When:
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Where: Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library), 2nd Floor North Study Lounge, 2233 Tech Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free
Contact:
Colby Witherup Wood
Group: Northwestern Libraries
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Join us for a workshop designed to get you started with creating web maps using ArcGIS Online. This session is tailored for beginners and will guide you through the process of designing and publishing interactive web maps. You’ll learn how to navigate the ArcGIS Online interface, add and style map layers, and utilize basic tools to visualize and analyze geographic data. No prior experience with GIS or ArcGIS Online is necessary, but is helpful.
Led by Méch Frazier, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist at the Northwestern Libraries/Kelsey Rydland, Head of Digital Scholarship and Research Data Management at the Northwestern Libraries
Prerequisites: No prior experience is required to attend this workshop, but it is helpful. For the hands-on activities, please ensure you have an ArcGIS Online account set up beforehand. You can create one by following this link: https://northwestern.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html.
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About Data Visualization Week
Master the art and science of data visualization with Northwestern's top specialists in a series of engaging workshops designed to take your skills from basic to brilliant. Dive into the world of static, dynamic, and interactive visualizations, and explore GIS tools, R, and Python through hands-on sessions. Plus, get personalized guidance on your projects during our daily drop-in office hours with expert advice. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your data visualization game!
Data Visualization Week will take place Monday, September 9 through Friday, September 13 at the Mudd Hall 2nd Floor North Study Lounge. See the full schedule here!
No registration is needed. Everyone at Northwestern is welcome – undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, staff, and faculty.
Accommodations
Northwestern University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all events and programs. Accommodations such as sign language interpreters and accessible presentation materials in alternate formats are provided upon request. Please contact Anne Sticksel at amsticksel@northwestern.edu or 847-491-2922 by Friday, August 30, 2024.
Every reasonable effort will be made to implement accommodations in an effective and timely manner.