News
June 14th, 2013
Join thousands of other learners in exploring the power of mapping, mapmaking, and spatial thinking in new ways through the Maps and the Geospatial Revolution Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). The course, taught by Dr. Anthony C. Robinson of the Pennsylvania State University, begins July 17, 2013, and is five weeks long. The course is [...]
March 27th, 2013
Forensic scientists are often challenged with the task of constraining the geographic source of evidentiary materials — for example the location of a soil sample or site of production of an explosive. Natural Earth system processes and human activities lead to spatial, temporal, and process-related variation in the distribution of stable isotopes in a wide [...]
March 14th, 2013
We’re nearly two weeks away from the FIU GIS Center’s 2013 GIS Day! The one-day seminar-style event will take place on Friday, March 29, 2013, on the second floor of the Green Library (Modesto Maidique Campus, MMC). The theme for this year’s GIS Day is GeoHumanities: Drawing New Connections in Time & Space With at [...]
March 12th, 2013
Work by the FIU GIS Center’s very own, Peter Harlem, has been causing quite a stir in the local media. His on-going efforts to map sea level rise in the greater Miami / South Florida community have been highlighted in The Miami Herald and subsequently featured on the news website of WLRN, the local public [...]
February 25th, 2013
Mark your calendars! FIU will host its 2013 GIS Day on Friday, March 29 in Green Library Room 220 from 10am to 5pm, at the Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC). Join the FIU GIS Center + Map & Imagery User Services (MIUS) for a fun-filled day of special guest lectures, games, trivia, and prizes. The theme [...]
February 13th, 2013
The FIU GIS Center / Maps & Imagery User Services (MIUS) will hold its second “Introduction to GIS Workshop” of the semester on February 25, 2013, 3:00-5:00pm. This workshop will cover fundamental concepts associated with Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies, and will include hands-on exercises to expose attendees to some of the basic functionality of [...]
February 12th, 2013
“Earth from Space” is scheduled to air nationwide at 9 p.m. EST Feb. 13 on Public Broadcasting Service television stations. The two-hour special explores how satellites are transforming our view of Earth and features interviews with scientists and new visualizations of our complex planet. The centerpiece of the program is an animation of the [...]
October 30th, 2012
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May 16th, 2012
The GIS Center has acquired a set of digital topographic maps of most Caribbean countries! Visit MIUS (GL 273) for more details.