Date:
Friday, December 1, 2023, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Location:
CGIS South, room S020 (Belfer Case Study Room) and Online via Zoom
Lead Instructor
Description
This full-day workshop offers hands on instruction on learning and applying several GIS and mapping techniques commonly used by those practicing in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The workshop will include discussion and interactive exercises aimed to contextualize the usage of geography and maps for each participant's individual research or teaching interests.
Specifically, the workshop will cover:
- Introduction to and examples of the digital spatial humanities and spatial social sciences
- Overview of a diverse range of spatial software, both desktop and web-based, including GIS
- Create, edit, query and analyze geographic datasets (using QGIS, ArcGIS Online, and Google Earth)
- Georeferencing historical maps
- Downloading and transform U.S. census data tables into spatial data layers
- Producing map compositions, and sharing geographic data for collaborations
Fee for the 1-day program is $25 for people with a valid Harvard ID, and $350 for others.
See https://gis.harvard.edu/gis-humanities-and-social-sciences for more information.
For remote attendees, Zoom link will be posted here prior to the workshop date.
How to Apply
- For Harvard Affiliates, please submit your application by clicking the green "HARVARD APPLY" button below (HUID login required).
- For Non-Harvard applicants, please submit your application by clicking the blue "NON-HARVARD APPLY" button.