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Spatial Analytics with Python 🌎 + Lightning Talks ⚡️
A talk introduces Xarray-Spatial and Python techniques for raster analysis, followed by community lightning talks. The agenda also covers open-source contributions and AI-augmented software development.
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October 27, 2026 · 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York ·
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Hear Xarray-Spatial's creator explain raster analysis with Python, followed by community lightning talks and discussion of AI-augmented development.
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Join us on October 27th at 6:30 PM for an evening exploring geospatial data science with Python, featuring Brendan Collins, Founder & CTO at Makepath and creator of Xarray-Spatial along with a round of lightning talks from the community! Please bring your 💻 to follow along and sign up using your official government-issued name. 🍕 Pizza & drinks will be provided - Thank you, Makepath! Agenda 🌎 xarray-spatial: In and Out of the Raster-verse Speaker: Brendan Collins (Founder & CTO at Makepath) Spatial data comes in many shapes and sizes, but some of the most powerful spatial analysis techniques begin by viewing the world as a grid. Led by the library's creator and maintainer, this talk introduces Xarray-Spatial, an open-source Python library for scalable raster analysis with CPU and GPU acceleration. We'll learn how to enter the Raster-verse by bringing spatial data into Xarray, explore the Raster-verse using algorithms for terrain analysis, hydrology, proximity, and more, and escape the Raster-verse through techniques like zonal statistics and polygonization. Finally, we'll discuss contributing to the Raster-verse, sharing lessons from maintaining Xarray-Spatial and how AI-augmented development is transforming open-source contributions, code quality, and scientific software engineering.
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