Olivia Ildefonso

PhD student in Earth and Environmental Sciences (Human Geography specialization), studying school segregation and the multi-scalar politics of public education

Olivia Ildefonso is a PhD candidate in Earth and Environmental Sciences with a specialization in Human Geography. She studies k-12 public school education with a focus on the current ‘opt out’ movement against standardized testing. Olivia is also an anti-racist activist and has been working to address school segregation in NY since 2008.

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic New Critical GIS Course in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 1 day, 5 hours ago

    A new course has just been added to the fall GC schedule. It will focus on critical cartography and feminist GIS.

    EES 79903 – [58130] Mapping, Knowledge, Power

    GC:     R, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., 3 credits, Hybrid, Prof. Pavlovskaya, Course open to EES students only

    This seminar will examine the role of mapping and digital spatial represe…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Top Mapping Mistakes in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 1 day, 7 hours ago

    Hi all,

    I’m writing an article now that I hope will be helpful for mapping beginners. It’s about the top mistakes that folks make when they are first learning GIS. Are there any that come to mind for you that you remember from your mapping journey or from teaching others? It would be things like forgetting to make sure the field types match when…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso replied to the topic Event Tomorrow: Story Lines: Experiences of participatory mapping in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 1 week, 2 days ago

    I’m not sure if it will be recorded. I just looked at the event page on their website and see that they have a free membership that one can join in order to access their resources, so if they record it they will probably post it there.

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Event Tomorrow: Story Lines: Experiences of participatory mapping in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 1 week, 3 days ago

    Tuesday, April 13th 2021 at 1pm

    Details: 

    On April 13th, join us for the first of our storytelling webinar series ‘Story Lines: Experiences of participatory mapping.’

    In Episode 1 we explore the roots of our practice. Host Jon Corbett and three recognized leaders in participatory mapping will reflect on their experiences and the development of…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Radical Mapping: Making Meaning in Our Communities in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 2 weeks ago

    April 15 @ 6:00 PM – April 16 @ 6:00 PM

    Event Details:

    Throughout history, maps have helped shape human endeavor and experience. Hardly neutral and deeply embedded in the faultlines of power, maps have been used to name and delineate lands, peoples, and states. They have been used to create, and to sever, relationships according to race, e…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic GC Digital Showcase 2021 – Call for Proposals in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 2 weeks, 1 day ago

    Hi all,

    On May 13th at 630pm the Graduate Center Digital Initiatives will be hosting a virtual Digital Showcase. Is there a mapping project that you would like to share with the GC community? This is a fun a low-stakes way to do that. Each presentation is only 3 minutes. We hope you will join us either as a presenter or an attendee!

    Follow this…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic GIS Day Presentations in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 5 months, 1 week ago

    Hi all,

    We are still looking for a few more presenters for our GIS Day event which will take place this Wednesday at 5pm. This will be a low-stakes space for presenting your mapping project. Feel free to present it in whatever stage it’s in. You could even use this as an opportunity to ask the audience questions and solicit feedback and…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso replied to the topic Co-Working Session Tomorrow 3-440pm in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 5 months, 2 weeks ago

    Heres the zoom info for the co-working session:

    Topic: GIS Co-Working Session

    Time: Nov 5, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    Join Zoom Meeting

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84437109263?pwd=Z09uanRzQ0Fpdm5JbHJ6bVZyRlYrQT09

    Meeting ID: 844 3710 9263

    Passcode: 792882

    One tap mobile

    +19292056099,,84437109263# US (New…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Co-Working Session Tomorrow 3-440pm in the forums: GIS Working Group, New Media Lab - Forum, GC Digital Research Institute – January 2020, Digital Humanities Initiative.

    Hi all,

    Please join us for a virtual GIS/Mapping Co-Working Session tomorrow from 3pm-4:30pm.

    This will be an opportunity for anyone to receive some support as they are working through their mapping projects. There will be at least one GCDI Fellow on the call who can answer questions and help you troubleshoot issues as they arise.

    I will send…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso replied to the topic having issues opening GIS in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 6 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hey David,

    I can try to help you troubleshoot. First question is how are you getting access to ArcGIS? ArcGIS isnt free, like QGIS so youll need to purchase a license or have a license provided by an institution. Unfortunately the GC doesnt provide ArcGIS licenses, they just offer it on the library computers.

    Let me know some more details and…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic GIS Co-Working Session today, 3-6pm in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 6 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi all,

    For those who can make the GIS/Mapping virtual co-working session today, I’m sharing the Zoom link below. The session is from 3-6pm. Feel free to drop in at any time.

    Topic: GCDI GIS Co-Working Session
    Time: Oct 1, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

    Join Zoom…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic GIS Co-Working Session, Tomorrow! in the forums: GIS Working Group, New Media Lab - Forum, GC Events and Workshops, Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center, Digital Humanities Initiative.

    Hi all,

    The GIS/Mapping Working group will be hosting a virtual co-working session tomorrow (October 1st) from 3pm-6pm EST. If there’s a mapping project that you’ve been putting off, this is a great opportunity to have a chunk of time to work on it while having other GIS users there to answer any questions.

    Please, be sure to register for the…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Sign up for a COVID-19 Mapping Project! in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi all,

    Javier sent a message a couple of weeks ago about a brainstorming session that we held on March 17th to come up with a mapping project that would be useful at this moment to identify needs and solutions related to the pandemic. I’m happy to say that 4 amazing projects have been birthed from those discussions and now we’re forming the r…[Read more]

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    Leuris Lugo and Profile picture of Olivia IldefonsoOlivia Ildefonso are now friends 12 months ago

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    Dr. Nerve V. Macaspac and Profile picture of Olivia IldefonsoOlivia Ildefonso are now friends 12 months ago

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Searching for a mapping tool in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 12 months ago

    Hi all,

    I’ve been contacted by a housing justice org in NYC to do a map for them that can be helpful for their #rentstrike organizing. The map is quite simple, but I’m having a hard time finding a tool that can meet two particular needs: (1) the data will be stored in a google doc that they will share with me and they want the map to update as…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Change in this week’s Office Hour in the forums: Digital Initiatives at the CUNY Graduate Center, GIS Working Group.

    Hi all,

    I just wanted to give a heads up that I had to reschedule my office hour for this week. It was supposed to be on Wednesday from 1030am-1130am, but instead, I will be holding it tomorrow evening (March 2) from 7:15-8:15pm. Below I’ve included a bit about the types of digital tools that I can be most helpful with.

    Best,

    Olivia

    ___

    Bio…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso started the topic Olivia's Office Hours in the forum Group logo of GIS / Mapping Working GroupGIS Working Group 1 year, 2 months ago

    Hi all,

    This semester I will be holding office hours biweekly starting this Wednesday the 4th from 10:30am-11:30am in room 7414. The full schedule of office hours for all of the digital fellows can be found on our website.

    I’ll also be giving a workshop on March 25th from 630pm-830pm called How Not to Lie With Maps. The workshop will go over…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso created the event Data Visualization in R in the groups Digital Humanities Initiative, GC Events and Workshops, New Media Lab, RUG — R User’s Group. 1 year, 2 months ago

    Title: Data Visualization in R

    Description:

    Visualizing data effectively is an important component of any research project, from initial data exploration to the final research product. The same data can tell many stories, and this workshop will give you the tools to uncover them. Using the incredibly popular ggplot2 package in R, you will…[Read more]

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    Olivia Ildefonso created the event Reproducible Data Analysis in R in the groups Digital Humanities Initiative, GC Events and Workshops, New Media Lab, RUG — R User’s Group. 1 year, 2 months ago

    Title: Reproducible Data Analysis in R

    Description:

    The RStudio environment makes truly reproducible research accessible. Reporting your work and ensuring that your code will run in any environment is made easier with RMarkdown and R Projects. In this workshop, you will learn how to keep your analyses organized, understandable, and sharable…[Read more]

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