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Esri scholarship 2023

ESRI Canada Scholarship 2023

Can you make a map? ESRI Canada Scholarship 2023 $2000 award + software & training • Deadline Friday, March 31, 2023 • Open to current UBC students Each ESRI Scholarship applicant should provide no more than three or four pages, two pages of text and one or two pages of graphics (maps, tables, figures, models, […]

Map of UBC campus with buildings layer and pop-up text

Introduction to Web Mapping with Leaflet

This beginner-level workshop is intended for anyone interested in getting started with creating web maps. There are two main sections: an introduction to web maps, and a hands-on where we will copy/paste code to make an interactive map of UBC-V Campus powered by Leaflet. This workshop aims to develop the fundamental knowledge and skills to […]

Designing Web Maps with Mapbox

Designing Web Maps with Mapbox

This workshop is intended for anyone with a basic understanding of web mapping who wishes to expand their skillset and design more customizable maps. There are 3 main sections: an introduction to Mapbox and its products, a guided developer environment set-up, and a hands-on portion where we will modify given code to design an interactive […]

Map Production with QGIS

Map Production with QGIS

This is an introductory workshop focusing on the fundamental concepts and skills needed to begin using QGIS to explore and analyze spatial data. By the end of this workshop, attendees will have a basic understanding of spatial data, the QGIS graphical user interface, data attributes and symbolization, and how to publish a map for printing […]

GIS Day 2022

GIS Day 2022

Date: Wednesday, November 16 2022 An all virtual GIS event GIS Day Overview GIS Day is an annual worldwide celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and community. Organized by Simon Fraser University Library, University of British Columbia Library, and UBC Faculty of Forestry, GIS Day 2022 will be an online event, to be held […]

Workshop: Python for ArcGIS – Working with ArcGIS Notebooks

Workshop: Python for ArcGIS – Working with ArcGIS Notebooks

Friday, September 23, 2022 – Koerner Library Room 217 Registration is required REGISTER The Python programming language was first introduced to the ArcGIS community in 2004, with the release of ArcGIS version 9.0, as one of the scripting languages that provides access to the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework. Since then, Python has become the language of […]

Planet workshops and consultations coming in August 2022

Planet workshops and consultations coming in August 2022

We’re happy to announce several special workshops and consultations coming this August, hosted by the team from Planet. This is a great chance to learn more about the Planet products available at UBC, and ask the experts any questions you might have about using them! Registration is required and seats are limited. UBC students, staff, […]

Don’t miss the Esri 2022 User Conference

This year’s Esri User Conference is a hybrid conference. Anyone with an Esri licence can attend online at no cost. For an overview of of this week-long event, see the detailed agenda, which is t For more information please visit the conference website at: https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/registration