[OSGeo-Boston] geo workshops at MIT - jan. 21 - 28

[Lisa Sweeney]

MIT GIS Services is hosting several upcoming workshops, which are open 
to anyone to attend. These are intended for an audience new to GIS and 
mapping. Materials will be posted online at: 
http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/current-workshops.html

*Open Source and Free Mapping Tools* - lecture and demonstration
Wednesday, January 21, 2-3pm, room 4-231 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-231&mapsearch=go> (seating 
available for 50 people)

There has been an explosion of open source and free mapping tools. In 
this talk we will offer a brief look into the neogeographer's world of 
online mapping.

*Introduction to GIS using free software tools and data*
Friday, January 23, 10 am - 12 pm, DIRC (14N-132) 
<http://libraries.mit.edu/ask-us/instruction/where-dirc.html> (20 
computers)

Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and 
creating your own maps using free, open source software and free data.

*Introduction to Google Maps API
*Monday, January 26, 2-6 pm, DIRC (14N-132) 
<http://libraries.mit.edu/ask-us/instruction/where-dirc.html> (20 
computers available in the room. Users are invited to bring their own 
laptops)


Googler Aaron Karp will give a whirlwind tour of the Google Maps API and 
KML, teaching the basics of each and showing off some of the really fun 
applications of them, with a sprinkling of Google Earth thrown in for 
extra fun (like campus maps, interactive panoramas, and fantasy worlds).

*Mapping and Using US Census Data *
Wednesday, January 28, 2-4 pm, DIRC (14N-132) 
<http://libraries.mit.edu/ask-us/instruction/where-dirc.html> (20 
computers)

The US Census holds an enormous amount of demographic information dating 
back to 1790. New and interesting relationships can be observed when 
looking at census data on a map. Come learn about what's in the US 
Census and the tools available for mapping it.

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Lisa Sweeney
Head, GIS Services, MIT Libraries
http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/

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