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Hello everyone,

In-lieu of a conference that we had planned at Cornell in April, we’re running an intro to QGIS webinar this Friday May 15 from 10am-11am via Zoom. The intended audience are NY state and local government GIS practitioners, as well as Cornell and CUNY / SUNY students and professors who have some familiarity with GIS but wanted to…[Read more]

Hi all,

Javier sent a message a couple of weeks ago about a brainstorming session that we held on March 17th to come up with a mapping project that would be useful at this moment to identify needs and solutions related to the pandemic. I’m happy to say that 4 amazing projects have been birthed from those discussions and now we’re forming the r…[Read more]

Hi all,

I’ve been contacted by a housing justice org in NYC to do a map for them that can be helpful for their #rentstrike organizing. The map is quite simple, but I’m having a hard time finding a tool that can meet two particular needs: (1) the data will be stored in a google doc that they will share with me and they want the map to update as…[Read more]

Hello everyone! Olivia and I are planning a brainstorming session next week to discuss what maps are out there and which ones do we need to produce during the COVID19 crisis. Here’s the blurb of the session, we hope to see you online on Friday 17 at noon!

Best,

Javier

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As we’ve seen from all of the COVID trackers, maps can be powerful t…[Read more]

Note: The following email was sent to all EOs and APOs at the Graduate Center on Monday, March 16. 

Dear Colleagues,

As the university transitions to remote instruction, research, and work, GC Digital Initiatives staff is available for consultations on a wide range of topics related to technology. We invite GC faculty, students, and staff…[Read more]

Hi all,

I just wanted to give a heads up that I had to reschedule my office hour for this week. It was supposed to be on Wednesday from 1030am-1130am, but instead, I will be holding it tomorrow evening (March 2) from 7:15-8:15pm. Below I’ve included a bit about the types of digital tools that I can be most helpful…[Read more]

Correction: The previous post listed the incorrect date and time for the first meeting. The correct date and time is 2/13 (Thu) at 12:30pm in the Digital Scholarship Lab (room 7414).

Looking forward to meet you all!

Hello all,

We are pleased to announce the first meeting for the Digital Archive Research Collective (DARC).

DARC is an initiative spearheaded by the GC Digital Fellows, offering support to the emergent community of students, faculty, and staff who are working on digital archival projects throughout The Graduate Center. Our meeting is an…[Read more]