The 22nd GIS Day is coming on November 18th, 2020! Initialized by Esri in 1999, GIS Day is an annual event celebrating the wide use of GIS. On this day, celebrating events will be held by geographers and GIS lovers all over the world. This year, UW’s Department of Geography will hold an event encouraging…
Humanistic GIS Laboratory Recruitment 2020-2021
Looking to get more involved on campus? Seeking to explore careers and passions? Read on for exciting opportunities and helpful resources at the Humanistic GIS Laboratory (refer to https://hgis.uw.edu)! This Lab is committed to exploring the Digital Earth as the home of humankind. Driven by this common interest, a group of UW scholars and student…
Congratulations, Steven Bao!
Steven (Xiaoqi) Bao, an undergraduate HGIS member has been awarded an Applied Research Fellowship from the CSDE (check here for details). Steven is a Junior student in geography major, has been working on multiple HGIS projects (e.g., the dynamic COVID-19 dashboard, Point cloud visualization of UW campus). This fellowship will help him to gain practical experience…
Undergraduate Student Research Assistant Recruitment for GeoBlockchain Learning and Development
The HGIS Lab (https://hgis.uw.edu) is recruiting two to three talented student assistant volunteers to join our “GeoBlockchain for vulnerable population” project. We are looking for disciplined students to assist in the development of Decentralized Web Mapping Application aimed to support the vulnerable populations in the U.S. Students will get involved in both front- and back-end…
COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus Infection Map
The HGIS lab team is developing a Novel Coronavirus Infection Map. This online interactive map enables users to track both the global and local trends of Novel Coronavirus infection since Jan 21st, 2020. The dataset is timely collected from multiple official sources and then plotted onto the map. Access to the current version of the…