Jakub Nowosad
@jakubnowosad.com
Computational geographer. Associate Professor at AMU, Poznan, Poland. Co-author of http://r.geocompx.org, http://py.geocompx.org, and http://tmap.geocompx.org books. #rstats #rspatial #geocompx
https://jakubnowosad.com/
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We just published a JOSIS paper on what spatial data science languages have in common and what they still need. Insights from across the R, Python & Julia ecosystems.
URL: doi.org/10.5311/JOSI...
#SpatialDataScience #GISchat #OpenSource #RSpatial #GeoPython #JuliaGeo
URL: doi.org/10.5311/JOSI...
#SpatialDataScience #GISchat #OpenSource #RSpatial #GeoPython #JuliaGeo
January 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We just published a JOSIS paper on what spatial data science languages have in common and what they still need. Insights from across the R, Python & Julia ecosystems.
URL: doi.org/10.5311/JOSI...
#SpatialDataScience #GISchat #OpenSource #RSpatial #GeoPython #JuliaGeo
URL: doi.org/10.5311/JOSI...
#SpatialDataScience #GISchat #OpenSource #RSpatial #GeoPython #JuliaGeo
🗺️ In his blog post, David O’Sullivan outlines an approach for dividing New Zealand into four regions with identical population counts.
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#Geospatial #PopulationAnalysis #RSpatial #RStats
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#Geospatial #PopulationAnalysis #RSpatial #RStats
January 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
🗺️ In his blog post, David O’Sullivan outlines an approach for dividing New Zealand into four regions with identical population counts.
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#Geospatial #PopulationAnalysis #RSpatial #RStats
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#Geospatial #PopulationAnalysis #RSpatial #RStats
New in the spatial toolbox: {spdgp} 🔧
Generate data for SEM, SAR, SLX, SARAR, Durbin, GNM, MESS, and other spatial regression models.
github.com/JosiahParry/...
#RStats #GIS #SpatialMethods
Generate data for SEM, SAR, SLX, SARAR, Durbin, GNM, MESS, and other spatial regression models.
github.com/JosiahParry/...
#RStats #GIS #SpatialMethods
December 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New in the spatial toolbox: {spdgp} 🔧
Generate data for SEM, SAR, SLX, SARAR, Durbin, GNM, MESS, and other spatial regression models.
github.com/JosiahParry/...
#RStats #GIS #SpatialMethods
Generate data for SEM, SAR, SLX, SARAR, Durbin, GNM, MESS, and other spatial regression models.
github.com/JosiahParry/...
#RStats #GIS #SpatialMethods
The spcosa package provides an R framework for spatial coverage sampling.
Explore examples at git.wur.nl/Walvo001/spc...
#Rstats #RSpatial #GIS #SpatialStatistics
Explore examples at git.wur.nl/Walvo001/spc...
#Rstats #RSpatial #GIS #SpatialStatistics
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The spcosa package provides an R framework for spatial coverage sampling.
Explore examples at git.wur.nl/Walvo001/spc...
#Rstats #RSpatial #GIS #SpatialStatistics
Explore examples at git.wur.nl/Walvo001/spc...
#Rstats #RSpatial #GIS #SpatialStatistics
✨What’s new in geocomputation this year?
The #geocompx 2025 update covers project milestones, current work, and future plans.
URL: geocompx.org/post/2025/up...
#rstats #rspatial #geopython
The #geocompx 2025 update covers project milestones, current work, and future plans.
URL: geocompx.org/post/2025/up...
#rstats #rspatial #geopython
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
✨What’s new in geocomputation this year?
The #geocompx 2025 update covers project milestones, current work, and future plans.
URL: geocompx.org/post/2025/up...
#rstats #rspatial #geopython
The #geocompx 2025 update covers project milestones, current work, and future plans.
URL: geocompx.org/post/2025/up...
#rstats #rspatial #geopython
🚀 Exploring COGs (Cloud‑Optimized GeoTIFFs) in R with the terra package (e.g., visualizing the internal tile structure).
See: guide.cloudnativegeo.org/cloud-optimi...
#RStats #RSpatial #Geospatial #CloudNativeGeo #GISchat
See: guide.cloudnativegeo.org/cloud-optimi...
#RStats #RSpatial #Geospatial #CloudNativeGeo #GISchat
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚀 Exploring COGs (Cloud‑Optimized GeoTIFFs) in R with the terra package (e.g., visualizing the internal tile structure).
See: guide.cloudnativegeo.org/cloud-optimi...
#RStats #RSpatial #Geospatial #CloudNativeGeo #GISchat
See: guide.cloudnativegeo.org/cloud-optimi...
#RStats #RSpatial #Geospatial #CloudNativeGeo #GISchat
🌍 Recently I gave a brief intro talk on three connected deep learning concepts: GNNs, embeddings, and foundation models.
URL: jakubnowosad.com/agforum2025
The slides include reproducible R examples showing how each concept works in practice.
#geoAI #RSpatial #gischat
URL: jakubnowosad.com/agforum2025
The slides include reproducible R examples showing how each concept works in practice.
#geoAI #RSpatial #gischat
December 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🌍 Recently I gave a brief intro talk on three connected deep learning concepts: GNNs, embeddings, and foundation models.
URL: jakubnowosad.com/agforum2025
The slides include reproducible R examples showing how each concept works in practice.
#geoAI #RSpatial #gischat
URL: jakubnowosad.com/agforum2025
The slides include reproducible R examples showing how each concept works in practice.
#geoAI #RSpatial #gischat
A growing list of 2026 geospatial conferences is live 🌍
URL: github.com/Nowosad/conf...
If you know of additional GIS or remote-sensing events, please contribute. PRs and suggestions are welcome.
#GISchat #Geospatial #SpatialData #Conferences2026
URL: github.com/Nowosad/conf...
If you know of additional GIS or remote-sensing events, please contribute. PRs and suggestions are welcome.
#GISchat #Geospatial #SpatialData #Conferences2026
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A growing list of 2026 geospatial conferences is live 🌍
URL: github.com/Nowosad/conf...
If you know of additional GIS or remote-sensing events, please contribute. PRs and suggestions are welcome.
#GISchat #Geospatial #SpatialData #Conferences2026
URL: github.com/Nowosad/conf...
If you know of additional GIS or remote-sensing events, please contribute. PRs and suggestions are welcome.
#GISchat #Geospatial #SpatialData #Conferences2026
David O’Sullivan explores population quadtrees in R: iteratively bisecting New Zealand’s population into equal population rectangular areas.
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
David O’Sullivan explores population quadtrees in R: iteratively bisecting New Zealand’s population into equal population rectangular areas.
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
Call for papers: Coding Earth — Open Source Solutions in Physical Geography for Progress in Physical Geography ⚡
Show how open-source tools, coding workflows, and open science are reshaping physical geography.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Deadline: 1 March 2026.
#GISchat
Show how open-source tools, coding workflows, and open science are reshaping physical geography.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Deadline: 1 March 2026.
#GISchat
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Call for papers: Coding Earth — Open Source Solutions in Physical Geography for Progress in Physical Geography ⚡
Show how open-source tools, coding workflows, and open science are reshaping physical geography.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Deadline: 1 March 2026.
#GISchat
Show how open-source tools, coding workflows, and open science are reshaping physical geography.
journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/PD...
Deadline: 1 March 2026.
#GISchat
🌱 Want to calculate growing degree days (GDD) in R?
The pollen package supports three different GDD methods, letting you explore heat accumulation for plant & animal development.
Examples: jakubnowosad.com/pollen/artic...
#rstats #Ecology #Phenology
The pollen package supports three different GDD methods, letting you explore heat accumulation for plant & animal development.
Examples: jakubnowosad.com/pollen/artic...
#rstats #Ecology #Phenology
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🌱 Want to calculate growing degree days (GDD) in R?
The pollen package supports three different GDD methods, letting you explore heat accumulation for plant & animal development.
Examples: jakubnowosad.com/pollen/artic...
#rstats #Ecology #Phenology
The pollen package supports three different GDD methods, letting you explore heat accumulation for plant & animal development.
Examples: jakubnowosad.com/pollen/artic...
#rstats #Ecology #Phenology
New in gdalraster 2.2.0 🎉
You can now run GDAL CLI algorithms (e.g., gdal raster calc) directly from R -- thanks to the new GDAL 3.11 unified CLI.
Docs: usdaforestservice.github.io/gdalraster/a...
#RStats #RSpatial #GDAL #OSGeo
You can now run GDAL CLI algorithms (e.g., gdal raster calc) directly from R -- thanks to the new GDAL 3.11 unified CLI.
Docs: usdaforestservice.github.io/gdalraster/a...
#RStats #RSpatial #GDAL #OSGeo
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
New in gdalraster 2.2.0 🎉
You can now run GDAL CLI algorithms (e.g., gdal raster calc) directly from R -- thanks to the new GDAL 3.11 unified CLI.
Docs: usdaforestservice.github.io/gdalraster/a...
#RStats #RSpatial #GDAL #OSGeo
You can now run GDAL CLI algorithms (e.g., gdal raster calc) directly from R -- thanks to the new GDAL 3.11 unified CLI.
Docs: usdaforestservice.github.io/gdalraster/a...
#RStats #RSpatial #GDAL #OSGeo
🌍 How trustworthy are your spatial predictions?
In my talk for the Rome R Users Group, I showed practical ways to evaluate where spatial predictions are trustworthy, and where they aren't.
Slides: jakubnowosad.com/rome2025
Video: youtu.be/uZe7thh80MI
#RSpatial #RStats #GISchat #SpatialModelling
In my talk for the Rome R Users Group, I showed practical ways to evaluate where spatial predictions are trustworthy, and where they aren't.
Slides: jakubnowosad.com/rome2025
Video: youtu.be/uZe7thh80MI
#RSpatial #RStats #GISchat #SpatialModelling
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🌍 How trustworthy are your spatial predictions?
In my talk for the Rome R Users Group, I showed practical ways to evaluate where spatial predictions are trustworthy, and where they aren't.
Slides: jakubnowosad.com/rome2025
Video: youtu.be/uZe7thh80MI
#RSpatial #RStats #GISchat #SpatialModelling
In my talk for the Rome R Users Group, I showed practical ways to evaluate where spatial predictions are trustworthy, and where they aren't.
Slides: jakubnowosad.com/rome2025
Video: youtu.be/uZe7thh80MI
#RSpatial #RStats #GISchat #SpatialModelling
🔍 David O’Sullivan explores how to generate random points on the globe in R -- from uniform random to Halton sequences and blue-noise sampling.
Read more: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
Read more: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🔍 David O’Sullivan explores how to generate random points on the globe in R -- from uniform random to Halton sequences and blue-noise sampling.
Read more: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
Read more: dosull.github.io/posts/2025-0...
#RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
What are the most exciting trends you’re seeing in spatial data science lately?
Some of mine:
- New file formats (e.g. #GeoParquet)
- Geospatial DBs (e.g. #DuckDB + spatial)
- Global discrete grids
What would you add?
#Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial #GeoPython
Some of mine:
- New file formats (e.g. #GeoParquet)
- Geospatial DBs (e.g. #DuckDB + spatial)
- Global discrete grids
What would you add?
#Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial #GeoPython
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What are the most exciting trends you’re seeing in spatial data science lately?
Some of mine:
- New file formats (e.g. #GeoParquet)
- Geospatial DBs (e.g. #DuckDB + spatial)
- Global discrete grids
What would you add?
#Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial #GeoPython
Some of mine:
- New file formats (e.g. #GeoParquet)
- Geospatial DBs (e.g. #DuckDB + spatial)
- Global discrete grids
What would you add?
#Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial #GeoPython
🚀 Excited to speak at the Rome R User Group Thu, Nov 27 (6PM CET)!
I’ll show practical workflows for geospatial predictive mapping in R — including tools to avoid spatial bias and improve prediction reliability.
More info: www.meetup.com/rome-r-users...
#RStats #Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial
I’ll show practical workflows for geospatial predictive mapping in R — including tools to avoid spatial bias and improve prediction reliability.
More info: www.meetup.com/rome-r-users...
#RStats #Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🚀 Excited to speak at the Rome R User Group Thu, Nov 27 (6PM CET)!
I’ll show practical workflows for geospatial predictive mapping in R — including tools to avoid spatial bias and improve prediction reliability.
More info: www.meetup.com/rome-r-users...
#RStats #Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial
I’ll show practical workflows for geospatial predictive mapping in R — including tools to avoid spatial bias and improve prediction reliability.
More info: www.meetup.com/rome-r-users...
#RStats #Geospatial #GISchat #RSpatial
Confused about coordinate reference systems (CRSs)? 🧭🌍🐍
Chapter 6 of geocompy dives into:
- Geographic vs projected CRSs (lon/lat vs meters)
- Getting, setting & reprojecting CRSs
- Why ignoring CRSs can break your analysis 🚨
👉 py.geocompx.org/06-reproj
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat #geocompx
Chapter 6 of geocompy dives into:
- Geographic vs projected CRSs (lon/lat vs meters)
- Getting, setting & reprojecting CRSs
- Why ignoring CRSs can break your analysis 🚨
👉 py.geocompx.org/06-reproj
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat #geocompx
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Confused about coordinate reference systems (CRSs)? 🧭🌍🐍
Chapter 6 of geocompy dives into:
- Geographic vs projected CRSs (lon/lat vs meters)
- Getting, setting & reprojecting CRSs
- Why ignoring CRSs can break your analysis 🚨
👉 py.geocompx.org/06-reproj
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat #geocompx
Chapter 6 of geocompy dives into:
- Geographic vs projected CRSs (lon/lat vs meters)
- Getting, setting & reprojecting CRSs
- Why ignoring CRSs can break your analysis 🚨
👉 py.geocompx.org/06-reproj
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat #geocompx
The CRAN Spatial Task View just got a proper table of contents (thanks to Krzysztof Dyba) -- easier to navigate all those R spatial packages now. 🌍
> cran.r-project.org/view=Spatial
#RStats #RSpatial #OpenSource #gischat
> cran.r-project.org/view=Spatial
#RStats #RSpatial #OpenSource #gischat
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The CRAN Spatial Task View just got a proper table of contents (thanks to Krzysztof Dyba) -- easier to navigate all those R spatial packages now. 🌍
> cran.r-project.org/view=Spatial
#RStats #RSpatial #OpenSource #gischat
> cran.r-project.org/view=Spatial
#RStats #RSpatial #OpenSource #gischat
🌍 Blog series: Spatial Machine Learning with R
From caret to tidymodels, mlr3, and specialized spatial ML packages — explore how spatial context changes the way we build ML models in R.
Start with Part 1 👉 geocompx.org/post/2025/sm...
#RStats #SpatialML #MachineLearning #RSpatial
From caret to tidymodels, mlr3, and specialized spatial ML packages — explore how spatial context changes the way we build ML models in R.
Start with Part 1 👉 geocompx.org/post/2025/sm...
#RStats #SpatialML #MachineLearning #RSpatial
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🌍 Blog series: Spatial Machine Learning with R
From caret to tidymodels, mlr3, and specialized spatial ML packages — explore how spatial context changes the way we build ML models in R.
Start with Part 1 👉 geocompx.org/post/2025/sm...
#RStats #SpatialML #MachineLearning #RSpatial
From caret to tidymodels, mlr3, and specialized spatial ML packages — explore how spatial context changes the way we build ML models in R.
Start with Part 1 👉 geocompx.org/post/2025/sm...
#RStats #SpatialML #MachineLearning #RSpatial
New R package: gridmappr by Roger Beecham
It automates creating small multiple gridmap layouts by optimally placing geographic points into grid cells (inspired by Jo Wood’s Observable notebooks).
👉 github.com/rogerbeecham...
#RStats #RSpatial #DataViz #GISchat
It automates creating small multiple gridmap layouts by optimally placing geographic points into grid cells (inspired by Jo Wood’s Observable notebooks).
👉 github.com/rogerbeecham...
#RStats #RSpatial #DataViz #GISchat
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New R package: gridmappr by Roger Beecham
It automates creating small multiple gridmap layouts by optimally placing geographic points into grid cells (inspired by Jo Wood’s Observable notebooks).
👉 github.com/rogerbeecham...
#RStats #RSpatial #DataViz #GISchat
It automates creating small multiple gridmap layouts by optimally placing geographic points into grid cells (inspired by Jo Wood’s Observable notebooks).
👉 github.com/rogerbeecham...
#RStats #RSpatial #DataViz #GISchat
Working with geospatial attribute data in Python? 📊🌍🐍
Chapter 2 of Geocomputation with Python covers subsetting, aggregation & joins for vector data, and subsetting + summarizing raster values.
👉 py.geocompx.org/02-attribute...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat
Chapter 2 of Geocomputation with Python covers subsetting, aggregation & joins for vector data, and subsetting + summarizing raster values.
👉 py.geocompx.org/02-attribute...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat
October 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Working with geospatial attribute data in Python? 📊🌍🐍
Chapter 2 of Geocomputation with Python covers subsetting, aggregation & joins for vector data, and subsetting + summarizing raster values.
👉 py.geocompx.org/02-attribute...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat
Chapter 2 of Geocomputation with Python covers subsetting, aggregation & joins for vector data, and subsetting + summarizing raster values.
👉 py.geocompx.org/02-attribute...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat
New blog post by Adam Steer: Identifying deformed sea ice using geomorphons ❄️🌊
Exploring sea ice as a landscape analysis problem with QGIS + GRASS GIS, using drone + lidar data.
👉 www.spatialised.net/identifying-...
#Geospatial #RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
Exploring sea ice as a landscape analysis problem with QGIS + GRASS GIS, using drone + lidar data.
👉 www.spatialised.net/identifying-...
#Geospatial #RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
October 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New blog post by Adam Steer: Identifying deformed sea ice using geomorphons ❄️🌊
Exploring sea ice as a landscape analysis problem with QGIS + GRASS GIS, using drone + lidar data.
👉 www.spatialised.net/identifying-...
#Geospatial #RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
Exploring sea ice as a landscape analysis problem with QGIS + GRASS GIS, using drone + lidar data.
👉 www.spatialised.net/identifying-...
#Geospatial #RStats #RSpatial #GISchat
Starting out with geographic data in Python? 🌍🐍
Chapter 1 of Geocomputation with Python introduces vector & raster models + core tools (geopandas, shapely, rasterio).
👉 py.geocompx.org/01-spatial-d...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat
Chapter 1 of Geocomputation with Python introduces vector & raster models + core tools (geopandas, shapely, rasterio).
👉 py.geocompx.org/01-spatial-d...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat
October 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Starting out with geographic data in Python? 🌍🐍
Chapter 1 of Geocomputation with Python introduces vector & raster models + core tools (geopandas, shapely, rasterio).
👉 py.geocompx.org/01-spatial-d...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat
Chapter 1 of Geocomputation with Python introduces vector & raster models + core tools (geopandas, shapely, rasterio).
👉 py.geocompx.org/01-spatial-d...
#GeoPython #Python #GISchat