Philip Stern Workshop (DACKI)

May 13, 2013. 3:30 pm. Allbritton 311. Digital and Computational Knowledge Initiative – Philip Stern Workshop. The focus will be on how tools like GIS (Geographic Information Systems) among others can help us to analyze and visualize complex data, whether derived from texts or physical spaces. Presenters: Phil Stern (Assistant Professor of History at Duke University, … Read more

WesGIS Workshop: Introduction to GIS

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. October 29, 12:00-2:00, PAC 100. Short presentation followed by hands-on workshop introducing fundamental concepts and skills to begin using a GIS. Good for beginner or for current GIS users that want to update to ArcGIS 10.2. Topics include: what kind of analyses GIS can be used for, getting data into … Read more

WesGIS Workshop Series: Create Your Own WebMaps

Creating Your Own WebMaps. November 12, 2:40-4:00, Exley Science Center Room 74. Short demonstration followed by hands-on workshop. Designed for participants with little to no GIS or web experience who want to create web maps using ArcGIS Online or Google Fusion Tables. Contact: Kim Diver.

National GIS Day at Wesleyan

November 20 is National GIS Day within National Geography Awareness Week. Visit the tables at Usdan to learn about GIS resources on campus, go on a geocaching scavenger hunt, play geoguess’r, make your own GIS map, and eat world cake. From 2:40-4:00 pm (Exley 074) attend an informal talk by alumnus Zoe Mueller regarding the … Read more

Jonnell Robinson – Community Geographer to speak on campus

Dr. Jonnell Robinson, Syracuse University. Thursday Feb 20, noon, Exley Room 405. Lunch provided. Abstract: Maps can be a powerful and provocative way to convey information about place. Citizen groups and community-based organizations are keen to use GIS mapping to build spatial awareness of important community issues. In an effort to foster community-based spatial knowledge … Read more

GIS Working Group Meeting

Are you interested in using GIS in the future in your teaching or scholarship? Do you have a couple of projects underway and want to know if GIS is a suitable tool to analyze or visualize the information? Interested in maintaining a GIS teaching and faculty support presence on campus? If so, come to the … Read more

Diana Sinton seminar April 3

seminar: New Ways to Map and Be Mapped presenter: Diana Sinton location: Downey House Lounge date: Thursday April 3 time: 4:15 pm

WesGIS Workshop: ESRI Maps for Office

Friday May 16 2:30-3:30 pm PAC 100 Want to use maps to illustrate or discern spatial patterns in your data but don’t want to learn an entire geographic information systems (GIS) software package? I am offering a hands-on workshop for faculty and staff on ESRI Maps for Microsoft Office. ESRI is the parent software company … Read more