[Geospatial] REMINDER: Geospatial/GIS meetup tomorrow, October 15

[Janet Reyes]

Hello everyone,

This is a gentle reminder that our next Geospatial/GIS meetup will be held
on Zoom *tomorrow*, Wednesday October 15, from 12:00 - 12:50 pm.

https://ucr.zoom.us/j/91599392166?pwd=LmLhdsfq1EJapb95yLlVeGalMUCBa3.1

Meeting ID: 915 9939 2166
Passcode: 743342

Note that we'll be piloting a new system tomorrow for attendees to sign in.
We'll appreciate your patience as we give it a try.

We'll start the meetup with announcements of general interest (*including*
the *final call* to submit a presentation proposal
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVCb_SyiK9UhN1piARD1xGlI2_VZwHYlv4cckjOTsbm7rscg/viewform>
for UC GIS Week in November!)


The meetup will be recorded, and notes will be shared.

Dr. Ahmed Eldawy will present on *Natural Language Maps: Generative AI for
Spatial Data Generation, Querying, and Visualization*

Maps are powerful, but making sense of them has traditionally required
specialized expertise in GIS software, complex query languages, and
significant manual effort. Advances in large language models (LLMs) and
generative AI are beginning to change this dynamic, opening new ways of
working with spatial data that are far more intuitive. Instead of relying
on specialized tools, users can now describe the data they need or write
complex geographic questions, and intelligent systems can translate those
intentions into concrete results. This talk will highlight recent progress
in three key directions: generating realistic spatial datasets from textual
descriptions, answering complex questions that combine spatial reasoning
with external knowledge, and automatically creating styles that make map
visualizations more effective and interpretable. Taken together, these
advances illustrate a new paradigm where geospatial data can be explored
and understood through a natural and accessible interface.


Ahmed Eldawy is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at the
University of California Riverside. His research interests lie in the broad
area of databases with a focus on big data management and spatial data
processing. Ahmed led the research and development in many open source
projects for big spatial data exploration and visualization including
UCR-Star, an interactive repository for geospatial data. His work is
supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the US Department of
Agriculture (USDA).



Registering for the meetup is appreciated but not required. If you haven't
already done so, you may register through Eventbrite
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/geospatialgis-meetups-tickets-1730709040329?aff=oddtdtcreator>,
or respond to the calendar invitation many of you received on September 30.

Feel free to forward this email, especially to anyone who may be interested
in the intersection of AI and GIS.

I hope you’ll be able to join us!

Best,


*Janet Reyes*
*Geospatial Information Librarian*
UCR Library | University of California, Riverside

P.O. Box 5900 | Orbach Library, Room 118

Riverside, CA 92517-5900

Office: 951.827.6421 | Fax: 951.827.2255 | janet.reyes at ucr.edu



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