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Maps and geospatial information sessions for fall 2017 include online options

9/19/17

Each Tuesday this October, Penn State University Libraries will offer informational sessions relating to foundational map and geospatial topics. Sessions, which do not require registration, are open to all Penn State students, staff, faculty and visitors, and remote viewing is available online using Zoom.

graphic of Midwest U.S. states noting list and locations of ten Big Ten Academic Alliance universities participating in geoportal project

Big Ten’s Geospatial Data Portal connecting access to GIS, historical map data

1/23/17

The Big Ten Academic Alliance Geospatial Data Portal Project, of which Penn State University Libraries is a contributor, has launched an online spatial data discovery tool called the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geoportal. The project and geoportal aim to provide discoverability, facilitate access and connect scholars across the Big Ten Academic Alliance to often scattered geospatial data resources.

Map and GIS information sessions scheduled for spring 2017

1/19/17

Faculty, staff, students and visitors are invited to to learn more about map and GIS applications by participating in-person or remotely online in any or all of three workshops offered by the University Libraries during the spring 2017 semester.

Map and GIS information sessions scheduled for fall 2016

8/16/16

Two fall 2016 Penn State University Libraries informational sessions offering introductions to map and GIS topics are planned for Penn State students, faculty, staff and visitors in the Donald W. Hamer Maps Library, ground floor Pattee Library, University Park, and via Adobe Connect online. No registration is required.

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Researchers study location's role in romance

4/25/16

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman will always have Paris, and Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks had their meeting at the top of the Empire State Building in New York. But the part cities play in relationships has begun to change, according to Penn State researchers who are studying how cities — and State College specifically — play a role in modern romances.

Angela Chang at Nittany Lion Shrine

Human rights advocate is recipient of Murphy Award

11/16/15

Angela Chang, a human rights advocate with Amnesty International and a student in the Penn State online master’s degree program in Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Intelligence option, was the 2014 recipient of the Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award. Chang was unable to attend the 2014 U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Symposium, where the award is usually presented, therefore, she was presented with the award at the Department of Geography’s Coffee Hour weekly lecture on Nov. 13.

Tara LaLonde with a participant at GIS Day 2014

University Libraries to hold GIS Day program on Nov. 18

10/21/15

Activities planned for the University Libraries' GIS Day on Nov. 18 highlight the importance of geospatial information and related resources for students, faculty and staff, and include presentations, an information fair, a networking reception and more.

A tourist uses the InSite Gettysburg app

Online alumnus brings history to life through Gettysburg tour app

5/7/14

When tourists visit Gettysburg National Military Park they see a picturesque landscape of open fields and rolling hills. However, for three days in 1863 this site was home to one of the most important battles in American history. Nicholas Wiley, a graduate of the Penn State geographic information system (GIS) certificate program, is trying to bring this experience to life with the InSite Gettysburg app.

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