GIS at Northwestern University
GIS Day
| GIS Access
| Obtaining GIS Software
| GIS Courses
| GIS Workshops
GIS Day
GIS Day is part of the National Geographic Society's Geography Action, a year-long initiative encompassing key educational achievements such as GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week. The University Library hosts an event to promote GIS software and geography in general. Find more about the events:
2009 GIS Day (November 18, 2009)
2008 GIS Day (November 20, 2008)
2007 GIS Day (November 14, 2007)
GIS Access on Campus
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Due to the license agreement with ESRI, off-campus GIS access is not available at NU unless one purchases his/her own copy. Currently NU members can access the GIS software (ArcView 3.1 & the latest ArcGIS) in the following locations:
Government and Geographic Information and Data Services
GovInfo in the University Library (Deering, Level 1) has 10 Public PCs with ArcGIS & the latest ESRI Data & Maps dataset.
InfoCommons, University Library (Main Library, Level 1)
The InfoCommons has over 50 computer workstations with ArcGIS.
NUIT/AT Computer Labs
The three Evanston campus computer labs (Library PC Classroom, Library Mac/PC Classroom & Tech PC Classroom) have ArcGIS.
Obtaining GIS Software
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We can answer questions about free GIS software and/or proprietary software for educational use. The University Library's GIS licenses are available only for computers managed by the University Library. However, educational discounts for ArcGIS, for example, are also available to educators and students (in some cases) from ESRI. Please contact us if you need more information via this online form or send email to: c-maene.
GIS Courses at NU
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GIS related courses offered at Northwestern.
Winter ANT 490: Mapping People and Place
Contact: Professor Mark Hauser (Anthroplogy)
Winter COM ST 395-0: Cartographic Communication
Contact: Professor Harold Gulley (Communications)
Spring GEO 343: Geographic Information Systems
Contact: Professor John Hudson (Anthroplogy/Geography)
GIS Workshops
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In the 2009 Fall quarter, GIS workshops will be offered every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings, between 6pm and 8pm. (There will be two special sessions on Saturdays, 10/17 and 11/07, for those who cannot attend any of these evening classes. Saturday hours: 9:30am - 4pm)
Space is limited (7 PCs), so please contact Chieko (instructor, c-maene@northwestern.edu) to reserve a seat. Priority will be given to those who reserve a seat before each workshop. Otherwise, seats will be given on first-come first-served basis.
Location: Library Staff Training Lab, Room# 2699B (click this link to see a floor map)
Click on the topic to view a presentation file (PDF)
1 GIS Basics - data & concepts (repeated, 9/29, 9/30, 10/1)
2 GIS Basics - census & thematic maps (repeated, 10/6, 10/7, 10/8)
3. Geocoding (repeated, 10/13, 10/22, 10/28)
4. Projection & Georeferencing (repeated, 10/14, 10/20, 10/28)
5. Selection & Overlay Analysis (repeated, 10/15, 10/21, 10/27)
6. Elevation Analysis (repeated, 11/3, 11/12, 11/18)
7. Density & Interpolation (repeated, 11/4, 11/10, 11/19)
8. Statistics in Space (repeated, 11/5, 11/11, 11/17)
[Sat, 10/17 - special wrap-up session, covers 1-54 in one day]
[Sat, 11/07 - special wrap-up session, covers 65-8 in one day]
Past Workshop - 2-day workshop series offered in Spring 2009
GIS for Global Geography & Environmental Sciences (April 24 & 25, 2009)
GIS for Social Sciences (May 8 & 9, 2009)
Last updated: November 6, 2009
