Events
Week of Events
GIS Week: Du Bois Visualization Exhibit
Inspired by the visualization work of W.E.B. Du Bois, this event is designed as a showcase of visualizations (both physical and digital) that are either modern extensions of Du Bois’ work or products of original scholarship around racial equity and justice. Artists will get a chance to share and talk about their work, and accepted…
GIS Week: Triangle GIS Social – cancelled
Unfortunately, due to complications in planning this event around COVID-19, the 2021 Triangle GIS Social has been cancelled.
GIS Week: UAS Drone Workshop
GIS Week: UAS Drone Workshop
In this full-day workshop, attendees will learn the basics of collecting and processing drone data. In the morning session, participants will visit nearby Lake Wheeler to learn about data collection and drone setup through a live demo led by ASPRS Certified UAS Mapping Scientist Inia Jeziorska. In the afternoon session, attendees will learn to process…
GIS Week: Spatial Connect Career Fair
GIS Week: Spatial Connect Career Fair
The Spatial Connect Virtual Career Fair provides an opportunity for prospective employers to connect with students interested in geospatial analytics and spatial data science. The event will feature a variety of companies, nonprofits and government organizations. Admission is free to all job seekers, who will be able to officially schedule meetings starting in the Fall.…
GIS Week: Geospatial Forum with Dr. Lauren Bennett and Ankita Bakshi (Esri)
GIS Week: Geospatial Forum with Dr. Lauren Bennett and Ankita Bakshi (Esri)
Come learn about some of the most widely adopted machine learning methods used for clustering of spatial data. This forum will illustrate how the algorithms work, how to interpret the results, and how and when to apply them. We’ll go beyond the basics of several key spatial data science techniques, including density-based clustering and multivariate…
GIS Week: Coffee & Viz
GIS Week: Coffee & Viz
Exploring Race and Place through Data: The W.E.B. Du Bois Visualization Exhibit In addition to his substantial contributions to sociology and civil rights activism, W.E.B. Du Bois was an early champion of using data to investigate and highlight the history and reality of Black Americans. In particular, Du Bois’s visualization contributions to the 1900 Exposition…