Open Spatial Lab
The Open Spatial Lab (OSL) at the UChicago Data Science Institute creates open source tools and analyses to solve problems using geospatial data science. OSL’s mission is to diversify perspectives included in spatial data science practice and reach a broader audience through more accessible tools for data exploration, management, and visualization. The Lab works with community partners locally and across the U.S. to understand needs and uses to activate data for community and policy decision support.
The Open Spatial Lab works in partnership with the Center for Spatial Data Science at University of Chicago.
Team
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Susan Paykin (she/her)
Senior Associate Director, Community-Centered Data Science -
Dylan Halpern
Technical Lead, Open Spatial Lab
Susan Paykin is the Senior Associate Director, Community-Centered Data Science, at the DSI, where she oversees social impact and strategic partnership initiatives across the organization’s research, education, and engagement. She is also the Program Lead of the Open Spatial Lab where she leads geospatial data science projects and partner engagement. Susan was previously the Research Manager at the Center for Spatial Data Science at UChicago and has served in leadership roles for environmental and social impact organizations. She holds a Master in Public Policy (M.P.P) from the Harris School of Public Policy at University of Chicago and a B.A. from Brandeis University.
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