About us
The GIScience Research Group (GIScRG) at the Royal Geographical Society with IBG is a group of academics and practitioners interested in promoting GIScience, Geographic Data Science and GI Technology in geographical research, teaching and the workplace.
Our group aims to advance the understanding and application of GIScience as a vital and interdisciplinary framework for addressing complex spatial and geographical challenges. Grounded in the principles of geography and enriched by innovations in technology and data science, we strive to develop robust methods and theoretical approaches for spatial analysis, modeling, and representation. By integrating GIScience into diverse fields such as urban planning, engineering, social sciences, and the humanities, we aim to demonstrate its transformative potential in tackling real-world problems, from sustainable city development and infrastructure design to understanding social dynamics and cultural landscapes. Through our work, we foster academic excellence and provide practical insights, empowering researchers, educators, and practitioners to contribute meaningful solutions to pressing societal and environmental issues.
Contact us at giscience.rgs [at] gmail.com for inquiries.
Our Activities
- Running the RGS-IBG GIScience Webinar Series.
- Running sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual Conference.
- Awarding Dissertation Prizes for the best MSc dissertations in GIScience in UK and Ireland.
- Active participation in GISRUK, the leading academic GIS conference in the UK.
- Providing bursaries for early-career academics to leading GIS conferences.
- Developing and maintaining international links, e.g. participation and sponsorship of sessions at the American Association of Geographers Annual Conference.
- Manage a mailing list for GIScience researchers and professionals with hundreds of subscribers: giscrg [at] jiscmail.ac.uk
- Working with companies such as ESRI (UK) to promote the use of GIS.
- Working with the Association of Geographic Information (AGI) to promote links with GIS practitioners and Chartered Geographers.
- Working closely with other GIScience forums such as the Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe (AGILE).
- Promoting and supporting the use of GIS within schools.
- Production of journal special issues on exciting new research.