Open House Showcases Geographic Information Systems
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The University Libraries are hosting an open house to recognize Geographic Information Systems Day. The open house will be on the east end of Level 4 of Mullins Library on Wednesday, Nov. 16. GIS Day is an international event designed to showcase real-world applications of GIS technology.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., presenters in Mullins Room 486 and 487 will showcase results obtained through GIS technologies in a wide variety of projects including archaeology, terrorism monitoring, public health, retail, wildlife management, transportation, and other environmental assessments. A representative from the Arkansas Geographic Information Office will demonstrate the new version of GeoStor, the statewide online geospatial data warehouse. The 2004 aerial imagery of Benton and Washington counties, as available through a Web-based viewer, will also be demonstrated. The staff from the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies will present the new laser scanning technologies, as used at archeological sites in Bolivia and Peru. In addition, UA student and faculty works will be demonstrated and displayed.
Information will be available about GIS resources and services of the University Libraries, including tours of the GIS and Map Collection facilities. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please visit http://libinfo.uark.edu/GIS/gisday.asp.
Contacts
Molly Boyd, public relations coordinator
University Libraries
(479) 575-2962, mdboyd@uark.edu
Sarah Santos, head of government documents department
University Libraries
(479) 575-4524
Jan Dixon, geosciences librarian
University Libraries
(479) 575-2192
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