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.