GIS tools and best practices are applicable across many disciplines, from history to public health! This hour-long workshop will introduce participants to basic GIS concepts such as vector and raster data types and map projections, and demonstrate some commonly-used tools such as clips and buffers. Intended for those with no experience with GIS.

This hour-long workshop will show participants how to create a basic webmap in ArcGIS Online using open data. Please bring a laptop if you’d like to follow along, all you need is a browser. Intended for those with little to no experience with GIS or ArcGIS Online.

Your research tells a story! ESRI’s ArcGIS StoryMaps is one of the most commonly used GIS resources on our campus across all disciplines. This workshop will be an introduction to what StoryMaps are and whether one is right for your project. There will be time for Q&A at the end where we can talk about participants’ specific projects. No experience necessary.

Curious about maps? The Clark Library has one of the largest map collections in the country, spanning over 450,000 maps and atlases. This interactive session will start with a brief overview of map reading, after which participants will be encouraged to browse a selection of maps and atlases from the Clark Library and ask questions.

What is Remote Sensing? The discipline of remote sensing concerns processing and analysis of any imagery obtained from satellites, drones, or other airborne sensors. Remote sensing tools and best practices can be used to investigate land use change, check agricultural crop yields, monitor wildfires, and more. This session will introduce basic concepts used in the discipline of remote sensing such as image collection and interpretation, … Continue reading Intro to Remote Sensing »