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Celebrate GIS DAY 2020 at UW!

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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 people to contribute geographic features of COVID-19 facilities to OpenStreetMap (OSM), the most famous community-based map service in the world. As a free editable map,…

Humanistic GIS Laboratory Recruitment 2020-2021

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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 researchers have been working together (1) to explore innovative methodologies to improve geospatial technologies with the consideration of human experience,  (2) to reflect upon the…

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant Recruitment for GeoBlockchain Learning and Development

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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 development of the application. Prior experience in blockchain development is preferred but not required. Responsibilities: Attending virtual meetings with the team member led by the…