Celebrate GIS Day @ UBC Library
Celebrate GIS Day @ UBC Library
Wednesday, November 20th, 10am-4pm
Koerner Library, 2nd Floor
GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society. UBC Library sees GIS Day as a unique opportunity for people within our campus community to connect and learn about different uses of GIS and how it might be relevant to you.
10am-11am
Reading and Writing Landscapes through Maps
Joseph Lee, MSc Candidate, Department of Geography
Maps show how we understand, quantify, and model our environment; It is the cumulative process of mapping and map making – data collection, filtering, aggregation, and abstraction – that make up cartography. Reading and Writing Landscape through Maps will be about how maps can be used to generate knowledge about our communities and similarly be used to actuate change within them.
11am-Noon
Mapping all the things with Google Maps, Google Fusion Tables & Google Earth
Paul Lesack, Data/GIS Analyst, UBC Library.
Do you wish Yelp rated Lagers and Pilsners? Do you have a database of beer-related activity that’s crying for a map? Find out how you can share your hoppy obsession using Google Maps and Google Fusion Tables. Although the class focuses on beer, it is equally applicable to bacon, knitting or any other geographically-based activity.
Noon-1pm
Pizza Lunch for Registered Participants.
1pm-2pm
Simple Mapping with Simply Map
Tom Brittnacher, GIS Librarian, UBC Library
Come learn how to quickly make maps with SimplyMap. This web-based software allows you to map Canadian and US socioeconomic data from Census data and demographic estimates, as well as household spending. You can also create tables and download GIS shapefiles. This session will provide a hands-on introduction to basic map creation and introduce you to other aspects of the software.
2pm-3pm
In the footsteps of giants – how GIS is being used to study and save African elephants
Jake Wall, PhD Candidate, Department of Geography
Since 1998, the group Save the Elephants in Kenya has being tracking elephants across Africa using the latest in satellite tracking technology. Jake Wall – a PhD student at UBC – will present how the data is collected, analyzed and transformed into vital information about the movement ecology of African elephants and how GIS can act as a powerful conservation tool.
3pm-4pm
GIS for Property Assessment
Mark Norbury, Esri Canada
Mark will provide an overview of Esri’s ArcGIS products, including ArcGIS Server and 3D CityEngine, using examples from property assessment.
For more information, and to register, go to: http://gisday.library.ubc.ca/