GIS Day 2016

Explore resources, educational offerings and research possibilities at GIS Day, a free, all-day geospatial extravaganza, to introduce and highlight ASU Library’s new Map and Geospatial Hub.

GIS Day will feature presentations by ASU and government sector geospatial experts, interactive map exhibits, a hands-on GIS workshop, an augmented reality GeoSandbox, a 3-D geo-printing demonstration and more.

Mary Whelan, PhD, a geospatial data analyst at the Map and Geospatial Hub, will be the host and facilitator for GIS Day. Join us for one or any of these events: 

Welcome & Introductions

9–9:30 a.m., Noble 380

Refreshments; Question/comment submission for Maricopa County GIS Roundtable; Cartographic Crafting (Make Your Own Geo-Button + Take a Map / Make a Map); Art on Paper Class Exhibit (“Through Space and Time”); Information Booth: Master of Advanced Study in GIS, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

Augmented Reality Geo-Sandbox: A Hands-on Mapping and Learning Platform

9:30–10 a.m., Noble 380

Karina Wilhelm, Map Specialist, Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library

Configuring the Geo-Sandbox

10–10:30 a.m., Noble 380

Jeremy Kurtz, Director of Library Information Systems and Technology, ASU Library

Experimenting with 3D Geo-Printing

10:30–11 a.m., Noble 380

Joel Smalley, Coordinator of ASU Library mkrservices, & Matthew Toro, Director of Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library

Maricopa County Roundtable: Geospatial Sector in the Phoenix Metro Region

11 a.m.–noon, Noble 380

David Moss, Chief Geographic Information Officer for Maricopa County, and others

Lunch & Workshop: GIS for Everybody!

noon–1 p.m., Noble 380 and Noble 105 (workshop)

Cartographic Crafting (Make Your Own Geo-Button + Take a Map / Make a Map); Art on Paper Class Exhibit (“Through Space and Time”); Information Booth: Master of Advanced Study in GIS, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

Telling Your Story with GIS

1–1:30 p.m., Noble 105

Melissa McGehee, Geospatial Data Specialist Sr., Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

Arizona’s Historic Railroad Towns: A GIS Pilot Project for the Digital Arizona Library

1:30–2 p.m., Noble 105

Ryan Ehrfurth, Digital Content Coordinator, Arizona Memory Project

AZGEO: Concepts and Functionality

2–2:30 p.m., Noble 105

Curtis Pulford, State Cartographer, Arizona State Land Department

Land-Water Dynamics Documented by Historic Great Lakes Maps: An Exploratory Project

2:30–3 p.m., Noble 105

Michael Simeone, Director of Data and Analytics, ASU Library

Examining Spatial Patterns of Climate Justice in American Cities

3–3:30 p.m., Noble 105

Chingwen Cheng, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, The Design School at ASU, and Senior Sustainability Scientist, ASU School of Sustainability

The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub: Resources, Education, Collaboration

3:30–4 p.m., Noble 105

Matthew Toro, Director of Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library

Closing

4–4:30 p.m., Noble 105

Cartographic Crafting (Make Your Own Geo-Button + Take a Map / Make a Map); Art on Paper Class Exhibit (“Through Space and Time”); Information Booth: Master of Advanced Study in GIS, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub advances the use of geographically-referenced information by expanding access to and support for cartographic resources and geospatial technologies across the ASU community and beyond. 

Leveraging GIS (geographic information systems) and other geospatial technologies, the Map and Geospatial Hub makes a range of data, software and hardware resources available; offers a range of hands-on trainings and educational programs focused on using those resources; and facilitates transdisciplinary research collaboratons by building partnerships across ASU and outside communities.