Hi, all, See the blurb below that Stace sent out today about our GIS Day activities. We’ll have workshops during the week and then a slate of speakers on the afternoon of GIS Day. Best, Julie # # # Julie Sweetkind-Singer Assistant Director of Geospatial and Cartographic Services Head, Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections 397 Panama Mall, 2nd floor Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 650-725-1102 From: stanfordgis <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Mr. Stace D Maples Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 12:40 PM To: stanfordgis <[log in to unmask]> Cc: SE3 All School <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [Stanford GIS List] New Speaker Added! GISDay@Stanford is Wed, November 13th, 1-5pm at The David Rumsey Map Center Stanford PhD candidate & Geosite CEO, Rachel Onley added to the GISDay@Stanford2019 Schedule! GISDay@Stanford is the Stanford Geospatial Center's annual celebration of spatial data technologies in research and teaching. This year, we are focusing on applications of spatial data in art, privacy and humanitarian work. We’re putting together a series of workshops and speakers for the whole of Geography Week 2019, and we’re ready to strt registration for Stanford Students, Faculty and Staff! To register, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gisdaystanford-2019-tickets-74312256961 For information about other Stanford Geospatial Center events happening during Geography Week 2019, and a detailed schedule for GISDay2019 speakers, go to http://gisday.stanford.edu<http://gisday.stanford.edu/> ________________________________ Keynote: Martha Mendoza / Associated Press "Trafficking and Tech: How Satellite imagery, radio comms and vessel broadcasts freed 2,000+ slaves" [cid:image005.png@01D5844A.800E3A00] AP reporter Martha Mendoza takes you behind the scenes of her four-woman team's investigation from discovering a slave island to tracking boats at sea with high resolutions cameras on satellite. Hear about the tech behind the journalism that resulted in a dozen people jailed, ships worth millions of dollars seized and businesses shut down. There were U.S. Congressional hearings, lawsuits and new legislation signed by the president. Some of the world's largest companies promised reforms. And consumers worldwide were forced to confront the cruelties of slavery in the 21st century. https://www.ap.org/explore/seafood-from-slaves A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Martha Mendoza’s reports have prompted Congressional hearings and new legislation, Pentagon investigations and White House responses. She was part of a team whose investigations into slavery in the Thai seafood sector have led to the freedom of more than 2000 men. During her Associated Press career, she’s been based in Mexico City, Bangkok, Silicon Valley, New York and New Mexico. She’s an advocate for accurate journalism, government transparency and the public’s right to know. ________________________________ Featured Speakers: "Satellite Landscapes" Jenny Odell / Stanford University Department of Art & Art History [Jenny Odell - Circular Farms] Oakland-based multidisciplinary artist, writer and Stanford Faculty, Jenny Odell, will speak about her work distilling the technological artifacts of repetitive spatial data collection systems into art that explores the ubiquity and repetition of everyday digital technologies. Please see https://jennyodell.com<https://jennyodell.com/> for more on Jenny Odell's work. ________________________________ "Privacy in the Panopticon: Secrets in the Age of Sensors" Morgan Herlocker / sharedstreets.io & turf.js [cid:image006.jpg@01D5844A.800E3A00] Location data has become increasingly ubiquitous in the modern world. While GPS sensors in every pocket have enabled us to travel more efficiently and conveniently, they also present emerging challenges to our traditional ideas of privacy and personal safety. Privacy is particularly important to vulnerable populations, and we will discuss how these groups have been uniquely exposed to risk in surprising ways by the proliferation of location sensors. This talk will also give an overview techniques used to subvert open sensor data, along with solutions for patching these vulnerabilities in our digital infrastructure. ________________________________ “The Business of Geography: Opportunities and Challenges of Building a Startup in the Space and Geospatial Industries” Rachel Olney / GEOSITE Inc. [A person posing for a photo Description automatically generated] Rachel Olney is a Stanford Alumni and founder of Geosite Inc., a Y Combinator-backed startup that is helping people leverage spatial data through better data access and collaborative mapping. Rachel will talk about how a chasm is emerging in data usability because the number of new satellite and sensor data sources is expanding at exponential rates. Rachel will also share her views on the future of the geospatial industry and how to stay relevant as a startup. ________________________________ Please note that registration is currently restricted to Stanford Affiliates. If you would like to attend, but are not a Stanford affiliate, please add yourself to the waiting list and we will release unclaimed tickets the week before the event. In F,L&T, Stace Maples Geospatial Manager Stanford Geospatial Center @mapninja G+, Skype, Hangout: stacey.maples 214.641.0920 Find GeoData: https://earthworks.stanford.edu<https://earthworks.stanford.edu/> Get GeoHelp: https://gis.stanford.edu/ stanfordgis Listserv: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/stanfordgis "I have a map of the United States... actual size. It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." I spent last summer folding it." -Steven Wright-