The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has several departments and units on campus that provide GIS resources. Available GIS resources are listed below. These resources are only available to UNC-CH affiliates (faculty, staff, and students) unless otherwise noted.
Please Send Additions, Questions, or Comments to Amanda C. Henley, GIS Librarian
Resource:
ITS Classrooms and Labs
Locations: Davis Library, Hinton James Residence Hall,
Law School Library, R.B. House Undergraduate Library, School of Public Health,
Student Union, and Venable
Hours: See the Current Lab Schedule
Equipment: Click here
for lab hardware information. Click here
for lab software information.
Assistance/Staff: The labs are staffed, but staff members may
not be trained in GIS.
For more information, see: http://www.unc.edu/atn/labs/
Resource:
Davis Library Geographic Information Systems
Location: Davis Library Reference
Hours: GIS Machines are available when
Davis Library is Open. Printing is available when the Reference Desk is staffed.
Equipment: 4 PCs specifically for GIS use, Color Printer (size up to 11x17),
Black/White Printer, Plotter: Hewlett Packard Design Jet Plotter 1055 CM, 36" wide
(Please see our plotter policy ).
Assistance/Staff: By appointment. Contact Amanda Henley, GIS Librarian.
For more information, see:
http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/gis/gissoftware.html
Walk in patrons not affiliated with UNC Chapel Hill are welcome to use this resource.
Resource: Odum Institute GIS Lab
Location: GIS Lab Manning Hall, Room 016
Hours:Monday - Thursday, 9am - 9pm, Friday, 9am - 5pm
Equipment: 12 machines specifically for GIS use, a Digitizing Tablet,
a Color Printer (size up to 11x17), Black/White Printer, Server with 1 terabyte of disk space.
Assistance/Staff: Experienced GIS staff are on hand at times.
For more information, call 843-6051 or visit their website: http://www2.irss.unc.edu/irss/home.asp .
Resource: Geography Computer Lab
Location: 319 Saunders Hall
Hours: Lab is available when a TA is present and no classes
are scheduled.
Equipment: Seven computers are available with GIS and Remote
Sensing Software Installed.
Assistance/Staff: When lab is open, TAs are present to
answer questions.
**This resource is for UNC Chapel Hill Geography Students only**
Resource: Health Sciences Library Media Design Studios
Location: Health Sciences Library, 2nd Floor
Hours: The Media Design Studios are available when
the library is open.
Equipment: There are two Media Design Studios in HSL, one with two PCs and one with two Macintosh machines. The Microsoft Media Design Studio has two computers with GIS installed.
Each machine has
two scanners connected to each computer. Each computer has a flopppy drive, a CD burner and a DVD drive. An HP inkjet printer
and a plotter are also available.
Assistance/Staff:
For additional information, visit the Media Design Studios: Policies and Procedures
website.
Resource: Spatial Data Collection at Davis Library
Data holdings can be searched using the GIS Data Finder:
http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/gis/datafinder/index.html
Walk in patrons not affiliated with UNC Chapel Hill are welcome to use our collection of public domain data for non-commercial purposes.
Resource: Local Spatial Data Collection
Local Data is collected and shared by Paula Gee Davis,
UNC Facilities. Data is kept on AFS (the campus network) at the following path: /afs/isis/data/gis/raw/arcshare
Online Training:
UNC Chapel Hill has a site license for ESRI products. Through this site license,
current UNC-CH affiliates (faculty, staff, and students) have free access to Online GIS
Training from ESRI's Virtual Campus. For a listing of free courses, and information
on how to enroll, see:
http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/gis/virtual_campus.html
Instructor
Led Training:
Campus GIS Training opportunities are advertised on the uncgis electronic discussion list.
This list provides a medium for the dissemination of GIS-related information including pertinent colloquia,
job and training opportunities, etc. To become a member of this list, go to
the
UNC-CH Mailing Lists Page and subscribe.
The University Library offers customized GIS classes for small groups and courses. Contact Amanda Henley to inquire about a class.
The Odum Institute offers short courses on GIS. For more information, check The Odum Institute Home Page and sign up to the uncgis mailing list.
The University also offers for-credit courses that incorporate GIS. These courses are available in several departments. The Geography Department has a Graduate Certificate Program in Geographic Information Sciences. Speak with your advisor if you are interested.
Books
and Online Documentation:
Through the University's site license with ESRI, UNC Chapel Hill affiliates have online
access to ESRI software documentation, tutorials, and books. These resources are password
protected- use your onyen
when prompted for a password. A list of the available documentation is linked to from
an ITS Help Page. Additionally, ESRI has made
their software documentation available on their support website - The ESRI support website is available to everyone.
The University Libraries collect books and materials pertaining to GIS. Search the Library Catalog. Walk in patrons not affiliated with UNC Chapel Hill are welcome to use this resource; NC residents with a valid Borrower's Card may check out books.
Resource: Amanda Henley is the GIS Librarian at Davis Library. She assists University and walk-in patrons in locating, acquiring, formatting and projecting spatial data. Please call or email to make an appointment: amanda.henley@unc.edu, Davis Library Reference: 962-1151.
Resource: Odum Institute has experienced GIS users' services staff in the GIS Lab. For more information, call 843-6051 or visit their website: http://www2.irss.unc.edu/irss/home.asp .
Resource: The ESRI Support Website is an excellent source of information. Search the knowledge base, user forums, or arcscripts - someone in the GIS community may have created a tool that can do exactly what you need. Search arcscripts for downloadable tools and extensions (Free!). - The ESRI support website is available to everyone.
There is a substantial amount of GIS Science research being done at UNC Chapel Hill. Visit the below links for some examples. Additional information will be posted as it is provided or discovered.
Larry Band Ph.D. - UNC Department of Geography
Scott L.H. Madry Ph.D. - UNC Department of Anthropology
Aaron Moody Ph.D. - UNC Department of Geography
Conghe Song Ph.D. - UNC Department of Geography
Yan Song Ph.D. - UNC Department of City and Regional Planning
Marc L. Serre Ph.D. - UNC Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
UNC Carolina Population Center Spatial Analysis Unit
Stephen Walsh Ph.D. - UNC Department of Geography
Please send questions or
comments to: Amanda Henley.
This Page last updated 08/18/2005.