THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
The Tobler Society RSO
What Are We?
The Tobler Society is an upcoming YouthMappers Chapter at the University of Chicago. Founded with the cooperation of the Center for Spatial Data Science, the Tobler Society seeks to bring together students’ curiosity about spatial data science and expand the incorporation of spatial thinking into different branches of research, as well as harnessing that growing knowledge for social good.
Our Events
Throughout the year, we’ll hold regular tutorials on geographic information systems (GIS), with a focus on open source technologies, and how to apply spatial analysis techniques. Several times a year, we’ll host “mapathons” through YouthMappers’ humanitarian projects. In addition, we plan to partner with local organizations to employ mapping and spatial data science in the Chicago community, through events like hackathons—or even “mapathons.”
About YouthMappers
YouthMappers is an international university consortium on Mapping for Resilience. The consortium organizes a global community of learners, researchers, educators, and scholars to create and use open geographic data that directly address locally defined development challenges worldwide. Funded by a generous grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Youthmappers enables university students to help make critically needed spatial data available around the globe, as well as providing the opportunity for research fellowships and access to an expanding network of mapping and spatial data science opportunities.
Connect With Us
Questions? Contact Tobler Society organizers Serena Bernstein and Nathalie Lai.
Tobler Society President Renee Wah and Vice President Jennifer Feng presenting at the Fall Mapathon
Students participating in community-service mapping to improve water-based disease modeling in Senegal
Angela Li presenting to the Tobler Society on analyzing OpenStreetMap data in R
Tobler Society’s Mapathon (03/19)
Full house at Tobler Society’s Mapathon!