NYU GIS Day

Geo-Generalist Era: Where Spatial Meets Everything

November 19, 2025, 12-4pm, Bobst Library, Room 743 and 745

This is primarily an in-person event. However, our keynote session will also be available to join live via Zoom. Please use the appropriate registration link below:

• Register here for our in-person GIS Day events

• Register here to join the Keynote Address via Zoom

Program Line-Up:

• 12:00 - 12:30 PM | Check-in / Refreshments

Mingle with your fellow geo-enthusiasts and enjoy some snacks! 

• 12:30 - 1:00 PM | 🎙️Keynote Address [remote participation is available for this session - register here]

Join us for a captivating keynote address at NYU Data Services' GIS Day 2025! Hear from Manushi Majumdar, a geospatial expert and former NYU CUSP student and NYU Data Services Student Specialist about the future of mapping and its impact on urban planning, data science, and community engagement.

Manushi Majumdar is a Data Science Product Engineer at Esri, where she has worked since 2017 on the ArcGIS API for Python, focusing on spatial analysis and mapping. She earned her Master’s in Urban Informatics from NYU CUSP, where she explored spatial analysis through projects, GIS consultant work at the NYU Data Services, and external R&D work in GIS, computer vision and Python. When she is not thinking about Python or Projection Systems, she enjoys reading, yoga and traveling.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain fresh insights and inspiration from the forefront of the GIS world! If you will be joining the keynote session remotely (via Zoom), please register via this link.

• 1:00 - 2:00 PM | ⚡ Lightning Talks 

Experience fast-paced presentations showcasing innovative student, faculty, and researcher projects in geospatial science and mapping. Be inspired by new ideas and discover how the NYU community is tackling challenges with GIS!

Featured Speakers:

• Alexis Grayon, MPH: Research Data Associate in Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  • "Identification of Data Centers in Areas of the United States with Historical Plumbing Poverty"
• Bartosz Bonczak Ph. D. candidate: Research Scientist and Lab Manager in Dr. Constantine Kontokosta's Civic Analytics Program at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management
  • "Civic Analytics: integrating urban data for evidence-based decision making"
• Prince Amegbor: Assistant Professor at the School of Global Public Health
  • "Mapping Hypertension Risk in a Rapidly Urbanising African City: A Geospatial Perspective"
• Elif Ensari: Research Scholar at NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management
  • "The Interborough Express Corridor TOD Analysis"
• Debanjan Roychoudhury, Ph. D.: Adjunct Faculty Member at CUSP
  • "Paying For Their Time: Mapping the Financial Costs of Incarceration in New York State for Family and Loved Ones"
• Aiyu Zheng: Postdoctoral Associate in Environmental Studies at NYU
  • "Revealing Structural Differences in Forest Canopies with Texture & LiDAR"
• Anton Rozhkov: Industry Assistant Professor & Director of the M.S. in Applied Urban Science and Informatics Program at CUSP
  • "Good Transit, Bad Rent? Mapping Affordability Across California Transit-Oriented Developments"

• 2:00 - 3:00 PM | 🛠️ Technical Showcase

Explore cutting-edge topics including effective data reuse using the NYU UltraViolet repository and the potential of GeoAI (Geospatial Artificial Intelligence). See how these tools are transforming research and learn how you can leverage them for your own projects. 

• 3:00 - 4:00 PM | 🗺️ Mapping Gallery & Competition

Experience the creativity of the NYU community at the NYU GIS Day 2025 Mapping Competition Gallery. View maps and geospatial projects and cast your vote for the best digital and print maps! Don't miss the chance to recognize the best spatial work. Prizes will be awarded to the winners! 🏆

Every year GIS Day is a day dedicated to showing, teaching, and inspiring and empowering others to explore the possibilities of GIS - in their work, in their schools, where they volunteer, or even for their hobbies and interests. It is celebrated around the world on the third Wednesday in November. The 2025 theme is "Geo-Generalist Era: Where Spatial Meets Everything!" Today’s geospatial thinkers are increasingly “geo-generalists”- individuals who apply spatial thinking across many disciplines. From public health to marketing, from climate science to logistics, GIS is becoming a core competency for professionals in a wide range of fields. This theme celebrates the expanding influence of GIS and the professionals who bridge disciplines to solve complex, real-world challenges using spatial insight. It goes beyond a GIS person only working in the mapping department. (source: gisday.com)

What is GIS?

GIS stands for Geographic Information System(s). GIS is a technology that is used to create, manage, analyze, and map all types of data. It connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). This provides a foundation for mapping and analysis that is used in science and almost every industry. GIS helps users understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context. The benefits include improved communication, efficiency, management, and decision-making. (Source: esri.com).

To learn more about GIS and GIS Day, please check out "What is GIS" resources by Esri (esri.com).