Date:
Location:
This is a virtual class without in-person attendance. Virtual classroom access links are emailed to all accepted students prior to June 2nd.
GIS Institute Instructors:
Scott Bell and Jill Kelly
Registration Schedule:
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Application deadline:
Friday, March 20, 2020, 11:59 pm (Late applications can join the waitlist.) -
Notification of acceptance:
Friday, April 3, 2020 -
Registration fee due ($100 for Harvard affiliates and $3,150 for others) :
Friday, April 17, 2020 (Seat is guaranteed when registration fee is paid) -
Deadline for meeting with instructors to finalize project/data:
Friday, May 8, 2020 -
Institute begins:
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 -
Final project presentation:
Friday, June 12, 2020
How to Apply:
- For Harvard Affiliates, please submit your application by clicking the GREEN "HARVARD APPLY" button and following the instructions on the form (HUID login required).
- For Non-Harvard applicants, please submit your application by clicking the BLUE "NON-HARVARD APPLY" button and following the instructions on the form.
DOWNLOADS for GIS INSTITUTE
Day One: Tuesday June 2nd
9:30 am Welcome and Intro to GIS (Intro)
11:00 am Technology Check
12:00 pm Basic ArcGIS Overview (lab instructions)(lab data)(editing legends)
3:00 pm Harvard Map Library
Day Two: Wednesday June 3rd
9:30 am Geocoding and Georeferencing (lecture)
10:30 am Mapping Tabular Data (lecture)(lab instructions ArcMap) (lab instructions Pro) (lab data)
1:00 pm Geocoding & Introduction to the Harvard GGA(lab data) (lecture slides coming soon)
3:00 pm Spatial Analysis 1: Vector Data(lecture)(lab instructions ArcMap) (lab instructions Pro) (lab data)
Day Three: Thursday June 4th
9:30 am Spatial Analysis 2: Raster Data(lecture) (lab instructions ArcMap) (lab instructions Pro) (lab data)
11:00 am 3D Visualization (lecture) (lab data) (demo package).
12:00 pm Georeferencing (lab instructions) (lab data) (wardinfo.xls)(wardinfo.csv)
2:00 pm Spatial Statistics 1: Overview and Exploratory Data Analysis (lecture) (lab instructions) (lab data).
Day Four: Friday June 5th
9:30 am Spatial Statistics 2: Autocorrelation & Regression (lab instructions 2) (lab instructions 3)
1:00 pm Cartography and Data Management(lecture)
(abstract template) (link to cost distance project) (cost distance handout) .