Grant McKenzie
@grantdmckenzie.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Spatial Data Science at McGill University. Place • Mobility • Privacy.
https://grantmckenzie.com
https://grantmckenzie.com
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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/...
- Full report: osf.io/xrfk4/overview
- Workshop webpage: sites.google.com/view/ekgeog/...
November 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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/...
- Full report: osf.io/xrfk4/overview
- Workshop webpage: sites.google.com/view/ekgeog/...
Great to have @tiznadoaitken.bsky.social visit us @mcgillgeography.bsky.social @platialanalysis.bsky.social this week. Some really interesting and impressive work.
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Great to have @tiznadoaitken.bsky.social visit us @mcgillgeography.bsky.social @platialanalysis.bsky.social this week. Some really interesting and impressive work.
Reposted by Grant McKenzie
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...
platial.science
October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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-...
Reposted by Grant McKenzie
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
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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...
Reposted by Grant McKenzie
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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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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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October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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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
✨🌍
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
✨🌍
Reposted by Grant McKenzie
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
October 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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...
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.
skiconference.ca
skiconference.ca
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
September 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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.
skiconference.ca
skiconference.ca
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
September 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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
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
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
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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
sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
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
September 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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...
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
September 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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
Stragglers on the last day of #GIScience 2025.
August 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Stragglers on the last day of #GIScience 2025.
Kicking off the Spatiotemporal Causal Inference workshop at #GIScience2025 with an introduction by @dinomirmt.bsky.social.
August 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Kicking off the Spatiotemporal Causal Inference workshop at #GIScience2025 with an introduction by @dinomirmt.bsky.social.
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
August 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The Spatial Data Science Symposium #SDSS2025 is back. Check out the Call for Sessions and Call for Papers: sdss2025.spatial-data-science.net
Reposted by Grant McKenzie
Congrats to lab member @daniel-romm.bsky.social, whose study on Montreal’s bike lanes is gaining national and international media coverage.
platial.science/media-spotli...
platial.science/media-spotli...
Media Spotlight on Montreal Cycling Study
A study led by lab member Daniel Romm on Montreal’s cycling infrastructure has received wide media coverage...
platial.science
August 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Congrats to lab member @daniel-romm.bsky.social, whose study on Montreal’s bike lanes is gaining national and international media coverage.
platial.science/media-spotli...
platial.science/media-spotli...
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
August 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
July data for Canada to US land #border crossing are now online. ptal-io.github.io/border/
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
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
August 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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
arxiv.org/abs/2508.05432
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
June 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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...
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
June 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
US/Canada land #border crossing for the month of May have been released. The map has been updated. ptal-io.github.io/border/
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"The Cars are Going to be Alright" - New publication.
platial.science/new-pub-the-...
platial.science/new-pub-the-...
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...
platial.science
June 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"The Cars are Going to be Alright" - New publication.
platial.science/new-pub-the-...
platial.science/new-pub-the-...
April land border crossings data from Canada to the US have been released. The trend continues: ptal-io.github.io/border/
US Northern Land Border Traveler Crossings
ptal-io.github.io
May 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
April land border crossings data from Canada to the US have been released. The trend continues: ptal-io.github.io/border/
This was a lot of fun. Thanks #NABSA for inviting me to share our work during the first "Shared Micromobility Research Roundup."
platial.science/nabsas-share...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufL...
platial.science/nabsas-share...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufL...
2025 Research Roundup
YouTube video by NABSA
www.youtube.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This was a lot of fun. Thanks #NABSA for inviting me to share our work during the first "Shared Micromobility Research Roundup."
platial.science/nabsas-share...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufL...
platial.science/nabsas-share...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VufL...
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
April 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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/