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Geospatial Research Lab

Located on the lower level of Bender Library, 小蓝视频 Library's Geospatial Research Lab supports the research and teaching programs of 小蓝视频 faculty, staff, and students, through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and resources. The lab builds and curates 小蓝视频's spatial data collection and provides support for both research methods and software in the pursuit of robust geospatial research on campus. 小蓝视频 scholars are encouraged to explore how geographic visualization and analysis can assist in examining relationship and causalities, uncovering patterns, and making predictions.

Geospatial Data

The Geospatial Research Lab hosts license-restricted Geospatial Data in the 小蓝视频 Library's . We also have a to help you find data using publicly available resources. Please contact geospatial@american.edu for more information on specific geospatial data acquisition requests.

小蓝视频 GIS Course Offerings

To find 小蓝视频 courses on geospatial and related topics, search the 小蓝视频 course catalog for , , , or .

Software and Licenses

Specialized geospatial software is available in the Geospatial Research Lab, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, QGIS, and ENVI+IDL. To sign up for licenses, please follow the instructions on our .

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Get in Touch

If you are looking for specialized help getting your GIS research project off the ground.

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For geospatial research support and GIS software troubleshooting, please .