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Featured resource: CURA Geocoder

Did you know that CURA maintains a free geocoding service for use by OSU students, faculty, and staff?  Read this post to learn how you can use the CURA geocoder for your next project.

New Releases // From the Academy

This fall, we have chosen to feature six intriguing papers that discuss diverse transportation options and analyze intra-urban traffic networks.

GIS Day 2014

With dozens of exhibitors and many more attendees, GIS Day 2014 was a success! In partnership with OSU Libraries, the GIS Enterprise Initiative, the GIS Club, and the Urban and Regional…

Cliff Lovin Geography/Engineering Scholarship

Woolpert is pleased to announce that they have established the Cliff Lovin Scholarship for geography or engineering students attending school in the State of Ohio. The intent of the scholarship is…

Ohio GIS Conference

The 2014 Ohio GIS confernce will be held in downtown Columbus on September 22-24.

For more information see the conference site at

2014 Ohio GIS Confencence

CURA helps Pelotonia create route map

Pelotonia, a nationwide fund raising campaign to fight cancer, attracts thousands of bikers every year. CURA played an active role in making route maps for the 2014 Pelotonia. 

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Employing Twitter for Food Study

Are food choices influenced by the food environment? In other words, does the availability of grocery stores play a positive role in shaping daily diets? Do fast food restaurants discourage…

Reproducing 19th Century Japan with GIS

CURA's Dr. Peter Chen partnered with Professor Philip Brown in the Department of History to digitize a 19th century Japanese map. This map will be used for Professor Brown's research project…

Food Mapping Team Featured in onCampus

Ohio State's Food Mapping Team led by Assistant Professor of Social Work Michelle Kaiser is featured in onCampus. 

CURA is part of this research funded by the Food Innovation Center.…