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A Look Back - The CGA’s 20th Anniversary Conference

November 04, 2026

The Center for Geographic Analysis celebrated its 20th anniversary this year with a special annual conference, “Celebrating Geographic Analysis: Past, Present, and Future.” The conference, which attracted 180 participants, was held October 2 and 3 at the...

2026 Global to Local to Global Climate Workshop

September 11, 2026

This workshop will be held on September 18 and 19 at the Graduate School of Design. Read all of the details and register at this Instagram post.

Mapping Support Needed for Nepal Floods

September 01, 2026

𝗨𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱! In response to the 26 August Nepal Floods, professionals from NAXA, MapBuds, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team have launched mapping efforts to generate timely information for response and recovery efforts. This group is...

2026 CGA Conference Preliminary Program and Workshops Released

August 25, 2026

The preliminary conference program for the 2026 CGA Conference: Celebrating Geographic Analysis: Past, Present, and Future is now published! Read all of the details . Additionally, here are the conference workshop descriptions and details . These...

CGA Summer Newsletter

August 03, 2026

The CGA newsletter for July/August is now published, please find it at this link. To see previous newsletters, visit the newsletter archive.

Call for Travel Grant Applications

July 10, 2026

We are pleased to announce the availability of travel grants to attend the National AI Computing Research Resources Workshop. This workshop will be on October 2, 2026 at the Harvard University Center for Geographic Analysis Conference . Read all the...

Job opening: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Geographic Analysis

May 22, 2026

The CGA is seeking an outstanding spatial researcher to join the CGA as Postdoctoral Fellow. Read the full job description and apply .

Fisher Prize Award Winners 2026

May 20, 2026

Entries to the 2026 Fisher Prize competition were of extremely high quality, making the decision a very tough one for the judges. Here are the results: 2026 Fisher Prize Winner, Undergraduate Category: Matthew Scott Tan for the entry “Salt, fat, acid...

New Workshop: Using Python for Geospatial Analysis and Visualization

April 29, 2026

CGA will be offering one more workshop this Spring: Using Python for Geospatial Analysis and Visualization on May 22. Read all of the details and register.

2026 Esri Innovation Prize Winner

March 31, 2026

The 2026 Esri Innovation Prize has been awarded to Harvard College student Matthew Scott Tan for the entry “ Cloudy with a Chance of Compute: Mapping the hidden geography of AI compute across 8,000 cities — and who it leaves behind” . Judges comments...

2026 CGA Conference: October 2nd and 3rd

March 16, 2026

The 2026 CGA Conference "Celebrating Geographic Analysis: Past, Present, and Future" will be held October 2nd and 3rd. Read all of the details.

Harvard Map Collection presentation April 3 by Lao Hua Law

March 10, 2026

2026 Harvard Nieman Fellow and journalist Yao Hua Law will present "Democratizing Data: A Geospatial Case Study" on Friday, April 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Lamont Library, Forum Room (Floor 3) Read all of the details and register for this upcoming talk.