Geospatial and Data Services
The geospatial and data services team helps Northwestern researchers and students find, analyze, visualize and learn about data.
Our services
Research consultations
Meet one-on-one with a data specialist from the library or NUIT.
Course-related instruction
Invite us to your class to teach your students GIS and data skills.
Workshops
We offer free workshops and training opportunities throughout the year to help you develop your data skills, focused mainly on GIS and qualitative data analysis. Our colleagues in NUIT's Research Computing Services also host a series of data science workshops.
Our team
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Team Lead, Geospatial and Data Service kelsey.rydland@northwestern.edu Skills: GIS, map making, GIS data, quantitative analysis |
GIS Specialist Skills: ArcPro, ArcOnline, QGIS, Google Earth Engine, Python (Arcpy), R |
Data Analysis Librarian sarah.thorngate@northwestern.edu Skills: SPSS, NVIVO, Dedoose, Python, R, HTML, CSS |
Our space
The Geospatial and Data Visualization Lab is located in Mudd 2122. It is equipped with four high-performance PCs for geospatial and data visualization work.