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Geocoding with ArcGIS

October 16, 2026
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1:00PM - 3:00PM EDT
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1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA. CGIS Knafel Building. Room SB-12 in the sub-basement.
Download Workshop Materials This two hour workshop introduces the concept of geocoding and how different geocoded datasets can be used. Students will geocode single addresses and cities using Bing Maps, Google Maps, and ArcGIS Online. Batches of multiple...

Getting Started with Spatial Analysis in R

October 30, 2026
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1:00PM - 3:00PM EDT
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1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA. CGIS Knafel Building. Room SB-12 in the sub-basement.
This two hour workshop will introduce the concept of spatial analysis and what it can be used for. Students will use the R progaming language to perform proximity, overlay, and geostatistical operations on a variety of data. Students will learn how to...

Getting Started Making Maps with QGIS and ArcGIS

November 6, 2026
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA. CGIS Knafel Building. Room SB-12 in the sub-basement.
Download Workshop Materials This three hour workshop will focus on how to make maps using the two primary desktop GIS software programs QGIS and ArcGIS Pro. Using geographic data students will 1) Create both general reference maps and thematic maps that...

Using Python for Geospatial Analysis and Visualization

November 20, 2026
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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CGIS Knafel building, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Lead Instructors: Devika Jain Teaching Assistant: Jaiany Rocha Trindade Objective: This workshop focuses on how to analyze and visualize health-related geospatial datasets using Python and Google Colab. The workshop introduces practical tools and...

GIS Institute Winter 2027

Jan. 11 - Jan 22, 2027
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9:30AM - 5:00PM EST
The GIS Institute is a two-week training course in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application to research. The program is designed for Harvard graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, faculty, and staff, as well as external researchers who...

Fisher Prize Award Competition

May 2, 2027
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11:55PM EDT
The Fisher Prize for excellence in GIS will be given to one Harvard graduate and one Harvard undergraduate student who must be enrolled in the academic year 2026-27 and in good standing to be considered for the award. Group projects are allowed - just...