Each year on November 19th we like to reflect on the GIS successes, failure, trials, tribulations, joys, and tears we’ve experienced. We do this in honor of GIS day — an Esri holiday — as a reminder of how fortunate…
HAPPY GIS DAY 2014!
November Mystery Map Revealed — Mystery Migrations
Answer Revealed This mystery map challenged viewers to anticipate movements on campus based on a set of starting points and ending points. What quest is shown on the map?? The journey to the Lewis Global Studies coffee machine! The map was…
Coffee Mapping Project Results
The results from the coffee mapping project are in! Click here to visit the online interactive map application Click here to view compiled maps in PDF form The results contain maps like: Line Density of Travel including Coffee Machine Specific…
Last Week Review (10/20-10/24)
Happy Fall! The highlights from last week’s work in the SAL are as follows: 1. GPS Lab with Professor Ninian Stein’s ENV 201/202 2. Ebola First Responder Social Mapping Night 3. Zebra Fish project continues 4. Coffee machine mapping survey…
Last Week Review (October 13th-17th)
Participations from the SAL during the week of October 13th-17th: 1. Lying with Maps: initial lab session with ENV311 2. Meeting with Lewis Global Studies Center about Study Abroad data 3. Ebola Mapping Workshop at Amherst College 4. Finalized India…
Ebola Mapping Workshop Packs Room
On Wednesday night the Spatial Analysis Lab hosted workshop instructor Teresa Clary to lead an 90 minute session on Ebola First Responder Mapping with OpenStreetMap. The workshop was heavily attended, pushing the SAL and its computer capacity to the limits.…
Ebola First Responder Mapping Workshop
Wednesday October 8, 7:00 pm in the Spatial Analysis Lab (Sabin-Reed 104) How can you help the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, the World Health Organization, and others fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa? By attending a free workshop…
Professor Waksman Discusses Music and Place on 93.9 The River
Smith’s own professor of Music and American Studies, Steve Waksman, was recently heard on the Pioneer Valley’s radio station 93.9 The River. Steve was interviewed by The River’s host Monte Belmonte in a segment about the History of Rock ‘n Roll.…
Spring NEARC 2012
Smith College once again hosts the “Biggest Little Most Reasonably Priced GIS (BLRPGIS) Conference in New England”. Abstracts are in and planning is well under way as we prepare to host our 9th annual spring NEARC (Northeast ArcInfo Users Group) Conference. We are…
GIS and Community Health Planning Conference
Papers presented at the University at Albany School of Public Health 7th annual GIS and Public Health conference are now available and include: “All Public Health is Local” : The Community Perspective on GIS and Public Health Russell Kirby, University…