Research summary
Geographical computation uses innovations in data structures, analytical approaches and visualization techniques to better represent relationships across distances and between phenomena. As Canada Research Chair in GIS, Geospatial Big Data and Digital Geohumanities, Dr. Luke Bergmann is using geographical computation to better understand the complex social and environmental interconnections of our globalized world.
He and his team are conducting foundational research to establish “relational” geographic computation. This will support the study of complex globalized geographical phenomena and shed light on how global economic and environmental change intersect and how diseases like influenza spread. Ultimately, their research will help researchers, policy-makers and the public understand global challenges that cross both borders and academic disciplines.