JOIN US FOR GIS DAY AT NOTRE DAME
Learn to harness the power of geospatial data
Join us for our annual salute to geospatial technology and its power to transform and better our lives and the lives of those around us on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Learn more about GIS through two virtual workshops: Introduction to GIS, and using ArcGIS Online.
Notre Dame GIS Specialist
Matthew Sisk
Matthew Sisk is the GIS Librarian in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship. He received his Ph.D. in Paleolithic Archaeology from Stony Brook University in 2011 and has worked extensively in GIS-based archaeology and ecological modeling. Some of Matthew’s current research is focused on assessing the spatial scale of urban lead exposure. In the CDS, his primary role is to assist Notre Dame students and faculty with general GIS questions, satellite imagery analysis, workflow automation, coding, and data curation. He also teaches a series of workshops and a credit bearing course on these topics.
GIS Resources on Campus
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, the Center for Research Computing, and the Center for Social Science Research invite proposals for short presentations (either podium or poster/electronic poster) for our annual GIS Day symposium. GIS Day will take place on November 13, 2019.
Presentations should be related to GIS in some way (tools, data or visualization), but do not need to be directly methodological and are otherwise not limited by field. Podium presentations will be 5-10 minute lightning talks (length will depend upon the number of presentations). Work-in-progress presentations and posters will be accepted to help researchers get methodological feedback.
To participate, please submit a short abstract with title and all author affiliation(s) to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by November 1, 2019.
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| 10:00am – 11:30am |
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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Presenter: Matthew Sisk, GIS and Anthropology Librarian
GIS is a system of hardware and software for the storage, retrieval, mapping, and analysis of geographic data. It provides a system for organizing spatial and related information into a single analytical framework and is used in various academic and industry settings for understanding spatial relationships. This workshop will address the question "What is GIS?", provide examples, and present the resources available in the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship.
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| 12:30pm – 2:00pm |
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ArcGIS Online
Presenter: Matthew Sisk, GIS and Anthropology Librarian
ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based collaborative platform for a web GIS application where users can discover and share geographic data. One can create interactive maps and applications without any prior knowledge of web programming.
In this workshop, participants will explore various functionalities of ArcGIS Online, such as displaying geographic data, creating interactive map and application, and also how to perform basic spatial analysis on spatial data. More information can be found on the ArcGIS Online website.
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WORKSHOPS & TALKS
10:00am — 11:30am Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Presented by: Matthew Sisk, GIS and Anthropology Librarian
Location: Virtual via Zoom — please register for the workshop to receive the Zoom link
12:30pm — 2:00pm ArcGIS Online
Presented by: Matthew Sisk, GIS and Anthropology Librarian
Location: Virtual via Zoom — please register for the workshop to receive the Zoom link
