The
UCSB Center for Spatial Studies (spatial@ucsb) is a research center at the
University of California, Santa Barbara. The center was founded in 2008 by
Michael Goodchild, and focuses on
spatial thinking,
spatial intelligence,
geoinformatics,
geographic information science, and
geographic information systems. The center is currently directed by
Werner Kuhn and Mary Hegarty. With its multidisciplinary focus, the center hosts speakers, workshops, visiting researchers, and offers an academic Minor in Spatial Studies. The center's mission is to engage in interdisciplinary research and education in how people and technology solve spatial problems.