Geospatial Computing & GeoAI, from mapping the planet to the chips that power it all.

Eric Shook is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. His research combines geographic information science and computational science in an area called geospatial computing. Conceptually, this work examines the underpinnings of GIScience by exploiting spatial and temporal relationships to enable spatio-temporal models and analytic methods to leverage advanced computing technologies. Practically, these models and methods push the computational envelope, providing new capabilities for environmental and social science domains. Ultimately, this is a co-design process where geospatial problems drive computing advances and new computing capabilities enhance how we tackle geospatial problems.