Spatial Analysis Research Center (SPARC)

The Spatial Analysis Research Center (SPARC) is a GIScience and earth observing center within the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University. SPARC’s goals are to advance the science and technology of GIScience and earth observing and to lead the transdisciplinary application of spatial data science solutions for addressing novel and impactful research questions.

SPARC researchers are currently investigating a wide variety of topics, creating new processes for spatial analysis, and helping to provide deeper insight into our world.

Our research focuses on developing innovative GIScience methods, including geospatial artificial intelligence, spatial analysis of big data, geocomputation, geovisual analytics, and spatial optimization, to tackle data- and computation-intensive challenges. Application areas span various fields, such as climate science, environmental analysis, urban studies, disaster management, criminology, public health, and other social and environmental sciences.