GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, are analytical software tools useful for examining any kind of spatially-organized data, such as census data; soil-type samples; biological-population distributions; zip-code files, etc.. But how would you use it in your discipline? Come see how GIS was used in Soph 265 (Social Movements: The Environment) to investigate questions of environmental justice. Working with census data and maps provided by Oneida County, we looked at the relationship between the proposed placement of landfills and various demographic measures such as race, educational attainment, and household income. This demonstration will be of special interest to faculty in the social sciences wondering what could be done with desktop GIS software and how to incorporate it into any research and teaching already involving the use of demographic data.
This informal presentation and discussion will be held in the Remote Collaboration Facility on the 3rd floor of CJ, on Tuesday, May 13 at 4:10 pm. Refreshments will be available.
This will be the final event in the HILLgroup Discussion Series for this academic year. Please send suggestions for discussion topics for next year to HILLgroup@hamilton.edu.
The HILLgroup Liaisons and Oral Communication are Academic Development Partners.
"Geographic Information System (GIS) - A computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, manipulating, analysing and displaying data related to positions on the Earth's surface. " --From FOLDOC: Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing, <www.foldoc.org>
