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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 4d

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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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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 8d

The public doesn't understand the finances of public universities. They don't know that unplugging 20-25% of the budget (federal $) + slashing tuition $ (👇) means less $ & "things" for their kids, & they don't know this because our leaders are absent from the public square:

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 9d

30% drop year over year!

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 19d

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.
skiconference.ca

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.

skiconference.ca

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · 19d

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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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 19d

🏀 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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pennstategeography.bsky.social @pennstategeography.bsky.social · 22d

🏀 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...

www.psu.edu

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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · 22d

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 · 22d

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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Anthony Robinson @arobinson.bsky.social · 25d

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.

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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...

sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net

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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.

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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. ☺️

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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.

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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"

engage.tassl.com

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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!

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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!
open.spotify.com/episode/2PNm...

Episode 23: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 2)

The GLaD Podcast · Episode

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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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