Events: Workshops
Wesleyan GIS Day – Monday November 11
Celebrate GIS Day on November 11! Join the celebration of geography, mapping, and spatial data analysis at the annual GIS Day on Monday, November 11, 2019. Many Wesleyan faculty, students, and staff apply geographic information system (GIS) technology to their geospatial data visualizations and analyses. Come learn what GIS is and what it can do … Read more
Hands-on Activities at Wesleyan GIS Day
Campus tree mapping Treasure hunt Geocaching Where are Wesleyan’s favorite bathrooms?
WesGIS Workshop: Easy-to-Do Spatial Data Analysis
Thursday, May 9, 10:00-11:00 am, PAC 100 Do you want to conduct analyses like drive-time buffers, hot spots, and density calculations but are intimidated by the Esri ArcMap software? Join Kim Diver for an introduction to conducting spatial analyses in ArcGIS Online, a user-friendly web map platform. This workshop for faculty and staff entails hands-on … Read more
WesGIS Workshop: Digital Storytelling with Maps
Story maps combine interactive online maps with other content (text, photos, video, audio) to portray a place, event, issue, or pattern within a geographic context. Story maps can use the tools of a geographic information system but don’t require creators or users to have any special knowledge of GIS. This workshop for faculty and staff … Read more
WesGIS Workshop: Make a Map
Make a Map! An Introduction to GIS. Wednesday, February 13, 10:00-11:00 am PAC 100 computer lab Do you want to create effective maps suitable for use in publications or conference presentations? Join Kim Diver for a hands-on workshop to learn how to make a thematic map in ArcGIS. Skills provided in the step-by-step workshop include … Read more
Celebrate GIS Day November 14!
Join the celebration of geography, mapping, and spatial data analysis at the annual International GIS Day on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Many Wesleyan faculty, students, and staff apply geographic information system (GIS) technology to their geospatial data visualizations and analyses. Come learn what GIS is and what it can do for you – join us … Read more