Thursday, January 31, 2019 -2:00 to 4:00 pm
Dana Porter Computer Lab (LIB 329)
You may have heard of GIS, but what exactly is it, and more importantly, how can you use it in your own research and academic work?
This introductory workshop presents the basic concepts of GIS and will teach you the skills you need to find geospatial data, map it, and discover new dimensions of information.
This web map, created by the Geospatial Centre, shows the City of Kitchener's road network for various decades ranging from 1853 to 1992. This data was derived from digitized copies of old street maps of the city. It is intended to showcase the change in Kitchener's road network over the course of this time frame.
Derived from Fire Insurance Plans, this project shows the historical street networks of different years and different cities within the Region of Waterloo. Story Map is used to graphically illustrate the street network with street name metadata.
The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018 is built around World Development Indicators - the World Bank's compilation of statistics from over 200 economies about global development and the quality of people's lives.
2017 orthoimagery was received June 2018 from the Geospatial Competency Centre, Mapping Services, City of Toronto. Imagery was taken March 23rd, April 13th , 23rd, 24th and covers the entire City of Toronto.
Received from DMTI, 2018 data updates including: water, vegetation, transportation, (oil, gas, mines), forestry, hydro, government data, enhanced points of interest, elevation (points & 10 metre contours), business and economy, building structures, address points, address locator.
