Simmons ASIS&T News & Events
Free GIS & Networking Event!
March 6, 2007 5:45pm-8:00pm
MIT, Vannevar Bush Room, 10-100, Cambridge, MA
The New England Chapter of ASIS&T presents:
"Geographic Information made accessible: Google Earth and Web Mapping tools with Lisa Sweeney and Daniel Sheehan"
Take a virtual tour of the world, past and present, with free web mapping tools, learn about basic GIS concepts, and learn to add your own data to Google Earth. Lisa Sweeney, Head of GIS Services for the MIT Libraries, and Daniel Sheehan, GIS Specialist for the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) support the MIT community's GIS research and teaching through the MIT GIS Lab.
Students from Simmons GSLIS will be on hand to demonstrate GIS applications before and after the presentation. Refreshments will be served.
SCHEDULE:
- 5:45 - 6:30 Reception and demonstration of GIS projects by students from Simmons GSLIS
- 6:30- 7:30 Presentation about web mapping tools and Google Earth by Lisa Sweeney and Daniel Sheehan
- 7:30-8:00 Demonstration of GIS projects by students from Simmons GSLIS
REGISTRATION:
- Limited to 75 participants. Registration is required, although there is no registration fee.
- Registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis. Online registration is required.
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posted February 17, 2007 by Joanna Weston