This guide will direct you toward spatial data sources as well as connect you with other relevant resources. It is intended as a companion guide to the GIS Software and Tutorials libguide. As you conduct your research, please use these pages to keep up to date on GIS events on campus, new data acquisitions, and library resources for GIS.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are tools to explore spatial questions.
The acronym GIS most commonly refers to Geographic Information Systems, the interconnected hardware, software, users, data, and procedures that together form a system for geospatial analysis. GIS can be used to study, analyze, and visualize any phenomenon that has a spatial component. If location plays a role in your research, GIS offers a way to include these spatial features in your analysis.
This video gives a brief introduction to GIS and shows some examples of what can be accomplished with this versatile tool.
