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Grant McKenzie
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Associate Professor of Spatial Data Science at McGill University. Place • Mobility • Privacy.
https://grantmckenzie.com

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Eun-Kyeong Kim @geoai.bsky.social · 3d
1/3📍Sharing the report on the 2nd Geoprivacy Workshop for Personalized Health held @liser.lu (published on May 31) with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social & 20+ international participants.

- Full report: osf.io/xrfk4/overview
- Workshop webpage: sites.google.com/view/ekgeog/...

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · 11d
Great to have @tiznadoaitken.bsky.social visit us @mcgillgeography.bsky.social @platialanalysis.bsky.social this week. Some really interesting and impressive work.

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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 11d
Earlier this week we hosted the 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop in Montreal. A day of spotlight talks, lightning talks, and dynamic discussion with participants from across North America and Europe. Read the full recap here: platial.science/reflections-...
Reflections on the 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop
On October 27, the lab hosted the second Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshop in Montreal...
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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 19d
Our new paper, “Measuring and Moving on the Street: A Scoping Review of Street Space Allocation Studies,” published in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, maps global efforts to measure and reimagine urban street allocation. platial.science/a-scoping-re...
A Scoping Review of Street Space Allocation Studies
Daniel Romm and colleagues trace the evolution of street space allocation studies and highlight Montréal’s growing role in this emerging field...
platial.science

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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · 25d
Some of our recent work on street space allocation was referenced in an @economist.com article this week, focused on the global rise (and controversy) of cycling. www.economist.com/internationa...
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
www.economist.com

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BEGIN St Andrews @begin-standrews.bsky.social · Oct 8
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Our next seminar is with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social

"Place, Privacy and Mobility: Navigating the intersection of location science and human dynamics"

Date: 4th November 2025 @ 2pm UK time (online only).

Register here: tinyurl.com/3bzv63rj
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Reposted by Anthony C. Robinson, Rachel S. Franklin, Urška Demšar

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Sep 19
The call for participation is out for the 9th Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference #SKI2026 Canada. The conference will take place February 19-22, 2026 in Banff, Alberta. Ski all morning, conference all evening.
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Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference (SKI) Canada 2026
February 19-22, 2026 in Banff, AB | Spatial Knowledge and Information Canada brings together researchers GIScience, spatial data science, and related disciplines who live or work in Canada.
skiconference.ca

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Sep 11
Deadline extension for #SDSS2025 session proposals! We received a number of requests for an extension so have decided to push the deadline back to Friday, September 19th. Get those session proposals in. sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking spatial...
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Sep 8
A quick reminder that the #SDSS2025 deadline for Thematic Session proposals is coming up quickly. We'd love to see a proposal from you on a topic of your choice. The symposium is free, online, and typically has large numbers of engaged attendees.
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking spatial...
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Sep 8
The 2nd Data-Driven Mobility Analytics workshop will take place in Montreal on October 27, 2025. We will be discussing current mobility analytics tools, open mobility datasets, and everything in between. Join us by submitting a statement of interest: ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025-mon...
Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 Montreal
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and open data that support informed decision-making in sustainable transport...
ptal-io.github.io

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Sep 5
Looking forward to giving this (virtual) talk at the University of St Andrews for the #BEGIN Seminar Series. November 4th. 14:00 UTC. Register and join us here: tinyurl.com/begin-mckenzie

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 29
Stragglers on the last day of #GIScience 2025.

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 26
Kicking off the Spatiotemporal Causal Inference workshop at #GIScience2025 with an introduction by @dinomirmt.bsky.social.

Reposted by Anthony C. Robinson, Steven M. Manson, Urška Demšar

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 25
The Spatial Data Science Symposium #SDSS2025 is back. Check out the Call for Sessions and Call for Papers: sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
Spatial Data Science Symposium 2025
December 4-5 | Distributed & Online. The symposium aims to bring together researchers from both academia and industry to discuss experiences, insights, methodologies, and applications, taking spatial...
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net

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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · Aug 25
Congrats to lab member @daniel-romm.bsky.social, whose study on Montreal’s bike lanes is gaining national and international media coverage.
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Media Spotlight on Montreal Cycling Study
A study led by lab member Daniel Romm on Montreal’s cycling infrastructure has received wide media coverage...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 13
July data for Canada to US land #border crossing are now online. ptal-io.github.io/border/
US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
ptal-io.github.io

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 8
Great to see this vision paper come to light (to be presented at #ACMSIGSpatial in November): "Whose Truth? Pluralistic Geo-Alignment for (Agentic) AI."
arxiv.org/abs/2508.05432
Whose Truth? Pluralistic Geo-Alignment for (Agentic) AI
AI (super) alignment describes the challenge of ensuring (future) AI systems behave in accordance with societal norms and goals. While a quickly evolving literature is addressing biases and inequaliti...
arxiv.org

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Jun 30
Nice to see the videos from the 5th Spatial Data Science Symposium #SDSS2024 now online. Announcement coming shortly for SDSS 2025. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
5th Spatial Data Science Symposium (SDSS 2024) - YouTube
The Fifth Spatial Data Science Symposium - SDSS2024 was a distributed and online event that took place October 23-24, 2024. All sessions were held online, wi...
www.youtube.com

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Jun 18
US/Canada land #border crossing for the month of May have been released. The map has been updated. ptal-io.github.io/border/
US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
ptal-io.github.io

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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · Jun 10
"The Cars are Going to be Alright" - New publication.
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The Cars are Going to be Alright
In a new publication, Daniel Romm and co-authors demonstrate how reallocating Montréal’s street space can create more equitable infrastructure...
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · May 8
Great start to the 19th Conference on Location Based Services - in Espoo, Finland this year. #LBS2025

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · May 3
This was a lot of fun. Thanks #NABSA for inviting me to share our work during the first "Shared Micromobility Research Roundup."
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufL...
2025 Research Roundup
YouTube video by NABSA
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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 30
Some of the brilliant traffic signals we have in #Montreal.

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 16
I put together a (quick) web map showing change in US land border crossings from Canada over the past few months. Mainly a procrastination project, but also quite interesting to compare border crossings and provinces. ptal-io.github.io/border/
US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
ptal-io.github.io

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 15
There is still time to submit a position statement and join our Data-Driven Mobility Analytics workshop taking place just two days before #lbs2025. The deadline has been extended. ptal-io.github.io/ddma2025#wor...
Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025
The Data-Driven Mobility Analytics Workshops 2025 aims to broaden the conversation on current analytical tools, frameworks, and methods that support informed decision-making in sustainable transport p...
ptal-io.github.io

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 9
Really looking forward to #GIScience2025. Looks like a good mix of papers. Still time to submit an abstract.
giscience-conf.bsky.social GIScience 2025 Conference @giscience-conf.bsky.social · Apr 9
🌏 We're thrilled to share that 19 papers have been accepted for the GIScience 2025 proceedings! 🎉

giscience2025.org/papers.html

A huge congratulations to all the authors — we can’t wait to see your presentations in August.

Still time to submit your abstract by Apr 13! giscience2025.org#abstracts

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GIScience 2025 Conference @giscience-conf.bsky.social · Apr 9
🌏 We're thrilled to share that 19 papers have been accepted for the GIScience 2025 proceedings! 🎉

giscience2025.org/papers.html

A huge congratulations to all the authors — we can’t wait to see your presentations in August.

Still time to submit your abstract by Apr 13! giscience2025.org#abstracts

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Platial Analysis Lab @platialanalysis.bsky.social · Mar 29
Nice piece in the Tribune about our analysis of gender and running in Montreal (and Washington, D.C.) www.thetribune.ca/sci-tech/wha...
What makes a runnable city? - The Tribune
Curating a culture of active living is central to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainability and Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 3, healthy living, and SDG 13, climate action. Active livi...
www.thetribune.ca

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Mar 28
Honoured to share this year's Emerging Scholar Award from the Spatial Analysis and Modeling AAG Specialty Group with Lei Zou (Texas A&M). #AAG2025

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Grant McKenzie @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social · Mar 27
Nice to see our special issue on "Environmentally and socially sustainable mobility" finally published in Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. Thirteen solid papers from some great research teams. Check them out:
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems | Environmentally and socially sustainable mobility | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect
As the sixth International Panel on Climate Change report highlights, near-term climate actions are increasingly urgent, and must prioritize equity, social justice, and inclusivity in order to achieve...
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