The goal of this lab is to understand basic concepts and functions of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and produce geo-coded maps (displaying data) using ArcGIS.
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Training: Georeferencing with ArcGIS
March 10, 2015
In this workshop we will learn about the basic concepts involved in georeferencing and get some hands-on experience with the process in ArcGIS, a common GIS software platform.
Training: Georeferencing with QGIS
March 9, 2015
In this workshop we will learn about the basic concepts involved in georeferencing and get some hands-on experience with the process in QGIS, a free, open-source GIS tool.
Training: Working with US Census Data
March 9, 2015
This workshop will focus on becoming familiar with searching and downloading the data published by the US Census Bureau via Factfinder and Social Explorer.
Training: Starting a Historical GIS Project
February 24, 2015
The goal of this workshop is to cover the basic steps and considerations for creating a GIS based on a historical map and historical address data. We will use ArcGIS 10.2 to create the GIS.
Training: Life Cycle of a Text Analysis Project
February 27, 2015
Join the Social Computing Working Group for a conversation with Rochelle Terman.
February 13, 2015
Join the Social Computing Working Group for the first in a series of related workshops. This workshop will feature two topics and will allow for discussion and coworking time.
February 13, 2015
Join the Social Computing Working Group for the first in a series of related workshops. This workshop will feature two topics and will allow for discussion and coworking time.
Training: Beginning Stata
February 11, 2015 to February 13, 2015
This 2-part workshop will cover (in a teaching computer lab environment, using the General Social Survey as a common dataset):
DAY ONE
February 12, 2015
How do we actually go about fitting new digital methods into a literary article? Can we take our existing questions about literary history and just "add some digital tools to them"?
