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Shaowen Wang to Deliver the 2019 Borchert Lecture

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Renowed cyberGIS scholar, Dr. Shaowen Wang, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for artificial intelligence and cyberGIS to transform geospatial discovery and innovation

Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 MGIS graduates

MGIS Student 2019 Awards and Recognition

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Congratulations to our MGIS students who received various awards and recognition in 2019!

Coleman Shepard speaking at Esri UC Plenary session in 2018

Coleman Shepard Heads to Washington D.C. After Earning His MGIS Degree

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Learn how Coleman maximized his graduate program experience by capitalizing on opportunities

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Len Kne Talks U-Spatial and Creating a Spatial University

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Len Kne (MGIS 2009) builds a successful career and supports collaborative work by incorporating spatial thinking into the University of Minnesota

John Borchert Map Library Receives Governor’s Geospatial Commendation Award

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Ryan Mattke, MGIS graduate and faculty member, accepted the award for the library’s Minnesota Historical Aerial Photographs Online website

University of Minnesota panelists presenting at the 2018 Esri Plenary

University of Minnesota Featured at the 2018 Esri User Conference Plenary Session

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Innovative geospatial research, teaching, operations, and outreach highlighted by panel of students, administrators and faculty

Dawn Wright Will Deliver 2018 Borchert Lecture

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Internationally-recognized scholar and scientist, Dr. Dawn Wright, to discuss "Swells, Soundings, and Sustainability in the Ocean"

MGIS Student 2018 Awards and Recognition

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Congratulations to our MGIS students who received various awards, recognition and internships in 2018!

Jacob Arndt Conducts Research at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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MGIS graduate student Jacob Arndt worked on a collaborative research project to identify methane emission patterns from dairy farms in California using remotely sensed data

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Steve Manson and Eric Shook Talk Big Data

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CLA story features Manson and Shook in an article about big data research

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Upcoming Events

January 22, 2020

Story Maps 101: Visual Storytelling with Maps

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This two-hour workshop guides participants through the process of telling stories with maps using the Esri Story Map platform. A discussion about best practices in visual storytelling will...

January 27, 2020

Web GIS 101: Introduction to Mapping with ArcGIS Online

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This five-hour workshop introduces participants to web-based mapping and spatial analysis using Esri's ArcGIS Online. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on activities, participants...

February 10, 2020

Desktop GIS 101: Analyzing Data and Creating Maps

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This seven-hour workshop introduces participants to using a geographic information system (GIS) to analyze data and create maps. Through a combination of presentations and hands-on...

February 13, 2020

Story Maps 101: Visual Storytelling with Maps

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This two-hour workshop guides participants through the process of telling stories with maps using the Esri Story Map platform. A discussion about best practices in visual storytelling will...

February 18, 2020

Web GIS 101: Introduction to Mapping with ArcGIS Online

Read more about Web GIS 101: Introduction to Mapping with ArcGIS Online

This five-hour workshop introduces participants to web-based mapping and spatial analysis using Esri's ArcGIS Online. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on activities, participants...

February 21, 2020

Desktop GIS 101: Analyzing Data and Creating Maps

Read more about Desktop GIS 101: Analyzing Data and Creating Maps

This seven-hour workshop introduces participants to using a geographic information system (GIS) to analyze data and create maps. Through a combination of presentations and hands-on...

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