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Join us for GIS Day at Notre Dame — a symposium that combines workshops, presentations, and more to demonstrate the power of geospatial technologies.

GIS Day Schedule

“What in the World is GIS?”

12:00pm – 1:00pm

Presenter: Matthew Sisk, Professor of the Practice, Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society

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.

“Getting Started with ArcGIS Online”

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Presenter: Jacob Swisher, Graduate Student, Department of History

Learn how to make maps using ArcGIS Online and incorporate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into your research.

This workshop provides an introduction to basic tools and workflows in ESRI’s ArcGIS Online platform. ArcGIS Online is a browser-based GIS platform that allows users to create, visualize, and manipulate spatial data. Whether you are interested in working with larger datasets or creating maps to add to a class project or senior thesis, ArcGIS Online offers an excellent workspace for researchers who are beginning to work with GIS. Experienced GIS users may also find ArcGIS Online to be a useful space for hosting data for collaborative projects and communicating research findings to public audiences.

This workshop is designed with the novice GIS user in mind.

After participating in this workshop, you will be able to:

1. Gather, manage, and display spatial data in ArcGIS Online.
2. Use the filters tool to answer questions with spatial data.
3. Create data visualizations using the styles tool.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. If you do not already have access to the campus GIS network, you will receive an invitation before the workshop. Please follow the email instructions to activate your account prior to the workshop.
2. Participants are expected to bring a computer to the session.

Break

2:00pm – 2:15pm

Lightning Talks

2:15pm – 3:30pm

Tyler Wolford, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Medieval Institute
“Paper Walls: GIS and the Byzantine Boundary Description (Periorismos)”

Liang Cai, Associate Professor, Department of History
“Geographic Mobility of Elites: Identity Construction Before Qin's Unification of China (ca. 390-221 BCE)”

Daniel Tadmon, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
“Limits to Helping in a Helping Profession: The Spatial-Social Context of Psychiatrist Opt-Out from Public Insurance”

Katie Walden, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of American Studies
Jake Swisher, Graduate Student, Department of History
“Placing History”

Hannah R. Spero, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Aman Tejaswi, Graduate Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Andrew B. Kennedy, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Joannes Westerink, Joseph and Nona Ahearn Professor of Computational Engineering and Science
“Reconstructing Boulder Transport on Rocky Coastlines Using GIS Tools and Field Data: A Case Study on Inishmaan, Ireland”

GIS Day Reception

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Join us for GIS Day treats and coffee.