s growing role in this emerging field...
https://platial.science/a-scoping-review-of-street-space-allocation-studies/
3 months ago
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Last week,
@daniel-romm.bsky.social
participated in the North American Bikeshare and Scootershare Association
#NABSA
Conference in Montréal. He presented our work exploring Grand Rapids Michigan's free fare
#escooter
pilot program.
3 months ago
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Congratulations to former lab member
@mikaelbrunila.bsky.social
on the recent publication of one of his dissertation chapters "Cosine Capital: Large language models and the embedding of all things."
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Cosine capital: Large language models and the embedding of all things - Mikael Brunila, 2025
This article describes the emergence of a novel form of capital—which I call “cosine capital”—that finds objectified form in the “embedding” structures of large...
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20539517251386055
3 months ago
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Some of our recent work on street space allocation was referenced in an
@economist.com
article this week, focused on the global rise (and controversy) of cycling.
www.economist.com/internationa...
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
https://www.economist.com/international/2025/10/09/forget-evs-cycling-is-revolutionising-transport
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Just two more days to submit your Statement of Interest for the Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop in Montreal later this month. Details and submissions accepted here:
ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-mon...
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Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 Montreal
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and open data that support informed decision-making in sustainable…
https://ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-montreal/
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Want to help shape the future of sustainable mobility? On Oct 27, 2025 we are meeting at McGill for the Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop. Submit your Statement of Interest now:
ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-mon...
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Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 Montreal
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and open data that support informed decision-making in sustainable…
https://ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-montreal/
3 months ago
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Montréal’s bike infrastructure hardly takes up any space from cars on city roads. New piece in 'The Conversation' by Lab Member Daniel Romm.
theconversation.com/montreals-bi...
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Montréal’s bike infrastructure hardly takes up any space from cars on city roads
Bike infrastructure in Montréal takes up less than three per cent of the roadway, while car infrastructure has more than 90 per cent of roads across the city.
https://theconversation.com/montreals-bike-infrastructure-hardly-takes-up-any-space-from-cars-on-city-roads-264675
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We are excited to welcome Jenny Zhu to the lab as a Master's student researcher exploring equitable access to micromobility.
platial.science/welcome-to-j...
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Welcome to Jenny Zhu
Jenny Zhu has joined our group as an incoming Master'st student studying equitable access to micromobility...
https://platial.science/welcome-to-jenny-zhu/
4 months ago
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Platial Analysis Lab
Daniel Romm
4 months ago
Do you work with mobility data? Come discuss!
ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-mon...
October 27, the
@platialanalysis.bsky.social
at McGill will be hosting the Data-Driven Mobility Analytics workshop (DDMA2025). Free participation but limited space, so please declare your interest by October 3!
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Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 Montreal
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and open data that support informed decision-making in sustainable transport...
https://ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-montreal/
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Highlights from GIScience 2025 |
platial.science/highlights-f...
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Highlights from GIScience 2025
Last week, the lab participated in the 13th International Conference on Geographic Information Science in Christchurch, New Zealand...
https://platial.science/highlights-from-giscience-2025/
4 months ago
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Congrats to lab member
@daniel-romm.bsky.social
, whose study on Montreal’s bike lanes is gaining national and international media coverage.
platial.science/media-spotli...
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Media Spotlight on Montreal Cycling Study
A study led by lab member Daniel Romm on Montreal’s cycling infrastructure has received wide media coverage...
https://platial.science/media-spotlight-on-montreal-cycling-study/
4 months ago
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"The Cars are Going to be Alright" - New publication.
platial.science/new-pub-the-...
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The Cars are Going to be Alright
In a new publication, Daniel Romm and co-authors demonstrate how reallocating Montréal’s street space can create more equitable infrastructure...
https://platial.science/new-pub-the-cars-are-going-to-be-alright/
7 months ago
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PhD candidate Daniel Romm recently attended the 60th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF)...
platial.science/platial-at-c...
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Platial at CTRF: Challenging Car-Centric Cities
Daniel Romm recently attended the 60th Annual Conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum...
https://platial.science/platial-at-ctrf-challenging-car-centric-cities/
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Last week, Prof. McKenzie participated in the 19th International Conference on Location Based Services, held in Espoo, Finland…
#lbs2025
platial.science/lbs2025/
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LBS 2025: Mobility, Data, and Urban Insights
Last week, Prof. McKenzie participated in the 19th International Conference on Location Based Services, held in Espoo, Finland...
https://platial.science/lbs2025/
8 months ago
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PhD candidate Dan Qiang and former student Dr. Hongyu Zhang will travel to Dresden, Germany in June to present their recent papers at
#AGILE2025
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#GIScience
platial.science/platial-lab-...
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Platial Lab attending AGILE 2025
PhD candidate Dan Qiang and former student Dr. Hongyu Zhang will travel to Dresden, Germany in June to present their work...
https://platial.science/platial-lab-attending-agile-2025/
8 months ago
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reposted by
Platial Analysis Lab
Grant McKenzie
9 months ago
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.
@kmanaugh.bsky.social
platial.science/msc2025/
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Recruiting Fully Funded MSc Position on Equity in Shared E-Micromobility (Fall 2025 Start)
Project: Shared Electric Micromobility as a Transportation Solution in Canadian Suburban Communities (SEM-Can)...
https://platial.science/msc2025/
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Nice piece in the Tribune about our analysis of gender and running in Montreal (and Washington, D.C.)
www.thetribune.ca/sci-tech/wha...
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What makes a runnable city? - The Tribune
Curating a culture of active living is central to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainability and Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 3, healthy living, and SDG 13, climate action. Active livi...
https://www.thetribune.ca/sci-tech/what-makes-a-runnable-city-18032025/
9 months ago
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reposted by
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Grant McKenzie
10 months ago
Interested in sustainable cities, data, and creative solutions for urban mobility? Join the Sustainable Urban Mobility Challenge at the
#DDMA2025
workshop May 5 (Espoo, FI) for a chance to showcase your skills, win prizes, and contribute to discussions in the field!
ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025#cha...
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New research from our team highlights gender differences in urban running:
platial.science/new-research...
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New research highlights gender differences in urban running
Our recent publication identifies gender differences in urban running patterns with the objective of shaping safer, more inclusive cities...
https://platial.science/new-research-highlights-gender-differences-in-urban-running
10 months ago
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Getting stoked for
#GIScience2025
in Christchurch.
@giscience-conf.bsky.social
just announced student travel scholarships as well:
giscience2025.org#scholarships
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11 months ago
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A great read on the value of decentralized (and opaque) AI models by recent PhD grad
@mikaelbrunila.bsky.social
www.e-flux.com/journal/151/...
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Taking AI into the Tunnels - Journal #151
Mikael Brunila argues for a politics of opacity in the face of AI dominance.
https://www.e-flux.com/journal/151/652643/taking-ai-into-the-tunnels/
11 months ago
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Platial Analysis Lab
Grant McKenzie
12 months ago
Excited to kick-start our new collaborative, CDSI-funded project "Lights Out: Examining Power Outages and Vulnerability Across Quebec."
@mcgillgeography.bsky.social
platial.science/lights-out-e...
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Lights Out: Examining Power Outages and Energy Equity in Quebec
Our proposal to examine power outages and vulnerability across Quebec has been selected for funding...
https://platial.science/lights-out-examining-power-outages-and-energy-equity-in-quebec/
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Platial Analysis Lab
Grant McKenzie
12 months ago
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.
@geoai.bsky.social
sites.google.com/view/ekgeog/...
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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
12 months ago
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reposted by
Platial Analysis Lab
Dr. Dawn Wright
over 1 year ago
A research agenda for GIScience in a time of disruptions"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#openaccess
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A research agenda for GIScience in a time of disruptions
Social issues, AI, and climate change are just a few of the disruptive focuses impacting science. The field of GIScience is well positioned to respond to accelerating disruptions due to the interdi...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13658816.2024.2405191
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La version française du rapport de l’atelier sur la confidentialitĂ© des donnĂ©es gĂ©ospatiales pour la santĂ© personnalisĂ©e est dĂ©sormais en ligne Ă
osf.io/cuawr
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https://osf.io/cuawr
about 1 year ago
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We held the Lab+ holiday gathering this week. Great to step off campus and celebrate the team.
about 1 year ago
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In a Position Paper prepared for Ontario’s
#Metrolinx
, lab member,
@daniel-romm.bsky.social
provides an overview of the potential for current shared
#micromobility
systems.
platial.science/the-potentia...
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The Potential of Shared Micromobility Systems for Connecting to Regional Transit Services
In a Position Paper prepared for Ontario's Metrolinx, Daniel Romm provides an overview of shared micromobility systems...
https://platial.science/the-potential-of-shared-micromobility-systems-for-connecting-to-regional-transit-services
about 1 year ago
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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-ur...
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GeoAI and Urban Mobility Analytics (AAG 2025)
For the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting next year (AAG 2025), we are organizing a paper presentation session...
https://platial.science/geoai-and-urban-mobility-analytics-aag-2025/
about 1 year ago
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Platial Analysis Lab
McGill Department of Geography
about 1 year ago
Hi everyone! We are starting a social media account here on BlueSky - please come and join us! 🍂
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Platial Analysis Lab
Grant McKenzie
about 1 year ago
Very happy to see this paper "Geoprivacy knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in contemporary china," led by Hongyu Zhang, come to light.
#geoprivacy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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GEOPRIVACY KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS in CONTEMPORARY CHINA
China has an Internet penetration rate of over 70 percent and a massive user base of social media. However, the topic of privacy attitudes among Chinese individuals remains understudied. We analyze...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00167428.2024.2422873
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Some photos from
#COSIT2024
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platial.science/a-wrap-on-co...
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The 16th Conference on Spatial Information Theory
Professor McKenzie hosted the 16th Conference on Spatial Information Theory last week in Quebec City...
https://platial.science/a-wrap-on-cosit-2024/
over 1 year ago
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Quebec maple syrup swag at
#COSIT2024
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Registration (by way of sending us an email) is still open for the "Geoprivacy for Personalized Health" workshop on September 13th on McGill's downtown campus. Details through the link. Please share.
ptal-io.github.io/gph2024/
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Geoprivacy for Personalized Health Workshop 2024
The Geoprivacy for personalized health workshop aims to explore strategies and techniques to protect individuals' location data privacy while leveraging geographic information for tailored healthcare ...
https://ptal-io.github.io/gph2024/
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