About the GIS/EIC Lab

The GIS/EIC lab primary purpose is to assist faculty and staff in the utilization of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The lab is located in the second floor, West Wing of the Geisel Library. The lab houses 6 computers for use on project and class GIS assignments with plotting and printing services as well.

The lab utilizes a variety of data including but not limited to U.S. Census information, Digital Elevation Models (DEM), transportation (roads, railways, airports), environmental (vegetation communities, species modeling), archeological plots, as well as aerial photography and satellite imagery. These data can be combined in a variety of ways to analyze spatial relationships to solve complex problems.

Services

• GIS project consultation
• Social science data acquisition using internal and external resources
• Formatting data for import into GIS software (Arcview, ARC/INFO)
• Scanning and digitization of analog maps, aerial photos, satellite imagery
• Spatial overlay and analysis capabilities
• Assistance in evaluation and analysis of data, geo-referencing, cartography

Hours
By appointment until Fall Quarter begins. Fall hours TBA.

Contact
Tracey Hughes
GIS Coordinator
Phone (858) 534-1266

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