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Libraries Workshop Series: GIS for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Event Details

November 14, 2019
2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Library, W.E.B. Du Bois

Room: Calipari

UMass Amherst Campus

Handicap access available
Free admission
Contact:
Becky Seifried
rseifried@umass.edu
413-577-5317

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a catch-all term for the software that helps us create stellar maps and explore spatial patterns in our data. If you have ever used Google Maps to scope out your neighborhood or checked out interactive maps on the web, you already have experience using an Online GIS. But the software can be used for a lot more than just displaying information. Whether you are directly engaged in geographic-oriented research or just interested in delving into your quantitative or qualitative data in a new way, GIS is an essential tool for identifying spatial patterns over space and time. This two-hour workshop is meant for both students and faculty. It will give an overview of GIS and introduce its potential applications in fields across the Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Directions:

http://www.library.umass.edu/locations/

Event Category

Conference/Seminar/Workshop Library