Learn to harness the power of geospatial data
Please join us Wednesday, November 17, 2021 for our annual salute to geospatial technology and its power to transform and better our lives and the lives of those around us.
GIS Day is an annual celebration of geospatial technology. It’s an opportunity to discover and understand the benefits of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and showcase its uses in our community.
The symposium will be held on November 17 at Hesburgh Library Room 246. The event will include workshops, lightning presentations, and reception.
| WORKSHOPS | |
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| 9:00am – 10:00am | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Presenter: Matthew Sisk, GIS and Anthropology Librarian Location: 246 Hesburgh Library |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | FieldKit: Open Source Environmental Sensing for Everyone Presenter: Jer Thorp, author of Living in Data Location: 246 Hesburgh LibraryDuring this presentation, a FieldKit Weather station will be raffled off to a participant. |
| LIGHTNING TALKS | |
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| 11:00am – Noon | Lightning Talks Location: 246 Hesburgh LibraryNote: To participate, please submit a brief abstract with title and all author affiliation(s), and indicate your preference for an in-person or virtual format to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by November 1, 2021. |
| CAMPUS GIS SPOTLIGHT & RECEPTION | |
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| Noon – 1:00pm | Campus GIS Spotlight Talk title: The Children’s Environmental Health Initiative: People, Data, and Maps Presenter: Presenter: Joshua Tootoo, Director of Training and Geospatial Sciences, Children’s Environmental Health Initiative Location: 246 Hesburgh Library GIS Day Reception Join us for GIS Day cookies and coffee during the spotlight presentation. |
Co-sponsored by Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, the Center for Research Computing, and the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society .