Dani Arribas-Bel
@darribas.bsky.social
Computers, Cities & Data
Prof. in Geographic Data Science at the University of Liverpool
📄 https://darribas.org
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🛰️ Imago
Prof. in Geographic Data Science at the University of Liverpool
📄 https://darribas.org
📖 https://geographicdata.science
🛰️ Imago
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Dani Arribas-Bel
@darribas.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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And I guess that makes my entrance into the world of blue sky thinking... Mixed views (pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/u...) but the vibes are so close to the good days of the bird that I'll give it a go. Come for the cities, computers, and data, stay for the occasional sci-fi and jazz!
I have an entry today at the GDSL’s #30DayMapChallenge with an attempt at “Dimensions”. It’s a story of 64 dimensions, mapped in two, with a bit of an extra dimension.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I have an entry today at the GDSL’s #30DayMapChallenge with an attempt at “Dimensions”. It’s a story of 64 dimensions, mapped in two, with a bit of an extra dimension.
me.darribas.org/2025/11/06/e...
me.darribas.org/2025/11/06/e...
This week I gave a (5'ish min.) talk about democratising satellite embeddings in social research and policy. Here's the write up in case of interest!
me.darribas.org/2025/10/24/s...
#satellite #embeddings #geofoundationmodels
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#satellite #embeddings #geofoundationmodels
(Satellite imagery) embeddings for the rest of us
My five(ish) minute contribution to the Leeds workshop on …
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October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This week I gave a (5'ish min.) talk about democratising satellite embeddings in social research and policy. Here's the write up in case of interest!
me.darribas.org/2025/10/24/s...
#satellite #embeddings #geofoundationmodels
me.darribas.org/2025/10/24/s...
#satellite #embeddings #geofoundationmodels
🎧New episode of the #GLaDpodcast 🎧 @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I liked talking to @wenfeixu.bsky.social so much that we invited her back! Come for the fancy data, stay for engaging conversation™️ and… an Exhibitions entry in your CV.
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Episode 26: A day in the life of… Wenfei Xu
Today we’re “repeating” special guest. We enjoyed so much talking to Wenfei Xu anbout mobile phone data in our last episode (Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data), that ...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🎧New episode of the #GLaDpodcast 🎧 @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I liked talking to @wenfeixu.bsky.social so much that we invited her back! Come for the fancy data, stay for engaging conversation™️ and… an Exhibitions entry in your CV.
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🎧New #GLaDpodcast 🎧 Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile phone data in social science and never dared to ask, all in an entertaining™️ conversation btw @levijohnwolf.bsky.social, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, yours truly and the one and only @wenfeixu.bsky.social.
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Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data
Here's an episode all about data—mobile phone data, to be exact. What are we talking about when we talk about using “mobile phone data” in our research? How are these data generated? Who produces them...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎧New #GLaDpodcast 🎧 Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile phone data in social science and never dared to ask, all in an entertaining™️ conversation btw @levijohnwolf.bsky.social, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, yours truly and the one and only @wenfeixu.bsky.social.
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Here at your friendly "Geography, Life, and Data" podcast, we do a lot of Geography, a lot of Life, and a lot of Geography Life. This one's for the Data—mobile phone data, that is. ☎️
@darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social @wenfeixu.bsky.social #geography
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@darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social @wenfeixu.bsky.social #geography
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Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data
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September 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Here at your friendly "Geography, Life, and Data" podcast, we do a lot of Geography, a lot of Life, and a lot of Geography Life. This one's for the Data—mobile phone data, that is. ☎️
@darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social @wenfeixu.bsky.social #geography
open.spotify.com/episode/7Hmx...
@darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social @wenfeixu.bsky.social #geography
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Reposted by Dani Arribas-Bel
AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives!
Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
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Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
shorturl.at/GLNKd
AI & GLaD in Practice: a field report
The GLaD Podcast · Episode
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August 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives!
Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
shorturl.at/GLNKd
Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
shorturl.at/GLNKd
We gave in to the hype and did one #GLaDpodcast episode on how we use AI, for Geography, Life, Geography Life, and data…
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Episode 24: AI & GLaD in Practice: a field report
AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives. Join Rachel, Dani, and Levi for a chat about how Artificial Intelligence is emerging in our GLAD lives. How is it being used "in the wi...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We gave in to the hype and did one #GLaDpodcast episode on how we use AI, for Geography, Life, Geography Life, and data…
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hva24-...
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hva24-...
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We are still recruiting for another PhD for the next academic year, working with IBM Research - geods.ac.uk/2025/07/02/p...
PhD Funding: Multi-Scale Urban Remote Sensing with AI
We have another exciting Geographic Data Service PhD opportunity based at the University of Liverpool. This project is sponsored by IBM Research as part of a EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award ...
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July 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
We are still recruiting for another PhD for the next academic year, working with IBM Research - geods.ac.uk/2025/07/02/p...
New PhD project out, a collab between IBM Research, @sdruk.bsky.social's own Geographic and Imagery Data Services to explore using vision foundation models & high resolution imagery of the Liverpool City Region. If this sounds like you (or a friend!), all info at: geods.ac.uk/2025/07/02/p...
PhD Funding: Multi-Scale Urban Remote Sensing with AI
We have another exciting Geographic Data Service PhD opportunity based at the University of Liverpool. This project is sponsored by IBM Research as part of a EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award ...
geods.ac.uk
July 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
New PhD project out, a collab between IBM Research, @sdruk.bsky.social's own Geographic and Imagery Data Services to explore using vision foundation models & high resolution imagery of the Liverpool City Region. If this sounds like you (or a friend!), all info at: geods.ac.uk/2025/07/02/p...
Getting excited for ESA’s Living Planet Symposium, to happen in Vienna in just over a week! I’ll be there Sunday to Thursday, who else is coming? hit me up if you’d like to talk all things Imago or just catch up!
June 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Getting excited for ESA’s Living Planet Symposium, to happen in Vienna in just over a week! I’ll be there Sunday to Thursday, who else is coming? hit me up if you’d like to talk all things Imago or just catch up!
🎧 Part II of the #GLaDpodcast on Navigating the Academic Job Market is out! Here we go all the way from application stage to (ideally) getting the job. Grab it wherever you get your podcasts!
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Episode 23: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 2)
Join us for the second part of our conversation about the academic job market! This half, we'll talk a bit about the nuts and bolts of putting together your application and the process from applying t...
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June 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🎧 Part II of the #GLaDpodcast on Navigating the Academic Job Market is out! Here we go all the way from application stage to (ideally) getting the job. Grab it wherever you get your podcasts!
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j4g23-...
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-j4g23-...
Reposted by Dani Arribas-Bel
Ep. 2 of our "Navigating the Shoals of the Academic Job Market" is live! we dive into putting an application together, what interviews might be like, and share @rsfrankl.bsky.social , @darribas.bsky.social and I share our experiences in these rough and wild waters!
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Episode 23: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 2)
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June 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ep. 2 of our "Navigating the Shoals of the Academic Job Market" is live! we dive into putting an application together, what interviews might be like, and share @rsfrankl.bsky.social , @darribas.bsky.social and I share our experiences in these rough and wild waters!
open.spotify.com/episode/2PNm...
open.spotify.com/episode/2PNm...
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📢 Announcing the first-ever @geodatascience.bsky.social Summer School!🌍📊
Boost your skills in Data Science, Geography, ML/AI with our dream team: Elisabetta, @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, Gabriele, Mark, Zi, Olga & Ron
🗓️Apply now! Early Bird: June 30.
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Boost your skills in Data Science, Geography, ML/AI with our dream team: Elisabetta, @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, Gabriele, Mark, Zi, Olga & Ron
🗓️Apply now! Early Bird: June 30.
🔗 lnkd.in/eW976945
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June 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
📢 Announcing the first-ever @geodatascience.bsky.social Summer School!🌍📊
Boost your skills in Data Science, Geography, ML/AI with our dream team: Elisabetta, @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, Gabriele, Mark, Zi, Olga & Ron
🗓️Apply now! Early Bird: June 30.
🔗 lnkd.in/eW976945
Boost your skills in Data Science, Geography, ML/AI with our dream team: Elisabetta, @carmen-cabrera.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, Gabriele, Mark, Zi, Olga & Ron
🗓️Apply now! Early Bird: June 30.
🔗 lnkd.in/eW976945
I wrote up the essence of my recent talks in China about why social researchers and policy makers should pay more attention to satellites. Tl;dr: it's never been a better time to use something we've never needed more. Longer form (6mins according to Firefox!): me.darribas.org/2025/05/29/t...
The case for satellite imagery in social science and policymaking: A sketch from my talks in China
It’s never been a better time to use something …
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May 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I wrote up the essence of my recent talks in China about why social researchers and policy makers should pay more attention to satellites. Tl;dr: it's never been a better time to use something we've never needed more. Longer form (6mins according to Firefox!): me.darribas.org/2025/05/29/t...
Reposted by Dani Arribas-Bel
🎧 #GLaDpodcast listeners asked for an episode on the academic #geography job market.
We're so responsive we recorded not one but TWO episodes on the topic! Join me, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social & @darribas.bsky.social as we talk academic jobs and how get one...part 1
open.spotify.com/episode/6DXZ...
We're so responsive we recorded not one but TWO episodes on the topic! Join me, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social & @darribas.bsky.social as we talk academic jobs and how get one...part 1
open.spotify.com/episode/6DXZ...
Episode 22: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 1)
The GLaD Podcast · Episode
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May 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🎧 #GLaDpodcast listeners asked for an episode on the academic #geography job market.
We're so responsive we recorded not one but TWO episodes on the topic! Join me, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social & @darribas.bsky.social as we talk academic jobs and how get one...part 1
open.spotify.com/episode/6DXZ...
We're so responsive we recorded not one but TWO episodes on the topic! Join me, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social & @darribas.bsky.social as we talk academic jobs and how get one...part 1
open.spotify.com/episode/6DXZ...
I wrote up my 10min contribution to last week's OECD Working Party in Territorial Indicators on (geospatial) AI for land use: me.darribas.org/2025/04/27/g...
"Geospatial AI for Land Use" (my talk at OECD's WPTI'25)
What I told the OECD is worth watching in AI for land use
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April 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I wrote up my 10min contribution to last week's OECD Working Party in Territorial Indicators on (geospatial) AI for land use: me.darribas.org/2025/04/27/g...
Headed to #GISRUK2025 (@gisruk.bsky.social). Not presenting, chairing, paneling or anything official, just taking it all in as a consumer this time. Hit me up if you want to talk Imago, satellites, cities… or just say hi! 👋
April 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Headed to #GISRUK2025 (@gisruk.bsky.social). Not presenting, chairing, paneling or anything official, just taking it all in as a consumer this time. Hit me up if you want to talk Imago, satellites, cities… or just say hi! 👋
Re-upping this, still time to put in your suggestions :-)
I have an in-between day in New York City next week, what should I do/visit/check out? (I’ve been several times before and done all the “basics”)
March 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Re-upping this, still time to put in your suggestions :-)
New episode of the #GLaD podcast just dropped, Time (mis)management. Everything you always wanting to know (or not) about why we (@rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly) are always late, and maybe that’s OK…
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Episode 21: Time (mis)management | The GLaD Podcast
Today, we’re talking about time management. Or, rather, the lack thereof (both time, and management). It feels like we’re always over-committed. Always running behind. 24h a day sounds like so much an...
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March 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New episode of the #GLaD podcast just dropped, Time (mis)management. Everything you always wanting to know (or not) about why we (@rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly) are always late, and maybe that’s OK…
gladpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-21...
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Dani Arribas-Bel
“Without sounding too new-aged or metaphysical, I think that …
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March 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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After last year's success, we have opened a registration to 2025 instalment of **Spatial Data Science in Python** as a standalone course open to anyone.
It is perfect for anyone looking to dive spatial data analysis using Python, regardless of prior experience.
🔗 martinfleischmann.net/sds/micro/
It is perfect for anyone looking to dive spatial data analysis using Python, regardless of prior experience.
🔗 martinfleischmann.net/sds/micro/
A course on Spatial Data Science – Spatial Data Science in Python
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March 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
After last year's success, we have opened a registration to 2025 instalment of **Spatial Data Science in Python** as a standalone course open to anyone.
It is perfect for anyone looking to dive spatial data analysis using Python, regardless of prior experience.
🔗 martinfleischmann.net/sds/micro/
It is perfect for anyone looking to dive spatial data analysis using Python, regardless of prior experience.
🔗 martinfleischmann.net/sds/micro/
I have an in-between day in New York City next week, what should I do/visit/check out? (I’ve been several times before and done all the “basics”)
March 23, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I have an in-between day in New York City next week, what should I do/visit/check out? (I’ve been several times before and done all the “basics”)
Headed to Detroit for #AAG2025 Excited to spend a week with fellow Geography nerds in one of the most interesting urban stories of the XXth Century! Catch me at the sessions (image via Rachel, thanks!) we’re organising w/ @rsfrankl.bsky.social , Elizabeth Delmelle and Isabelle Nilsson. Come say hi!
March 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Headed to Detroit for #AAG2025 Excited to spend a week with fellow Geography nerds in one of the most interesting urban stories of the XXth Century! Catch me at the sessions (image via Rachel, thanks!) we’re organising w/ @rsfrankl.bsky.social , Elizabeth Delmelle and Isabelle Nilsson. Come say hi!
Reposted by Dani Arribas-Bel
More #AAG2025 session goodness! For the @geographers.bsky.social annual conference in Detroit next week, @darribas.bsky.social, Elizabeth Delmelle, Isabelle Nilsson and I have assembled four sessions chock full of the latest in spatial data, methods, and applications. Details 🔽 #geography
March 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
More #AAG2025 session goodness! For the @geographers.bsky.social annual conference in Detroit next week, @darribas.bsky.social, Elizabeth Delmelle, Isabelle Nilsson and I have assembled four sessions chock full of the latest in spatial data, methods, and applications. Details 🔽 #geography
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Come and work with us at Newcastle on the exciting Imago data service!
Imago the @sdruk.bsky.social Imagery Data Service, is looking for a lead Research Software Engineer to help us design, build and run the tech platform that’ll power the service. Join us to make satellite data more useful, usable and used! jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
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March 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Come and work with us at Newcastle on the exciting Imago data service!