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At the Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence (HSGI) Lab, housed in the Spatial Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California, we work to advance issues of human safety and security through the use of spatially-informed and data-driven approaches to produce actionable information for decision-makers.

The HSGI Lab conducts collaborative research and fieldwork with governmental, non-governmental and human rights practitioners worldwide. Our collaborators include the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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Intelligence, Cyber Security, AI and our Future event 11/30/23

HSGI Lab student and faculty researchers will participate in the USGIF GEOINT 2024 Symposium in Kissimmee, FL

Catch up with HSGI Lab student and faculty researchers at the USGIF GEOINT 2024 Symposium to be held May 5-8 in in Kissimmee, FL. Several of our student researchers will present the results of their work at the student poster session, and our co-directors Drs. Ruddell and Ter-Ghazaryan will hold a training session titled “Modern GEOINT Tradecraft Curriculum for Contemporary Learners.” See you at the Symposium!

HSGI Student Community End-of-Year Social (Hybrid)

Join us for our annual end-of-year social! Registration and other details available here.

How does a drone collect spatial data?

Dr. Guoping Huang and Dr. Yi Qi demonstrate how it’s done in the field.