Quantum GIS, or QGIS, is an open source geographic information system application available for Windows, Mac, or Linux. The software allows you to import, manipulate, and layer geographic data. Fred Gibbs, Director of Digital Scholarship at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, provides a very useful quickstart guide.
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The Productive Scholar: Spring 2014 Schedule
Thursdays, 12:00 PM*
*Wednesday, February 12, 12:00 PM: Google Drive for Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students (MCC)
*Monday, February 17, 4:00 PM: Google Drive for Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students (MCC)
February 20: Simple Map Tools for Complex Data (NMC)
February 27: What Are Digital Map Datasets and Geographic Information Systems (HRCC)
March 6: Using Mechanical Turk and Qualtrics to Crowdsource Tasks and Surveys (HRCC)
March 13: Introduction to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Successful Processes (HRCC)
March 27: Best Practices for File and Data Management (HRCC)
April 3: Tools for Text Analysis in the Humanities (NMC)
April 10: Risk in Media Discourse: An Introduction to Topic Modeling with R and Python (NMC)
April 17: Overview of Q-APS (Program for Quantitative and Analytical Political Science): Social Science Research Support for Scholars (HRCC)
April 24 (*note special time): Turning Freshmen into Scientists: Hardware, Software, and Hands-on Technology in the Field (HRCC, 4:30pm-5:30pm
HRCC: Humanities Resource Center Classroom, 012 East Pyne, Lower Level
NMC: New Media Center, 1st Floor, Lewis Library BuildingFor more a detailed listing, see the full series schedule.
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