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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 21d

🎧New #GLaDpodcast 🎧 Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile phone data in social science and never dared to ask, all in an entertaining™️ conversation btw @levijohnwolf.bsky.social, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, yours truly and the one and only @wenfeixu.bsky.social.

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Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data

Here's an episode all about data—mobile phone data, to be exact. What are we talking about when we talk about using “mobile phone data” in our research? How are these data generated? Who produces them...

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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · 26d

Here at your friendly "Geography, Life, and Data" podcast, we do a lot of Geography, a lot of Life, and a lot of Geography Life. This one's for the Data—mobile phone data, that is. ☎️

@darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social @wenfeixu.bsky.social #geography

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Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data

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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · Aug 13

AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives!

Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!

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AI & GLaD in Practice: a field report

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Aug 13

We gave in to the hype and did one #GLaDpodcast episode on how we use AI, for Geography, Life, Geography Life, and data…

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Episode 24: AI & GLaD in Practice: a field report

AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives. Join Rachel, Dani, and Levi for a chat about how Artificial Intelligence is emerging in our GLAD lives. How is it being used "in the wi...

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Alex Singleton @alexsingleton.bsky.social · Jul 9

We are still recruiting for another PhD for the next academic year, working with IBM Research - geods.ac.uk/2025/07/02/p...

PhD Funding: Multi-Scale Urban Remote Sensing with AI

We have another exciting Geographic Data Service PhD opportunity based at the University of Liverpool. This project is sponsored by IBM Research as part of a EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award ...

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Jul 2

New PhD project out, a collab between IBM Research, @sdruk.bsky.social's own Geographic and Imagery Data Services to explore using vision foundation models & high resolution imagery of the Liverpool City Region. If this sounds like you (or a friend!), all info at: geods.ac.uk/2025/07/02/p...

PhD Funding: Multi-Scale Urban Remote Sensing with AI

We have another exciting Geographic Data Service PhD opportunity based at the University of Liverpool. This project is sponsored by IBM Research as part of a EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award ...

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Jun 13

Getting excited for ESA’s Living Planet Symposium, to happen in Vienna in just over a week! I’ll be there Sunday to Thursday, who else is coming? hit me up if you’d like to talk all things Imago or just catch up!

Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Jun 11

🎧 Part II of the #GLaDpodcast on Navigating the Academic Job Market is out! Here we go all the way from application stage to (ideally) getting the job. Grab it wherever you get your podcasts!

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

Join us for the second part of our conversation about the academic job market! This half, we'll talk a bit about the nuts and bolts of putting together your application and the process from applying t...

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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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Francisco Rowe 🚀 @fcorowe.bsky.social · Jun 3

📢 Announcing the first-ever @geodatascience.bsky.social Summer School!🌍📊

Boost your skills in Data Science, Geography, ML/AI with our dream team: Elisabetta, @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, Gabriele, Mark, Zi, Olga & Ron

🗓️Apply now! Early Bird: June 30.

🔗 lnkd.in/eW976945

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · May 29

I wrote up the essence of my recent talks in China about why social researchers and policy makers should pay more attention to satellites. Tl;dr: it's never been a better time to use something we've never needed more. Longer form (6mins according to Firefox!): me.darribas.org/2025/05/29/t...

The case for satellite imagery in social science and policymaking: A sketch from my talks in China

It’s never been a better time to use something …

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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · May 6

🎧 #GLaDpodcast listeners asked for an episode on the academic #geography job market.

We're so responsive we recorded not one but TWO episodes on the topic! Join me, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social & @darribas.bsky.social as we talk academic jobs and how get one...part 1

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Episode 22: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 1)

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Apr 27

I wrote up my 10min contribution to last week's OECD Working Party in Territorial Indicators on (geospatial) AI for land use: me.darribas.org/2025/04/27/g...

"Geospatial AI for Land Use" (my talk at OECD's WPTI'25)

What I told the OECD is worth watching in AI for land use

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Apr 23

Headed to #GISRUK2025 (@gisruk.bsky.social). Not presenting, chairing, paneling or anything official, just taking it all in as a consumer this time. Hit me up if you want to talk Imago, satellites, cities… or just say hi! 👋

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 30

Re-upping this, still time to put in your suggestions :-)

Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 23

I have an in-between day in New York City next week, what should I do/visit/check out? (I’ve been several times before and done all the “basics”)

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 30

New episode of the #GLaD podcast just dropped, Time (mis)management. Everything you always wanting to know (or not) about why we (@rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly) are always late, and maybe that’s OK…

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Episode 21: Time (mis)management | The GLaD Podcast

Today, we’re talking about time management. Or, rather, the lack thereof (both time, and management). It feels like we’re always over-committed. Always running behind. 24h a day sounds like so much an...

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 30

Detroit quote

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“Without sounding too new-aged or metaphysical, I think that …

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Martin Fleischmann @martinfleischmann.net · Mar 26

After last year's success, we have opened a registration to 2025 instalment of **Spatial Data Science in Python** as a standalone course open to anyone.

It is perfect for anyone looking to dive spatial data analysis using Python, regardless of prior experience.

🔗 martinfleischmann.net/sds/micro/

A course on Spatial Data Science – Spatial Data Science in Python

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 23

I have an in-between day in New York City next week, what should I do/visit/check out? (I’ve been several times before and done all the “basics”)

Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 23

Headed to Detroit for #AAG2025 Excited to spend a week with fellow Geography nerds in one of the most interesting urban stories of the XXth Century! Catch me at the sessions (image via Rachel, thanks!) we’re organising w/ @rsfrankl.bsky.social , Elizabeth Delmelle and Isabelle Nilsson. Come say hi!

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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · Mar 19

More #AAG2025 session goodness! For the @geographers.bsky.social annual conference in Detroit next week, @darribas.bsky.social, Elizabeth Delmelle, Isabelle Nilsson and I have assembled four sessions chock full of the latest in spatial data, methods, and applications. Details 🔽 #geography

Overview of AAG Detroit session papers and participants

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Rachel Gaulton @rachelgaulton.bsky.social · Mar 19

Come and work with us at Newcastle on the exciting Imago data service!

Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 19

Imago the @sdruk.bsky.social Imagery Data Service, is looking for a lead Research Software Engineer to help us design, build and run the tech platform that’ll power the service. Join us to make satellite data more useful, usable and used! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Senior Software Engineer

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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · Mar 19

Hey UK #geosky, we’ve got a new job opening on our @sdruk.bsky.social Imagery Data Service (code name: Imago) project. Great team, great project! ⬇️

Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 19

Imago the @sdruk.bsky.social Imagery Data Service, is looking for a lead Research Software Engineer to help us design, build and run the tech platform that’ll power the service. Join us to make satellite data more useful, usable and used! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Senior Software Engineer

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 19

Imago the @sdruk.bsky.social Imagery Data Service, is looking for a lead Research Software Engineer to help us design, build and run the tech platform that’ll power the service. Join us to make satellite data more useful, usable and used! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Senior Software Engineer

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · Mar 12

No on the academic context, but I found this post very useful in that it makes very tangible what "vibe coding" can look like... (also, the images :D ) harper.blog/2025/02/16/m...

My LLM codegen workflow atm

A detailed walkthrough of my current workflow for using LLms to build software, from brainstorming through planning and execution.

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