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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.
In Person
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...

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.
In Person
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...

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.
In Person
Download workshop materials here 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...

Getting Started with AI for Spatial Data
September 18, 2026
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1:00PM - 4:00PM EDT
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1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA. CGIS South Building. Room SB-12. Take the elevator to the SB level.
In Person
Instructors: Zifu Wang and Devika Jain Description: This 3 hour interactive workshop introduces participants to the practical use of Large Language Models (LLMs) for text classification tasks using real-world geotagged Twitter data. Participants will...

Introduction to GIS
September 11, 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.
In Person
Download Workshop Materials This two hour workshop introduces what Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are and what they are useful for. Specifically, this workshop will: 1) Describe geographic file types and data formats, 2) Explain how geographic data...

Digital Timescapes in Urban Public Space: How Social Media Folds Pasts into Presents
September 10, 2026
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2:30PM - 4:00PM EDT
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CGIS Knafel building, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Hybrid
Presentation by Dr. Tabea Bork-Hüffer | Room K354, CGIS Knafel | Zoom link to register to attend virtually. | To request to view a video recording of this presentation, please use this form to contact us. Abstract: Digital representations of space, place...

GIS Institute Summer 2026
Jun. 8 - Jun 18, 2026
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9:30AM - 5:00PM EDT
In Person
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...

Satellite Imagery Analysis with Google Earth Engine
April 3, 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.
In Person
Lecture Slides Link | KNIME Hub Workflow Link | Reference Book This two-hour workshop introduces satellite imagery analysis with Google Earth Engine (GEE) using KNIME’s GEE extension. Specifically, this workshop will: 1) Explain how remote sensing imagery...

GIS Workshop for GH 706
April 2, 2026
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9:00AM - 12:00PM EDT
In Person
Learning objectives: Learning some basic GIS terminology and data structure Creating a general reference map of Tanzania using QGIS that includes roads, cities, rivers, and administrative borders. These skills can then be applied to make a general...

Mapping workshop for HAA 73 course "Money Matters"
March 30, 2026
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12:30PM - 2:45PM EDT
In Person
The CGA will teach a workshop to students in the Department of History of Art and Architecture class "Money Matters". Students will learn the basics of GIS, and will practice mapping data in different formats. Click here to download workshop materials.

UPD Urban Analytics Seminar Series: Dr. Tyler Haupert
March 30, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
In Person
“Land Use Restrictiveness and Mortgage Access: How Regulatory Environments Condition Racial and Income Disparities in Loan Approvals and Pricing” Presentation by Dr. Tyler Haupert Monday, March 30, 12:00-1:30pm Gund Hall, Room 112 (Stubbins) Hosted by the...