An open interdisciplinary ecosystem connecting questions, people, places, knowledge, resources, learning, and publishing — creating pathways from ideas and challenges to collaboration, evidence, and shared discovery.
Freely accessible research and knowledge that can be shared, used, and built upon.
Built together with researchers, students, communities, and organizations.
Clear, practical knowledge designed for researchers, learners, and practitioners.
Linked to real-world questions, challenges, and opportunities.
IdeaLab Research brings people, knowledge, methods and technology together to address real-world challenges across disciplines.
Research exploring social, economic, development, governance, and policy questions through evidence and interdisciplinary approaches.
Research addressing health, population, humanitarian, community, and equity challenges across different settings and contexts.
Research connecting sustainability, climate, environment, development, and resilience to support informed action and long-term solutions.
Research methods and technologies for collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and communicating data to generate reliable evidence and insight.
Spatial approaches using GIS, remote sensing, GeoAI, and spatial data to understand places, patterns, relationships, and change.
Opportunities and support for students and emerging researchers through research projects, mentorship, collaboration, grants, and shared learning.
IdeaLab Research is an open research and collaboration platform connecting people, knowledge, tools, and opportunities.
We support the development, sharing, and application of research through open publishing, learning media, curated resources, thematic communities, events, and innovation.
Our goal is to make research and knowledge more open, collaborative, accessible, and connected to real-world needs.
Explore what IdeaLab Research is building as an interdisciplinary platform for connecting people, knowledge, research, learning, and collaboration.
Watch on YouTube →IdeaLab brings together complementary pathways for discovering knowledge, sharing research, connecting people, and developing practical solutions.
An international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal advancing research in spatial knowledge, GeoAI, Earth observation, and applied geospatial science.
Explore JSKAR →Research talks, interviews, presentations, educational content, and discussions that make research more accessible.
Explore Media →Spatial data, research tools, AI resources, research guides, and practical knowledge for researchers and learners.
Explore Resources →Country-based and thematic communities connecting researchers, students, practitioners, and organizations.
Explore Community →Applying geospatial technologies, remote sensing, GeoAI, WebGIS, and spatial analytics to real-world challenges.
Explore Innovation →Conferences, workshops, webinars, training, GIS events, and community activities shared through the IdeaLab network.
Explore Events →IdeaLab Communities bring researchers, students, practitioners, and organizations together around shared interests, places, disciplines, and challenges.
Connecting researchers and emerging scholars across Canada, South Asia, Africa, Pacific Island regions, and beyond.
Meet researchers, students, and practitioners, discover training opportunities, and connect knowledge with practice.
Explore the Community →Explore shared interests and develop skills in research methods, GIS, remote sensing, statistics, spatial analysis, data science, and emerging technologies.
Explore Training →Discover research guides, tutorials, videos, talks, and learning resources while connecting across regions and disciplines.
Explore Resources →GeoHub will bring together interactive maps, spatial datasets, dashboards, geospatial applications, and practical tools developed through the IdeaLab Research network.
A shared spatial environment connecting research, data, technology, and real-world places.
Explore Spatial →Examples of research directions where geospatial technologies can support practical knowledge and decision-making.
Geospatial approaches for mapping solar potential and supporting renewable energy intelligence.
Building intelligence databases that support planning, analysis, and evidence-based decision-making.
Transforming population and household survey data into actionable spatial knowledge.
Geospatial approaches to health, education, climate, water security, and social equity.
JSKAR is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal advancing interdisciplinary research across spatial science, data, health, environment, society, and sustainable development.
JSKAR brings together research across spatial knowledge, analytics, GeoAI, Earth observation, health, environment, society, and related interdisciplinary fields.
Learn about JSKAR →From data and analysis to knowledge and publication.