BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT: GIS for Humanities and Social Sciences PRODID:-//Harvard events data//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_1939986_0 SUMMARY: GIS for Humanities and Social Sciences DESCRIPTION:

This full-day workshop was last offered December 5, 2025. It was focused on offering hands on instruction on learning and applying several GIS and mapping techniques commonly used by those practicing in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The workshop will include discussion and interactive exercises aimed to contextualize the usage of geography and maps for each participant's individual research or teaching interests.

Specifically, the workshop will cover:

Introduction to and examples of the digital spatial humanities and spatial social sciences
Overview of a diverse range of spatial software, both desktop and web-based, including GIS
Create, edit, query and analyze geographic datasets (using QGIS, ArcGIS Online, and Google Earth)
Georeferencing historical maps
Downloading and transform U.S. census data tables into spatial data layers
Producing map compositions, and sharing geographic data for collaborations

Fee for the 1-day program is $25 for students with a valid Harvard ID, and $350 for others.

See https://gis.harvard.edu/faq/how-make-payments-cga for payment instructions.

Make sure to choose GIS for Humanities and Social Sciences as the workshop type.

Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom

For remote attendees, Zoom link will be sent to the registered attendees who have paid prior to the workshop date.

How to Apply:

For Harvard Affiliates, please submit your application by clicking here (HUID login required).
For Non-Harvard applicants, please submit your application by filling out the form at this link.

On these forms, make sure to choose GIS for Humanities and Social Sciences as the workshop name.

LOCATION:Room S020 of the CGIS South Building at 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20251205T143000Z DTEND:20251205T213000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR