Need help with making maps & using spatial data? Want to talk through your idea for a mapping based project? Have a question about using GIS or finding the right method for your task? Drop by the Harvard Map Collection help desk hours to get answers! Or email: maps@harvard.edu. 

The help desk will be held on Wednesdays from 2-4 and will take place in the Media Lab in Lamont Library (level B). The first session will open on September 18th. 

Mapping is an effective tool for reconstructing the past, which reveals the spatial relationships that stimulated cultural, social and political change over time. In this workshop for Harvard affiliates, we will introduce digital tools and workflows for visualizing and interpreting historical data. We will cover the basics of QGIS, web mapping with Leaflet, georeferencing historical maps, incorporating time-based geographic data, creating multilayer historical web maps, and more. Mapping History will be led by... Read more about Mapping History Workshop Oct. 30 and 31

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The NSF I/UCRC Spatiotemporal Innovation Center is recently renewed for the next five years, entering its Phase II from March 2019 to 2024. The two joint sites for Phase II are George Mason University and...

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Anchor QEA, an environmental science and engineering consulting firm, is seeking a summer intern in the Boston office.  The intern will help the GIS team with their data library as well as assist with other GIS tasks using ESRI ArcGIS.  Application deadline is March 31.  For more info and to apply, visit: https://www.anchorqea.com/career/internship/

This special issue of the International Journal of Geo-Information will feature research on crime analysis, modeling, and mapping. This new collection of papers aims to contribute to the contemporary research agenda on spatial and temporal crime-related issues. Abstract deadline is March 31. Read more and submit an abstracct. Read more about Call for Papers on Urban Crime Mapping and Analysis Using GIS