Understanding Our World

Formally established in 2020, the Center for the Advancement of Spatial Informatics Research and Education (ASPIRE) researches methods for the capture, analysis, and representation of spatial data characterizing physical and social phenomena, commonly referred to as Geographic Information Science (GIScience). GIScience is an inherently integrative field of study, relying on virtually all engineering fields for technological and theoretical advancements, and having applications in virtually all sciences. 
 
ASPIRE brings together faculty with expertise and cutting-edge research portfolios in a broad range of GIScience sub-fields, including spatial modeling, geo-visualization, remote sensing, and spatial statistics.

 

Some current projects include:

 

 

 

Contact

Christopher Lippitt, PhD
Director
Associate Chair & Graduate Program Director, Geography and Environmental Studies
clippitt@unm.edu

Rowan Converse
Lab Manager
rowanconverse@unm.edu