GIS Institute: Immersive Training for Spatial Research

Twice a year in January and June, Harvard University’s Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA) offers a two-week training course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application to research. The program is designed for Harvard graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff, as well as external researchers who want to integrate spatial thinking, incorporate GIS methods and tools, and map communication into their research. Over the course of two weeks, participants will experience the following:

Support in developing discipline-specific and GIS-relevant context for research projects
Introduction to geographic information systems
Spatial data development, management, and manipulation
Spatial analysis concepts, tools, and procedures
The practice and principles of communicating with maps
Tours of GIS resources on campus and seminars with Harvard scholars and research staff who use GIS in their respective fields
Big data/Big Geo-data and cloud-based GIS (PostGIS)
One-on-one consultations and step-by-step guidance through participants’ individual projects

The last day of the program will be devoted to a Geography Conference during which participants will present the culmination of their work during the Institute.

The primary instructors, Jill Kelly and Scott Bell, have been teaching and using GIS for over 4 decades. Their experience spans the commercial life of GIS software and tools; each has conducted and published research using, and on, geographic information.

For more information and to apply, please visit Frequently Asked Questions & Answers.

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Wendy Guan, Ph.D. 1737 Cambridge Street, K022

Executive Director Cambridge, MA 02138

Center for Geographic Analysis 617-496-6102 (office)

Harvard University 617-496-5149 (fax)

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