Representatives from the Colorado State University Libraries’ Geospatial Centroid will discuss the connection between democracy and the use of maps and geography at their annual GIS Day on Nov. 10 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Event Hall at the Morgan Library.
This year, the event will focus on how geospatial technology can be used in social and urban contexts to evaluate topics related to voting, red-lining and state boundaries.
The Geospatial Centroid works to use spatial technologies to help educate, give hands-on experience and assist researchers in solving problems related to local geographic data.
“Geospatial technology is a powerful tool that can be used to represent any pattern that has data,” said Sophia Linn, the head of the Geospatial Centroid.
GIS Day is an international annual event that serves to celebrate the technology and community for geospatial data and the work done that has changed how issues are approached.
This year’s keynote speaker will be Susan Schulten, a professor at the University of Denver. She will discuss how maps played a key role in prohibition and suffrage movements in the early 1900s. Schulten will speak from 1-2 p.m.
Students can get involved with the Geospatial Centroid by joining their internship program, using their resources for research or taking courses that use geospatial data.
A schedule of events can be found on the event website, where attendees can also register.
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