What is GIS?
Geographic Information System or GIS is an organized collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data that is designed to capture, store, update, manipulate, and display geographically referenced information.
For a PowerPoint demonstration, click here.
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Where is the GIS Lab?
The Lab is located in Ely Hall 114.
What does the GIS Lab have?
13 IBM Intellistation M Pro computers
- ESRI's ArcGIS 9.2 plus Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst extensions
- Google Earth Pro
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe GoLive
- Stella 8.0
- Mathematica 5
- Compaq Visual Fortran 6
- KaleidaGraph 3.5
- MS Office 2003
- Windows XP
Scanner
Trimble TSC1 GPS unit
Color Inkjet printer and Laser printer
Computer projection with large screen
Access to large format color printer
Mobile lab includes 10 HP/Compaq Tablet PCs with ArcGIS 9.2 and USB connected GPS receivers by Rayming
GIS Lab Guidelines
Click here for guidelines for using the GIS Lab.
Contact
For more information about the GIS Lab, scheduling a class session, or using GIS in a course or research, contact the GIS Academic Computing Consultant, Meg Stewart, at 437-7708 or geo@vassar.edu
Examples of Student Work
To see some of the work done in the Lab click here .