PLEASE NOTE: The mapathon has been rescheduled to Thursday (11/19) from 6:30-9pm so that it does not conflict with a student-organized sit-in happening on Wednesday from 1pm-midnight. On Thu, 11/19, from 6:30-9pm, we’ll be hosting a mapathon to aid ongoing…
QGIS Workshop: Tues (10/27) and Thurs (10/29)
The Spatial Analysis Lab will be holding a two-part workshop on QGIS next week from 4-5pm on Tuesday, Oct 27 and Thursday, Oct 29. QGIS is a free, open-source alternative to ArcGIS. Q does not require any kind of license and is…
GPS Workshop
We’re happy to announce the first workshop of the fall in the Spatial Analysis Lab’s workshop series! Join us in the SAL to learn about a technology which helps biologists track wildlife, helps archaeologists survey historical sites, and powers self-driving cars,…
September Update
The days are getting colder, but things are sure starting to heat up in the SAL as the new school year unfolds! Here’s some of our most recent activity: 1. Class Support 2. Student Support 3. Faculty Support 4. Campus Connections…
New team in the SAL
A new year and some new faces in the Spatial Analysis Lab. We have a great team to support a variety of classes and research projects. Spatial Fellow Our new post-bac Spatial Analysis Fellow, Scott Gilman from Middlebury College, started…
May in Review
See what the Spatial Analysis Lab (SAL) has been up to in the great month of May: 1. Student Support 2. Faculty Support 3. Campus Connections 4. Outreach 1. Student Support Senior week workshops (5/12 – 5/15): In the week after finals…
April Update
See what work the Spatial Analysis Lab (SAL) supported in the busy month of April 1. Class Support 2. Student Support 3. Campus Connections 4. Outreach 1. Class Support: Environmental Integration II: Collecting and Analyzing Information (ENV201/202): Final Presentations: One of…
Nepal Earthquake Response Workshop Well Attended in the Week Before Finals
The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team has developed a project called MapGive, which allows volunteers to populate maps in parts of the world where mapping resources are limited. The idea originated following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti when mapping the island’s infrastructure through GPS surveying…
Contribute to the Smithie Summer Plans (and beyond!) Webmap
Take a look at our web map to see where Smith students are spending their summer 2015! Explore the interesting research that students will be conducting, the cool jobs students are heading off to work at, the exciting continuing education programs…
Nepal Earthquake Response Mapping Workshop
In response to Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) has provided an online mapping platform that allows volunteers to help map the infrastructure of the areas in Nepal effected by the earthquake. Mapping road networks and structures…