Wednesday December 3rd from 11:30-12:20 and again from 12:30-1:20,

Bosler 214

GIS (Geographic Information System) is a way of capturing, analyzing, and displaying data in a spatial manner.  While Google Earth may be able to perform some of these functions, ESRI, the GIS software supported on campus, allows for the entry and analysis of much larger and sophisticated data sets.  Several faculty in geology and environmental studies are already using this software for their classes or research.  Our new GIS specialist, James Ciarrocca, will show how faculty from departments across the curriculum can use GIS to display information spatially in a manner that is accessible for everyone.