Geospatial Information Technologies at the AAG Annual Meeting

New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-14, 2018 — The American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting continues to showcase emerging trends in geography, GIScience, and geospatial information technologies.

The 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from April 10-14. The meeting, expected to attract close to 8,000 academic, professional, and student geographers from across the globe, will exhibit the latest research and scientific applications of geography, GIS, surveying, and mapping through nearly 1,700 sessions.

Of particular note is one of the 2018 Annual Meeting themes: Hazards, Geography and GIScience. This special theme will approach the issues associated with hazards and geographic technologies from multiple perspectives, with the goal of using the research and tools of geography and GIScience to learn from past events and plan for future risk. New Orleans, the site of 2005 Hurricane Katrina, provides an apt setting in which to partake in the approximately 90 sessions dedicated to this theme.

Other related topics will be explored including international geospatial health research, cyber GIS, unmanned aerial vehicles, urban systems, geospatial privacy, big data analytics, spatial analysis, cartographic techniques, and more. In addition, the 2018 Annual Meeting will offer a variety of workshops, field trips, and networking opportunities to learn about developing technologies and methodologies with like-minded GIScientists, environmental scientists, and GIS practitioners. For more information please visit, http://annualmeeting.aag.org.