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 16, 2022.
Learn more about GIS resources at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame GIS Specialist
Matthew Sisk
Matthew Sisk is an Associate Professor of the Practice at the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society where he focuses on the use of GIS and spatial tools in Data Science. 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. Much of Matthew’s current research is focused on assessing the spatial scale of urban lead exposure.
Tricia Bulson
Tricia Bulson is the GIS Specialist for University Facilities Information (UFI). UFI maintains the University master records of maps and building floor plans as well as baseline space data such as room number, room use, and office occupancy. The department processes over 200 floor plan updates a year from renovations, construction projects, and space verifications across more than 11 million gross square feet of campus interior space. A suite of GIS technologies is available to campus partners that leverage space and asset management data both indoors and outdoors to meet unique departmental needs.
Tricia received her Bachelor's degree in Geography from Western Michigan University and has worked in GIS for 16 years. Prior to joining the University, she worked with communities in Southwest Michigan as a consultant specializing in asset management and as a GIS analyst at S&P Global Platts.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The GIS Day planning team invites proposals for short presentations (either podium or poster) for our annual GIS Day symposium on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
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 receive methodological feedback.
To participate, please submit a brief abstract with title and all author affiliation(s) to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by November 1, 2022.
SCHEDULE
In case of inclement weather, please check here for the event contingency plan.
| WORKSHOPS |
| 9:00am – 10:00am |
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| 10:00am – 11:00am |
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| LIGHTNING TALKS |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm |
Lightning Talks
Location: 246 Hesburgh Library
Note: To participate, please submit a brief abstract with title and all author affiliation(s) to Matthew.Sisk@nd.edu by November 1, 2022.
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| GIS DAY RECEPTION |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm |
GIS Day Reception
Join us for GIS Day treats and coffee following the Lightning Talks.
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WORKSHOPS & TALKS
9:00am – 10:00am What in the World is GIS?
Presenters: Meghan Forstchen, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences and Shuyue Li, Graduate Student, Biological Sciences
Location: 246 Hesburgh Library, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
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 an overview of campus GIS resources.
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10:00am – 11:00am Getting Started with ArcGIS Field Maps
Presenter: Jacob Swisher, doctoral student, Department of History, NFCDS Senior Pedagogy Fellow
Location: 246 Hesburgh Library, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
Learn how to create spatial data in the field with ArcGIS Field Maps, an application that transforms your mobile device into a GIS workstation. ArcGIS Field Maps is a powerful tool that allows you to easily create spatial data on the go with your mobile device. In the course of just an hour, this workshop will prepare you to bring ArcGIS Field Maps along on your next research project, create spatial data wherever you go, and add point, line, and polygon features to mark up your maps, even while you’re still in the field.
If you do not already have access to the campus GIS network, you will receive an invitation before the workshop if you register in advance. Please activate your account prior to the workshop. Participants are expected to bring a computer to the session.
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11:00am – 12:30pm Lightning Talks
Location: 246 Hesburgh Library, Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship
Kraig Beyerlein, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Director of the Center for Study of Religion & Society
“Finding Faith in Urban Areas: The Chicago Congregations Project”
Meghan Forstchen, Graduate Student, Department of Biological Sciences
“Examining remote sensing approaches for the control of schistosomiasis”
Maddy Johnson, Program Manager for the Church Properties Initiative at the Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate
“An update on the Church Properties Initiative”
Madi Rogers, Director of Civic Innovation for the City of South Bend’s Department of Innovation and Technology
“Updates from the City of South Bend”
Hannah Spero, Graduate Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
“Geometrically Parameterizing the 1949 Tacoma Narrows Landslide with GIS-Based Tools”
