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Ready to turn spatial data into a career? Our latest article spotlights the breadth of GIS roles across various industries.
Discover the roles, what each job does, and the skills that set candidates apart.
Read the full article here: gis.usc.edu/blog/4-reasons-t…
Join us for an online info session on January 15 at 12pm PST.
Learn about USC’s graduate GIS programs and connect with faculty.
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#USC #Dornsife #GIS
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🌿Top 10 Eos Posts of 2025: #7🌿
@USC_SSI grad student Delaney Hanson combines tech & sustainability. Her hands-on work mapping Catalina Island's invasive fennel shows how GNSS & fieldwork are influencing geospatial professionals and conservation efforts. eos-gnss.com/successes/custo…
Hooray for #GISDay! 🌎🫶
How are you celebrating the transformational power of #geospatial technology today?
For #Esri-approved activities, visit: gisday.com/en-us/resources
🎥 @Esri @ArcGISOnline
Join us in supporting PHP PhD Candidate Andrew Kampfschulte as he defends his dissertation: “Spatial and Statistical Methods in Health Research” -- Thur, 11/20 1:00–3:00 PM PT
AHF B57J or Zoom: loom.ly/i-mLReI
#PhDDefense #SpatialSciences #HealthResearch
NASA Lifelines is recruiting one new Research Fellow for the Winter/Spring 2026 term (January 5 – July 6, 2026).
📅 Applications due Nov 19, 2025
Learn more ➡️ loom.ly/vc6phKk
#USCSpatial #NASA #EarthScience #HumanitarianInnovation #ResearchFellowship #STEMCareers
📣 Jonathan Rodriguez (@USCDornsife SSI '19) has some advice for anyone considering our Master's in Geographic Information Science & Technology program:
Go for it! 🚀
"GIS can be used to support and strengthen almost any field of interest."
#USCAlumni
dornsife.usc.edu/spatial/202…
On the agenda at the Catalina Experience trip for 1st-year students:
🤝 Getting to know each other + SSI leadership
📚 Learning about #geospatial futures
🏝️ Exploring #CatalinaIsland
🏄♂️ Having fun!*
*Holding sea urchin optional...but encouraged. 🌊
@USCDornsife @USCWrigley
🅠 Want to explore #globalhealth issues with fellow scholars and world-class faculty at @USCDornsife — all while paving a meaningful career path?
🅐 Apply for our #PhD Population, Health & Place program by December 10, 2025! #MastersProgram
🔗 dornsife.usc.edu/spatial/ph-…
Happy Halloween! What's on your agenda? 🎃🐈⬛👻🍬
Join your @USC fam at McCarthy Quad for Fall Fest @ 8 PM tonight — and/or check this cool crowdsourced map for spooky off-campus attractions: bit.ly/3IYpw8B
#Halloween #FallFestival #USCEvents
USC Spatial Sciences retweeted
As a graduate student at @USC_SSI, Delaney Hanson acquired hands-on experience with #GNSS, #GIS, & drones to support environmental research.
Discover how she saw the power of high-accuracy data firsthand while mapping invasive fennel on Catalina Island! buff.ly/tHbXx0m
Flashback to the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers conference earlier this month, where our brilliant @USCDornsife SSI students and faculty members received numerous awards and travel grants! 👏📸
#Geography #USC @theAAG
Life-threatening hunger fundamentally defined the experiences of Holocaust survivors. Examine the #spatial impacts of starvation conditions with Christine Liu (@UMaine):
📆 11/13 @ 12 PM (PST)
📍 Taper Hall 309K & Zoom
✅ Register: calendar.usc.edu/event/a-geo…
@USCDornsife @cagr_usc
To preserve ancient knowledge and defend their land, Indigenous communities in Colombia are turning to #opensource maps. 🗺️
#ClimateChange #Cartography @forumdc
dandc.eu/en/article/inga-col…
USC Spatial Sciences retweeted
Who is ready for #GISDay2025? 🌎✨
Regardless of your field, GIS enables us to solve complex problems and view our world in new and exciting ways.
📣Share with us how you are celebrating on November 19, 2025! ow.ly/3sgc50WTtuZ
When it comes to tree spacing, there's more than meets the eye. 🌳
@USCDornsife SSI's Laura Messier, Beau MacDonald & John P. Wilson used a #spatialmodel to compare tree capacity in a low- and high-income LA neighborhood in this #casestudy:
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Students, share your work at the 2026 LA Geospatial Summit (Feb 27 @ USC). Showcase your GIS skills, connect & get noticed!
🗓 Abstracts due Dec 5, 2025
👉 Details: dornsife.usc.edu/spatial/202…
#Geospatial #GIS #StoryMap #USC
📣 Laura Messier (@USCDornsife Population, Health & Place PhD Candidate) talks #sidewalks with @FastCompany:
fastcompany.com/91375957/cit…
#CityInfrastructure #USCStudent
Want to use your #geospatial skills to highlight a cause you care about? 👫🌍🏘️
The 2025 @Esri ArcGIS #StoryMaps Competition is your chance to tell a story using #GIS tools, geospatial data, and your unique talents.
Submit now through Dec. 12, 2025!
esri.com/en-us/arcgis/produc…
Next week: Discuss the '25 SoCal #wildfires with Gregory Elwood (@vcfd GIS).
📅 10/23 | 12:30–2 PM (PDT)
📍 AHF B57J & Zoom
Learn how #geospatialtech supported emergency responders — and aids future #disasterplanning.
calendar.usc.edu/event/ssi-b…
