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E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Professor of Geography, Penn State. Director, Online Geospatial Education programs & GeoGraphics Lab. Chair, AAG Cartography & Mapping Specialty Group. Vice Chair, ICA Commission on Geovisualization. Past President of NACIS. .. more

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · 1d

We're hiring our next colleague for our Online Geospatial Education programs @pennstategeography.bsky.social - Assistant Teaching Professor of Spatial Data Science: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Assistant Teaching Professor in Spatial Data Science

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 6d

🗺️ + 🏀 = 📈

ICYMI: PSU Geography alum Kirk Goldsberry returned to campus last week to share how his geography degree led him to work with Team USA, the Spurs, ESPN, and The Ringer.

📺 Watch the full talk: psu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Kirk%2...

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 10d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 10d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · 20d

We're recruiting cartography & GIScience grad students @pennstategeography.bsky.social - if you're interested, we'll hold a live info session on October 23rd - sign up today: tinyurl.com/psugeoinfo

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 20d

The call for participation is out for the 9th Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference #SKI2026 Canada. The conference will take place February 19-22, 2026 in Banff, Alberta. Ski all morning, conference all evening.
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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.

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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 21d

🏀 Penn State geography alum & NBA analyst Kirk Goldsberry is giving a talk Fri, Sept. 26 at noon in 102 Paterno Library (Foster Auditorium).

He’ll share how maps & data changed the NBA. Open to all, Zoom option available!

www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · 23d

The 1st year students I am teaching right now include a few who are already experiencing their geospatial revelation, and it's a wonderful bright spot.

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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 23d

We welcomed alumni and donors Bob Myers and Jim McCrory back to campus Friday!

Bob has committed up to $25K in matching support for the GeoGraphics Lab, directly funding student cartography internships. Jim has also been a key supporter of the lab.

Join the match: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab

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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 24d

🏀 NBA analyst and Penn State geography alum Kirk Goldsberry is back on campus Friday, Sept. 26, to talk hoops, cartography, and the big data behind the modern game.

🗓️ Friday, Sept. 26
📍 102 Paterno Library
💻 Zoom Option Available
🕛 Noon
📰 Read more: www.psu.edu/news/earth-a...

Geography Coffee Hour to host NBA analyst, alumnus Kirk Goldsberry | Penn State University

Kirk Goldsberry, NBA analyst, author and Penn State alumnus, will deliver a talk titled “Mapping the Modern NBA: How Cartography Helped Change Basketball Forever” at noon on Friday, Sept. 26, in 102 P...

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · 26d

There's a subfleet ased out of GUM that fly to routes like Okinawa, Ulanbataar, etc ex-NRT in addition to running their south Pacific island hopper route.

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Sep 6

Here is a stock image that appears to be the basemap for this: www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/5...

Examples indexed in stock collections appear to go back to 2017 according to Tineye results.

Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Aug 31

Not sure if it's nearby, but Proud Mary is amazing in Melbourne. One of my favorite breakfast experiences on the planet.

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Aug 25

We're so excited about a new opportunity to support the GeoGraphics Lab @pennstategeography.bsky.social - our alumnus Robert Myers has committed up to $25,000 in a 1:1 match. These funds propel student cartographers working on mapping projects for community partners: raise.psu.edu/GeoGraphicsLab

raise.psu.edu

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Spatial Data Science Symposium #SDSS2025 is back. Check out the Call for Sessions and Call for Papers: sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net

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 spatial...

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Aug 11

The chaos is really part of the charm of the ICA experience. :) It's usually not boring, and it's always wonderful to meet a broader int'l audience of cartofolks.

Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Jul 18

The stickers are so awesome, and you're so very welcome to always join our PSU celebrations at the UC. ☺️

Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Jul 9

Right... I suspect that's what they intended. GPT and other LLM/LMMs can make rudimentary maps (at best, currently) but the idea that generative AI has replaced maps is wishcasting.

Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Jul 9

Not even a little? Who has examples of AI replacing maps that they would be able to share? Does AI in this case just mean "computationally-derived"?

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Jul 8

We @pennstategeography.bsky.social are celebrating the 25th anniversary of our Online Geospatial Education programs with a symposium on Real Maps that Matter in the Age of Artificial Intelligence on Weds, July 16th from 8:00 - 10:00 in San Diego. Please join us! engage.tassl.com/event/11593/ #esriuc

2025 PSU OGE Symposium "Real Maps that Matter in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"

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Michael Gould @mgould.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thanks to Z-GIS University of Salzburg for another fine AGIT event. Excellent content, contacts, conversation, venue.

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Jul 2

That looks amazing!

Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Jul 1

Haven't seen it yet, hopefully soon!

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · Jun 21

Yep - I guess I need to entertain a flat earther in my class and honor their special viewpoint? Cool.

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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · Jun 10

Ep. 2 of our "Navigating the Shoals of the Academic Job Market" is live! we dive into putting an application together, what interviews might be like, and share @rsfrankl.bsky.social , @darribas.bsky.social and I share our experiences in these rough and wild waters!
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Episode 23: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 2)

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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · May 21

Cristina Elena Mihalache, a Fulbright Scholar from Romania, spent the past year at Penn State Geography advancing research in geospatial sciences and remote sensing. She reflects on the experience and interdisciplinary collaborations: bit.ly/4joLv4I

Romanian Fulbright scholar reflects on experience with Department of Geography | Penn State University

Cristina Elena Mihalache, a Fulbright Scholar from Romania, has spent the past eight months with the Penn State Department of Geography advancing her research in geospatial sciences and remote sensing...

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · May 20

Beautiful work!

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Michael Gould @mgould.bsky.social · May 20

This new book on Tactile Mapping is dropping soon. Take a look (or buy it) at the Esri User Conference in San Diego.

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · May 16

Oh wow. This is awesome.

Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · May 10

Maybe inspired by Leland Wilkinson's Grammar of Graphics?

Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · May 9

Not many in Geog in the US though. And I always tell grads to definitely not plan on doing it the weird way I did! Your point re: new folks not fixating so much on their first destination is spot on. It's hard to drive home that you really can't expect the first gig to be perfect in all aspects.