Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Workshops
GIS staff
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Jan-2011
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
MIT GIS Services will be offering a series of workshops to introduce the MIT community to Geographic Information Systems and the world of Digital Mapping. Almost all workshops will combine lectures about concepts with hands-on exercises. Register for these workshops at: http://bit.ly/GIS-IAP-2011 Check the GIS Services website for the most up to date information about this IAP GIS workshop series.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/current-workshops.html
Contact: GIS staff, 7-238, x8-5598, gishelp@mit.edu
Sponsor: Geographic Information Systems Lab
Cosponsor: Libraries
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS staff
Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and creating your own maps in a GIS. We will introduce concepts and let attendees choose to work through exercises using ESRI ArcGIS (proprietary) and/or Quantum GIS (QGIS) (open source). Learn to work with data from the MIT Geodata Repository, analyze the data and create maps that can be used in reports and presentations.
Fri Jan 14, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
What's new in ESRI ArcGIS 10 Desktop
GIS staff
The latest version of ArcGIS released from ESRI has a new look and functionality. We will give an overview of this new version, provide tips and tricks for working with it, and have a chance for Q&A.
Tue Jan 18, 02-03:00pm, 4-153
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GIS staff
Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and creating your own maps in a GIS. We will introduce concepts and let attendees choose to work through exercises using ESRI ArcGIS (proprietary) and/or Quantum GIS (QGIS) (open source). Learn to work with data from the MIT Geodata Repository, analyze the data and create maps that can be used in reports and presentations.
Wed Jan 19, 10am-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Discovering and Using US Census Data
GIS staff
The US Census holds an enormous amount of demographic information dating back to 1790. Come learn about what is in the US Census and some tools that are available through the MIT Libraries for finding and working with Census Data.
Thu Jan 20, 10am-12:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Getting started with Google Maps API and Google Fusion Tables
Mano Marks, Google Geo Developer Advocate
Google Fusion Tables is a data management web application making it easy to manage, collaborate on, and publish data tables online. Google Fusion Tables combined with the Google Maps API make a powerful mapping platform, allowing people to easily upload data, and publish it on a map. This workshop will provide an introduction and a hands-on walk through of these tools -with something for beginning and advanced developers.
Thu Jan 20, 12-03:00pm, TBD, Bring your own laptop
Introduction to Spatial Statistics using GIS
GIS Staff
Have you ever wondered how your data are distributed? Are there patterns? Are features dispersed or clustered? Where is the center of your features? This course will combine lecture and hands-on exercises to introduce participants to basic statistical tools that can be used to analyze spatial data.
Thu Jan 20, 03-05:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Virtual Cities of the Future and the Past
Paul Cote, GIS Specialist and lecturer at Harvard GSD
This talk will present several projects that exploit city models as a means of sharing ideas about the future and past. We will look briefly at the ways that we can exploit Google Earth as a means of organizing information about the future and past, and then focus on a data model for developing temporally deep metropolitan models as part of a collaborative inter-city information infrastructure.
Mon Jan 24, 11am-12:00pm, 4-231
Using Elevation Data and Hydrographic Tools in a GIS
GIS staff
Learn to read a topographic map and how to use a digital elevation model to create contour lines and do hydrographic analysis. PreReq: Participants should take the Introduction to GIS or have previous experience using ArcGIS.
Mon Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Introduction to Spatial Statistics using GIS
GIS staff
Have you ever wondered how your data are distributed? Are there patterns? Are features dispersed or clustered? Where is the center of your features? This course will combine lecture and hands-on exercises to introduce participants to basic statistical tools that can be used to analyze spatial data.
Tue Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Site Selection - Making Spatial Decisions Using a GIS
GIS staff
Learn to select a new project location based on a variety of data types and perform analysis using tools provided in ArcGIS. PreReq: Participants should take the Introduction to GIS or have previous experience using ArcGIS.
Wed Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Python Programming for GIS
Daniel Sheehan and David Quinn
An introduction to scripting for geographic analysis systems. Scripting in Python is an efficient method of automating analysis in ArcGIS. An understanding of programming concepts is useful; an intermediate level of ArcGIS is necessary. If you have questions contact djq@mit.edu or dsheehan@mit.edu
Thu Jan 27, Fri Jan 28, 09am-12:00pm, GIS Lab, 7-238, 6 computers
ModelBuilder for beginners
GIS Staff
Learn to build graphic models of your GIS processes. ESRI's ModelBuilder helps you to visualize the process you use and makes it easy to document your work for thesis or for publication. We will create models to automate processes learned in the 'Site Selection' workshop. This session is targeted toward beginners.
Thu Jan 27, 02-03:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
Integrating Map APIs into your website: Google Maps, OpenStreetMap...
GIS staff
This session offers a hands on opportunity for integrating online maps into your website, from both Google Maps and OpenStreetMap. It includes making a Google Maps based map from scratch, including KML files (points, lines, and polygons) developed in Google Earth or Arcgis and points included in easily edited XML files. We will also talk about interacting with the map through HTML widgets.
Fri Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, DIRC (14N-132), 20 computers
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