{"id":7557,"date":"2021-08-09T13:26:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T20:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=7557"},"modified":"2021-08-09T13:26:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T20:26:43","slug":"ubc-library-use-python-for-geospatial-analysis-and-visualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-7557","title":{"rendered":"UBC Library &#8211; Use Python for geospatial analysis and visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is our last Research Commons newsletter until September 15th. We hope you can join us in August for some brand new and returning workshops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Digital Scholarship workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join us for these innovative workshops, taught by highly-skilled graduate students.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208074\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Learn more and register for series<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208077\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction to web scraping with Python<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlock doors to new data through web scraping with Python.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, August 9 from 2 to 4 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208079\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Powerful searching with regular expressions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get a basic understanding of<br \/>\nregular expression syntax and<br \/>\nadapt regex solutions to<br \/>\nsupport workflows.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, August 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208081\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Creating XML files from newspapers in Oxygen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Understand the basics of tagging<br \/>\ntextual data with TEI XML and<br \/>\ncreating a basic XML file in Oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 19 from 2 to 4 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208083\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Setting up a development environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to set up a simple<br \/>\ndevelopment environment<br \/>\nusing Visual Studio Code.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, August 23 from 2 to 4 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208086\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Advanced Unix shell usage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to get more out<br \/>\nof the Unix shell and increase<br \/>\nyour productivity.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, August 24 from 2 to 4 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208088\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Learn from our Geographic Information Technology experts<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">See how mapping your research data can amplify its impact through this wide variety of workshops. All levels and areas of study welcome!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">GIS data normalization and classification<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Tuesday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208093\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\"><span style=\"color: #0055b7;\">Register<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Be part of the expanding movement to make scholarship open<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Great opportunities this month to bring openness to the classroom.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction to ArcGIS Pro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208095\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching with care: an introduction to accessible courses and Open Educational Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday, August 23 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208104\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working with Open Educational Resources (OER)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 26 from 9 to 10 a.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208106\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Geospatial analysis &amp; visualization with Python<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, August 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208097\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Finding, using, and creating Open Educational Resources<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 200%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Thursday, August 12 from 1 to 2 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208102\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\"><span style=\"color: #0055b7;\">Register<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last chance to catch a citation management workshop this summer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See how easy it is to add citations right from the UBC Library website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn how to preserve your data for years to come<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it feel great to have a plan for your data in time for September?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Data Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, August 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208118\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Using Mendeley for Citation Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 12 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208111\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using Zotero for Citation Management<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, August 19 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208113\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\">Register<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"660\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><strong>View the full calendar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"660\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Browse all our offerings, to help optimize your research, by following the link below.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/communications.library.ubc.ca\/ct\/4395\/2378606\/769208123\/4e070ffc36f201060dc86de109b84626\"><strong>View calendar<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is our last Research Commons newsletter until September 15th. We hope you can join us in August for some brand new and returning workshops. New Digital Scholarship workshops Join us for these innovative workshops, taught by highly-skilled graduate students. Learn more and register for series. 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