Whether creating Niagara’s wine sup-appellations, researching cancer incidence, locating our alumni, or making environmental history come alive through land-use simulations, GIS (Geographical Information Systems) offers a suite of tools for analyzing and visualizing information in many areas of study.
Although ArcGIS has been used extensively in teaching and research at Brock for many years, access to this software has been limited. In response to increasing interest by faculty, students, and administrative departments campus-wide, a site license was recently purchased by the James A. Gibson Library. This provides the Brock community with unlimited access to an exciting collection of software, tools, and training materials.
Learn to display, search, and analyze data; design customized maps; and have some fun with ArcGIS by attending one of three introductory hands-on workshops offered by Map Library staff. No previous experience is necessary.
- Tuesday, July 19, 10 to 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, July 27, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
- Thursday, August 4, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
All sessions will take place in the Library / Learning Commons, Classroom A. (Please register at maplib@brocku.ca).
Visit the ArcGIS web pages for details about accessing the software and links to training modules available for free to the Brock community.
To find out more about using ArcGIS at Brock and to register for a workshop, please contact the Map Library at 905-688-5550 x5890 or maplib@brocku.ca.
