#  GIS Lab for students in MLD-412: HKS Greater Boston Applied Field Lab 

 



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 **March 11, 2019** 

 06:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

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 **Harvard Kennedy School**  



 

 



 

 **Learning objectives:**

- Learn what GIS is, how to use it, and become familiar with the basics of QGIS software.
- Create a thematic maps of median household income for Massachusetts.
- Create subway ridership maps for Boston.
- Calculate distance from subway stations to the coast.
- Explore road expenditures for Massachusetts Towns.

 [Download Workshop Data](https://cga-download.hmdc.harvard.edu/publish_web/GIS_Training_Workshops/Data.zip)

 [Download Workshop Instructions](https://cga-download.hmdc.harvard.edu/publish_web/GIS_Training_Workshops/Instruction.zip)



 

 



 

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