LibGuides: GIS &amp; Geospatial Data Services: Home

Welcome to the University of Texas Libraries' GIS and Geospatial Data Services LibGuide homepage. This page provide links to all of the UT Libraries' GIS related resources so that everything is easy to find from this one, central starting point. If you find yourself frequently looking for geospatial information on this page or on any linked pages, you should consider adding a bookmark in your browser so that you can reach this page more easily the next time you need to return to it. In the left column menu you will find links to all GIS related LibGuides. If you have specific geospatial research questions you can set up a personalized research consultation by clicking the Email Me button and describing your particular research project. If you want to stay up to date about GIS relevant news on campus, visit https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/gis-users to subscribe to the UT GIS user email list.

Upcoming Workshops

Fall 2024

Tabular Data In Spreadsheets: OpenRefine & Python Donut logo

Instructor:	Meryl Brodsky & Michael Shensky
Date:	9/13/2024
Time:	12:00 - 1:15p.m.
Location:	PCL Scholars Lab Data Lab & Zoom (Virtual Workshop)
Download:	Presentation slides
Download:	Colab Notebook
Watch:	Zoom Recording

In this workshop, participants will learn best practices for working with spreadsheet data. The session will showcase how researchers can use tools like OpenRefine and Python scripts to manage tabular data effectively. Please download and install OpenRefine – http://openrefine.org/download.html prior to the workshop. OpenRefine runs in a browser. It works best with Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.

Research Data Management Best Practices Donut logo

Instructor:	Grant Hardaway & Michael Shensky
Date:	9/27/2024
Time:	12:00 - 1:15p.m.
Location:	PCL Scholars Lab Data Lab & Zoom (Virtual Workshop)
Download:	Presentation Slides
Watch:	Zoom Recording

This workshop will go over helpful strategies and techniques for effective research data management in all stages of the research lifecycle, from the drafting of comprehensive data management plans to successful publication of research data. Join this session to learn how to overcome data management challenges and stay in compliance with research data management regulations.

Managing Research Code with Git and GitHub

Instructor:	Ian Goodale & Michael Shensky
Date:	10/11/2024
Time:	12:00 - 1:15p.m.
Location:	Zoom (Virtual Workshop)
Download:	Presentation Slides
Watch:	Zoom Recording

When you utilize custom research software to manage your data collection, processing, analysis, or visualization it is important to ensure that your code is backed up and versioned. Join this session to learn how you can utilize Git and GitHub to effectively manage the research code you develop and share it with other researchers as open source software.

Intro to R for Data Management Donut logo

Instructor:	Willem Borkgren
Date:	10/25/2024
Time:	12:00 - 1:15p.m.
Location:	PCL Scholars Lab Data Lab & Zoom (Virtual Workshop)
Watch:	Zoom Recording
Download:	Presentation Slides
Download:	R Colab Notebook

R is a powerful statistical computing and graphics software that is open source and widely popular—particularly in academia. In this workshop we will cover how to use the R scripting language for working with research data.

UT GIS Day 2024

Join the UT Austin community in recognizing GIS Day 2024 on Wednesday, November 20th in the Scholars Lab in PCL! GIS Day is an internationally acknowledged annual event held each November on the Wednesday of Geography Awareness week. It is a day dedicated to appreciating, discussing, and learning about GIS (geographic information system) technology and all that it enables. This year our theme is exploring geospatial artificial intelligence.

Through our UT GIS Day events this year we hope to raise the profile of the innovative GIS work being carried out by the UT campus community. We look forward to partnering with the Department of Geography and the Environment, Campus Geospatial Assets, Jackson School of Geosciences, and UT Open Source Program Office (UT-OSPO) to organize this event. If you are interested in participating, go ahead and reserve 12:00 to 5pm on your calendar on Wednesday 11/20.

Poster Presentation Competition and Proposal Form

To highlight the innovative geospatial research being carried out here at UT Austin, we are inviting UT students to share their work in our poster competition. Any project (with a student first author) that makes use of GIS or involves geospatial data is eligible to enter. A panel of judges will score posters with monetary awards for the top scoring posters. First place will be awarded $200, second place $150, and third place $100. Follow the proposal form link below if you are interested in participating in the session which will take place on Wednesday 11/20 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm in the Scholars Lab in PCL. The deadline for poster submissions is Tuesday, November 5th and there are limited poster spaces available so consider submitting early to secure a place in the competition. Posters may be still be considered for inclusion in the competition after the poster submission deadline if there is still capacity to accept further posters. If you would like to present your poster but do not to want to enter the competition you may select that option in the proposal form. To coincide with UT's Year of AI, the theme of this year's event is exploring geospatial artificial intelligence. Posters are not required to fit this theme, but there will be a special designation for posters entered that are related to geospatial AI.

2024 Poster Proposal Form

2024 GIS Day Schedule for November 20th

12:00-12:30	Drone and Lidar Demonstration
12:30-1:30	GIS Lightning Talks
1:30-2:00	UT Libraries MGCE Fellowship Awards
2:00-3:00	Geospatial AI Keynote by Dr. Gengchen Mai and Dr. Yuhao Kang
3:00-4:00	GIS Career Panel
4:00-5:00	Student Poster Competition

UTL GIS & Geospatial Data Services & Resources

UT Libraries GIS & Geospatial Data Services & Resources

Geospatial Research Reference and Consultations

If you have GIS or geospatial research questions you can email gis@lib.utexas.edu for assistance or click the "Schedule Appointment" button on the right side of this page to select a time to meet with a member of the UTL Research Data Services team to discuss your project in detail.

Workshops and Lectures

The UTL Research Data Services team regularly offers workshops on popular geospatial research topics and GIS workflows. If you would like a customized workshop for your research team, lab, center, or department or are interested in a GIS focused guest lecture for your class, please contact us.

Guides

You can find helpful GIS and geospatial research guides that have been custom developed for the UT campus community by browsing the guide list on the left side of this page where you will find them organized by subject.

Geospatial Data from UTL Collections

In 2019 the UT Libraries launched the Texas GeoData portal to expand access to geospatial data from its collections and allow researchers to more easily access geospatial data shared by other institutions. Visit the portal to find downloadable georeferenced maps and vector datasets that you can use in your research.

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