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COGS Director Rey Publishes New Paper on Measurement of Spatial Inequality

From the paper: Abstract. This paper explores the concepts and computational methods used to measure spatial inequality, emphasizing a reproducible approach that social scientists can apply to their research. The analysis focuses on geographic income disparities at the sub-national level, using Mexico as a case study.

COGS Receives NSF Pathways to Open Source Ecosystems (POSE) Grant

The COGS team has received a prestigious $1.5M award to transform the Python Spatial Analysis Library (PySAL) into a fully-fledged open-source ecosystem by engaging academia, government, and scientific partners. Read more on the grant page

New Paper by COGS and UCR examines the Landscape of Overdose in Inland California

Professor Janet Franklin Delivers 13th Virginia & J. Edward Holtry Distinguished Lecture in Geospatial Science at South Dakota State University

On October 14, 2024, San Diego State University geographer Janet Franklin was invited to give the 13th Virginia & J. Edward Holtry Distinguished Lecture in Geospatial Science at ‘the other SDSU’ – South Dakota State University.

COGS Team Receives NSF-POSE Grant to Enhance PySAL into Open Source Ecosystem

In collaboration with partners at the University of Chicago, University of Maryland, and the University of California, Riverside, COGS has been awarded a POSE grant from the National Science Foundation focused on the open-source Python Spatial Analysis Library (PySAL), which has been downloaded over two million times.

COGS Director Sergio Rey Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

COGS is ecstatic to announce that Director Sergio Rey has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Rey is recognized for work as a leading pioneer of the Python Spatial Analysis Library (PySAL), downloaded two million times.

Dr. Brooke Rose Receives Two Prestigious Awards at AAG 2024

Dr. M. Brooke Rose, a postdoctoral scholar working with Professor Janet Franklin in the Center for Open Geographical Sciences, Department of Geography, receives both the Cowles award for Best Paper in Biogeography, and an award for the AAG Biogeography Specialty Group (BSG) Student Paper Award in the Doctoral Category.

Professor Franklin Shares Invited Perspective in the 50th anniversary year of Journal of Biogeography

I reflect on developments in species distribution modelling, illustrate how embedded the methodology has become in all areas of biogeography and speculate on future directions in the field. Areas of progress in SDM that may become more widely accessible and useful tools in biogeography include genetically informed models and community distribution models

Associate Director Knaap elected to the North American Regional Science Council

The mission of the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) is to promote the scholarly exchange of ideas and knowledge that apply to urban and regional phenomena in North America and across the globe.

New Paper by Knaap and Rey Examines Travel Networks and Racial Segregation

In a new paper published in Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, SASS scholars Knaap and Rey show the importance of considering features of the built and natural envrironment–especially transportation networks, when measuring racial residential segregation.