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Basic Introduction to GIS (Fall 2022)

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Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP MATERIALS See https://gis.harvard.edu/introduction-gis for description and fees. Please note the new date of 9/16/2022 for this workshop. How to Apply : For Harvard Affiliates, please submit your application...

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Learn the basics of GIS, Remote Sensing and spatial analysis method with self-study tutorials

Basic Introduction to GIS (Spring 2023)

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Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP MATERIALS Topics covered are: 1. What is GIS, mapping, and spatial data. 2. GIS data types and file formats. 3. GIS analysis, problem solving, and case studies. Learning objectives: To gain an understanding...

Basic Introduction to GIS (spring 2024)

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Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom Download Workshop Materials Topics covered are: 1. What is GIS, mapping, and spatial data. 2. GIS data types and file formats. 3. GIS analysis, problem solving, and case studies. Learning objectives: To gain an understanding...

Basic Introduction to GIS (fall 2024)

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Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom Download Workshop Materials Topics covered are: What is GIS, mapping, and spatial data. GIS data types and file formats. GIS analysis, problem solving, and case studies. Learning objectives: To gain an understanding of what...

Basic Introduction to GIS (spring 2025)

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Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom Download Workshop Materials Topics covered are: What is GIS, mapping, and spatial data. GIS data types and file formats. GIS analysis, problem solving, and case studies. Learning objectives: To gain an understanding of what...

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

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Learning objectives: Learn what GIS is, how to use it, and become familiar with the basics of ArcGIS Online Create service areas and calculate demographic statistics for an area of Long Beach, CA. Analyze zoning and tax parcel property information for...

Basic Introduction to GIS (fall 2023)

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Lead Instructor: Jeff Blossom. DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP MATERIALS Topics covered are: 1. What is GIS, mapping, and spatial data. 2. GIS data types and file formats. 3. GIS analysis, problem solving, and case studies. Learning objectives: To gain an understanding...

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

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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...

GIS Workshop for GH 706

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Learning objectives: Learning some basic GIS terminology and data structure Creating a general reference map of Tanzania using QGIS that includes roads, cities, rivers, and administrative borders. These skills can then be applied to make a general...

A novel surveillance approach for disaster mental health

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Disasters have substantial consequences for population mental health. Social media data present an opportunity for mental health surveillance after disasters to help identify areas of mental health needs. We aimed to 1) identify specific basic...

Geographic Information Systems for Global Health Students

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Learning objectives of this workshop for students in the Mixed Methods for Global Health Research (GH 706) class are: Learning some basic terminology of GIS. Learning the file structure for GIS files. Creating a map of a country or region of the world...