Date:
Location:
This is a virtual class without in-person attendance. Virtual classroom access links are emailed to all accepted students prior to June 1st.
GIS Institute Instructors:
Scott Bell and Jill Kelly
Registration Schedule:
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Application deadline (extended):
Friday, March 26, 2021, 11:59 pm (Late applications acceptable, no waitlist) -
Notification of acceptance:
Friday, April 2, 2021 -
Registration fee due ($100 for Harvard affiliates and $3,150 for others) :
Friday, April 16, 2021 (Seat is guaranteed when registration fee is paid) -
Deadline for meeting with instructors to finalize project/data:
Friday, May 7, 2021 -
Institute begins:
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 -
Final project presentation:
Friday, June 11, 2021
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.
Day One: Tuesday June 1st
9:30 am Welcome and Intro to GIS
11:00 am Technology Check
12:00 pm Basic ArcGIS Overview
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm Basic ArGIS Overview (continued)
4:00 pm Project Forum
Day Two: Wednesday June 2nd
9:30 am Check-in
10:00 am Geocoding and Georeferencing
11:00 am Mapping Tabular Data
1:30 pm Geocoding Lab (download lab data)
2:30 pm Spatial Analysis 1: Vector Data
4:00 pm Harvard Map Library
Day Three: Thursday June 3rd
9:30 am Spatial Analysis 2: Raster Data
11:00 am 3D Visualization
12:00 pm Georeferencing
2:00 pm Spatial Statistics 1: Overview and Exploratory Data Analysis
4:00 pm Project Forum
Day Four: Friday June 4th
9:30 am GIS Ethics and Data Privacy
11:00 am Spatial Statistics 2: Autocorrelation & Regression
1:00 pm Cartography and Data Management
3:00 pm Project Forum