Upcoming WesGIS Seminar on Community Geography

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 Day is coming!

National GIS Day is Wednesday, November 20. Stay tuned for a schedule of activities at Usdan. 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 … Read more

Department of Geography and the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering will host Dr. Luc Anselin Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Professor & Director, Arizona State University for a lecture titled “Software Tools for Modern Spatial Econometrics” Friday, November 8, 2013 1:30 – 2:30pm AUST 434 (UConn Storrs) Dr. Anselin is one … Read more