Teaching

Objective: This workshop focuses on how to analyze large data sets using Python and FASRC. The workshop covers various tools and techniques used in Data Science and Big Data computations. Attendees are prepared to work with their own data sets and apply...

These are the tutorial videos for using the GIS Apps on Harvard’s FAS Research Computing (FASRC) Cannon compute cluster, a large-scale HPC (High Performance Computing) cluster supporting scientific modeling and simulation for thousands of Harvard...

Python for Geospatial Big Data and Data Science using FASRC This workshop focuses on analyzing geospatial big data sets using Python and Harvard's FASRC. It covers a range of tools and techniques essential for data science and big data computations...

To enable Harvard users to effectively and easily use these resources, we have developed the following series of self-led tutorials and workshops: Self-led tutorials Workshops

Lead Instructor: Robert Spang Co-Instructors: Devika Kakkar and Xiaokang Fu Objective: This workshop focuses on how to analyze large data sets using Python and FASRC. The workshop covers various tools and techniques used in Data Science and Big Data...

PostGreSQL is a powerful open source object-relational database system. PostGIS provides spatial objects for PostgreSQL database with numerous spatial data processing capabilities. In this CGA's self-led tutorial the widely used geospatial relational...

Objectives of this video tutorial workshop are 1) To learn about Google’s free free mapping products, 2) Practice using MyMaps, Earth, Fusion Tables, and Mash-ups (the Google API), and 3) Learn how and when to apply these different mapping technologies...

An introduction to spatial analysis for various kinds of problem solving in a GIS environment. Examples of both raster and vector data-based spatial operations like overlay, buffering, and interpolation will be covered. Available as a Five Part video...

Find GIS-related books already in the Harvard Library system: Search the HOLLIS catalog . Visit the Harvard Map Collection , which provides a selection of high-quality GIS books and reference materials for use in-library. Outside Harvard, see also: GIS...