When: April 30th, 2019
@ 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Location:
360 Shields Library
(DSI Classroom)
Cost:  Totally FREE!
Prerequisite:
Install QGIS (3.4) – QGIS.org free download
Presenters:  Michele Tobias

About:

Get ready for an introduction to world of GIS Learn and to use open source, community-driven desktop GIS software! Why get into GIS? Today, every major utilizes this skill and it is an invaluable asset to research and data. GIS reveals deeper insights into data, such as patterns, relationships, and situations. It is a powerful set of tools for storing and retrieving data at will, transforming and displaying spatial data from the real world for a particular set of purposes.

Continue reading #maptimeDavis – Intro to GIS with QGIS →

When: April 23rd, 2019 @ 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: 360 Shields Library (DSI Classroom)
Cost:  Totally FREE!
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge in R is recommended, but not required.

Presenters: Mahesh Maskey & Kristen Shapiro

About: Learn how to use R over time and have a great time at this workshop. NDVI  (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) information is very useful in various field of studies like agriculture, crop yield, types of vegetation, plant phenology, climate change, seasonal change and beyond. This workshop outlines a method to extract NDVI from Landsat remotely sensed images over different periods of year in R. In addition, participants will explore widely used R-functions in visualizing both temporal and spatial dynamics of NDVI.

Continue reading #maptimeDavis – NDVI Time Series Data in R →

When: April 16th, 2019 @ 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Location: 1017 Wickson
Cost:  Totally FREE!
Prerequisite: No experience necessary! Bring a laptop (and we recommend a mouse).

Presenter: Center for Spatial Sciences and the UC Davis Mapping Club

About: #maptimeDavis OpenStreetMap (OSM) Humanitarian Mapathon will support disaster planning and relief by creating data needed for humanitarian efforts such as identifying roads and communities in satellite imagery.  We’ll start with an introduction to OpenStreetMap editing for all levels of experience. Using the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Task Editor, then we’ll pick a few tasks to work on as a group.

Continue reading #maptimeDavis – OpenStreetMap Humanitarian Mapathon →

#maptime is time for making maps! Join the UC Davis geospatial community for a mapping skills workshop series.  Workshops take place Tuesdays from 1:00 – 3:00 pm in the DSI Classroom, 360 Shields Library.  Register for workshops on the UC Davis Library’s Workshops Page.

Workshops are designed, prepared, and presented by members of the community.    #maptime Davis is brought to you by the UC Davis Library’s Data & Digital Scholarship Department & the UC Davis Center for Spatial Sciences with help from several campus clubs and informal learning groups.  Space is generously provided by the Data Science Initiative (DSI).

When: March 6, 2019
@ 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Location: 360 Shields Library
(DSI Classroom)
Cost: Totally FREE!
Prerequisite:
Bring a laptop. Sign up for a Google Earth Engine Account
Presenters: Yuhan Huang, Erica Scaduto, Bin Chen

About:  Wildfire has been among the most influential processes in California, and the recent raged wildfires have greatly burdened fire-fighting expenditure and threatened entire communities. This workshop will get you know some knowledge about changing fire regimes, environmental controls on fire behaviors, fire progression, and burn severity in California. In the meantime, we will teach how to perform fire mapping using Google Earth Engine. Come check out this hot topic and learn with us!  Continue reading #maptimeDavis – Fire Mapping with Google Earth Engine →

When: February 27th, 2019
@ 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Location: 360 Shields Library
(DSI Classroom)
Cost: Totally FREE!
Prerequisite:
None.
Presenters: Derek Young, Sierra Mabanta, Huck Rees, Ofuhre Igbinedion

About: Learn all about different types of data collection while in the field! Anywhere you go, you can be a sensor and collect all sorts of useful geographic data. Learn about user activity logging using Fulcrum, replace paper forms with KOBO Toolbox, explore maps and data using QField, and learn to use compasses, rangefinders, and more. An app adventure is calling! Continue reading #maptimeDavis – Field Data Collection →

When: February 20th, 2019
@ 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Location: 360 Shields Library
(DSI Classroom)
Cost: Totally FREE!
Prerequisite:
None.
Presenters: Geospatial Community

About: Learn about the geospatial research on the UC Davis campus and beyond!
The community will present a variety of research is short (5 minute)
presentations.  No experience is necessary.  This is an excellent
opportunity to learn about the breadth of geospatial research and
network!  You can present your research by filling out this interest
form here or come to listen to the talks.

Continue reading #maptimeDavis – Lightning Talks →