Contact

CONTACT

GIS CONSULTATIONS

GIS consultations are available through UBC Library’s Research Commons. Consultations are usually scheduled for an hour and can focus on a range of GIS topics. Currently these consultations are being offered by two outstanding GIS Graduate Academic Assistants:

Lily Crandall-Oral, Masters Student

Department of Geography
Faculty of Arts

Lily has special expertise in making maps using ArcGIS and/or Adobe Illustrator, dynamic storymaps and sites using Esri ArcGIS Online, spatial analysis in geographic information systems (GIS), map critique, and creative cartography.

SCHEDULE CONSULTATION


Unable to schedule a consultation?

You can email any time using UBC Library’s GIS and map help email: library.gis@ubc.ca

EMAIL library.gis@ubc.ca

OTHER EMAIL CONTACTS

Here are three people at UBC you can contact for GIS-related help:

Forestry IT
Administrative Support

Department of Forest Resources Management
Faculty of Forestry

Forest Sciences Centre
2424 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4

Contact if you need help with registering for ArcGIS online, purchasing Esri student products or Esri departmental invoicing.

EMAIL FORESTRY GIS

Paul Lesack
GIS/Data Analyst

Humanities and Social Sciences Division
UBC Library

Koerner Library
1958 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4

Contact if you have questions about GIS and data or need assistance with Abacus.

EMAIL PAUL

Alex Alisauskas
Humanities & Social Sciences Librarian (Maps/Geospatial Data)

Humanities and Social Sciences Division
UBC Library

Koerner Library
1958 Main Mall
Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4

Contact if you have questions about maps or GIS, or a related workshop or class session.

EMAIL ALEX

WAYS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER GIS USERS

JOIN UBC’S GIS PUBLIC SLACK CHANNEL

If you use Slack and would like to participate in UBC’s GIS-related chatter, feel free to join our public Slack channel. You’ll need to sign up with your @ubc.ca email. Once you’re in, feel free to post!

JOIN THE UBC-GIS SLACK CHANNEL

SUBSCRIBE TO UBC’S GIS EMAIL LIST

Join UBC’s own email list to stay up to date with GIS-related news and events on campus! You’ll need to register with your email (not restricted to @ubc.ca emails) using the form linked to below and follow the confirmation instructions. This is an open list, so you can participate in the conversation – or just monitor the activity and stay anonymous. You can also cancel your list subscription at any time using the same link below.

SUBSCRIBE TO UBC’S GIS LIST

PROMOTE OUR HASHTAG – #UBCGIS

Whenever you have the chance, use the hashtag #UBCGIS to promote your thoughts, projects, or activities. Check out the hashtag #UBCGIS on Twitter or Instagram to connect with other GIS researchers or fans at UBC. Using #UBCGIS will let others see how GIS is being used at UBC, and just generally how great we are. Use the hashtag #UBCGIS to show off. That hashtag again is #UBCGIS.

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