The GIS Data Center

Services + Assistance, Courses + Workshops, GIS Data, Contact Information

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Our center has helped historians map events, sociologists color demographics, geologists understand and visualize underground features, architects develop site graphics, biologists see distribution of flora and fauna and track diseases, civil engineers create elevation maps, and anthropologists map languages. Geographic Information Systems software can be applied in an endless list of disciplines. Our center is here to help you understand this technology and help you apply it in your studies and research.

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At our center you can

- Access geographic information systems software, raster and graphics packages (see software list)
- Download and store GIS data for your projects
- Get one-on-one help using the software and performing analysis
- Print large GIS maps (42" wide-max)

assistance

We provide assistance in

- Finding and obtaining maps and data
- Utilizing GIS software and supporting hardware for teaching and research
- Defining project data needs and data collection

Request for help

Request help

-Rice faculty, staff and students can contact the GIS/Data Center directly or fill out the request for help form for assistance in utilizing GIS for class projects, teaching, or research.

If you have not worked with GIS before it is best to schedule an appointment for an orientation.

The GIS/Data Center has an open position for a GIS Support Specialist