Join the Center for Geospatial Analytics for the Geospatial Forum. The forum brings together researchers, educators, practitioners and students in the geospatial data sciences for a series of lectures, studios and panels focused on important topics and cutting-edge techniques in geospatial analytics.

Scott Reinhard, a graphics editor at The New York Times, will present "GIS in the News." From weather to world events, geographic information systems and mapping play critical roles in conveying news to the public. In this forum, Reinhard will showcase a variety of world news events that he contributed to as a graphics editor at The New York Times and discuss how GIS, cartography and data visualization help tell the stories.