Center for Spatial Data Science

New UChicago course applies scientific reasoning to political decision making Students use diffraction gratings to look at the spectrums produced by various light sources.

New UChicago course applies scientific reasoning to political decision making

Demographics alone don’t explain COVID-19 mortality rates—place matters too Illustration of a crowd of people wearing masks, with a pink city skyline in the background

Demographics alone don’t explain COVID-19 mortality rates—place matters too

What is tree equity? A new tool from UChicago data scientists is helping to transform neighborhood health Looking east from Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood.

What is tree equity? A new tool from UChicago data scientists is helping to transform neighborhood health

See how your congressional district has handled COVID-19 A heat map as of Oct. 30, showing confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people, with darker colors indicating higher case counts.

See how your congressional district has handled COVID-19

State-level data misses growing coronavirus hot spots in U.S., including in the South image of the US by county showing coronavirus hot spots

State-level data misses growing coronavirus hot spots in U.S., including in the South

A closer look at how neighborhoods shape public health View of Chicago neighborhood

A closer look at how neighborhoods shape public health

Food deserts don’t benefit from more supermarkets in Chicago, study finds Grocery store

Food deserts don’t benefit from more supermarkets in Chicago, study finds

Bright Spots in a Darkened Landscape

Bright Spots in a Darkened Landscape


Center for Spatial Data Science opens at UChicago Line illustration over map of Manhattan

Center for Spatial Data Science opens at UChicago