The grand reveal: the spring 2018 workshop schedule! All workshops are held in the Lab, Sabin-Reed 104. We like to offer a variety of workshops each semester, so we can also host tailored workshops for your group or department. If…
J-Term 2018 Review
The SAL offered two courses during interterm: Introduction to GIS and Drone Thinking. Introduction to GIS As foretold by a fortune cookie, “the great aim of education is not knowledge but action…with GIS” — this year’s GIS class emphasized the…
Where is Your Holiday Cheer?
Share your holiday adventures and live vicariously through the rest of the Smith community! Click on the image below to participate. This Winter Break Travel Map is a new rendition of the Snowflake Map of the past, as seen below.
New Elf on the Block – Experience Using Bad Elf GPS With and Without Differential Correction
By Sofia Johnson ’19 As part of our work in the Spatial Analysis Lab, we like to check the accuracy of our equipment by testing it ourselves. We have the opportunity to use new and interesting technology such as new…
September 2017 Mystery Map Solution
We concluded the first Mystery Map over the weekend with six entries! Despite the robust difficulty testing (an impressive sample size of two), all the contestants proved to be seasoned map puzzle solvers. The victory belongs to Susannah Howard, who…
Upcoming Fall 2017 Workshops!
Communicating Data with Maps October 12, 2017 (Thursday) 4:00 – 5:00 An introduction to the basics for visualizing your data in a map designed for print. Register Humanitarian Mapping for Recent Hurricanes October 16, 2017 (Monday) 4:00 – 5:00…
Today in History as Told by Maps: September 19, 1987 / Fictional Maps
A cult classic, The Princess Bride first captured the hearts and minds of viewers on this day in 1897 (starting, of course, with the Grandson.) The story followed a slew of characters as they traversed the inconceivable landscapes of Florin…
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
The SAL is rhumb-ling ahead in the fall semester! With the new school year, we mosaicked a new team to support the charted and uncharted territories of GIS at Smith. To briefly survey the lab’s topography: Jon, director/the prime meridian…
Documentary Video – Research trip to St. Catherines Island
We plan to offer future courses and research trips harnessing drone technology. Please visit our sister site dedicated to DroneThinking at Smith College Students on the trip included: Emma Becker Asmita Gautam Susannah Howard Anastasia Konefal Jasmine Pacheco-Ramos Emily Wert…
We’re hiring a new post-bac!
** Note: the post-bac position is now filled ** – fall 2017 – Loyal readers, it is almost time for me, Scott, to bid you farewell! After two years serving as your Post-Baccalaureate Spatial Analysis Fellow (try saying that ten…