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NEW!! Have a technical GIS question? Email the GISHelp List
Find out about GIS services, resources, and events on the UW-Madison campus!
Check out the UW Geospatial Alliance
GIS Services at the Robinson Map Library
Map Library staff
is available to assist users with GIS software and data. Appointments can be made
for one-on-one preliminary consultations with the Map/GIS Librarian.
What we will help with:
- Basic understanding of geospatial data types and formats
- Where to find reliable sources of geospatial data
What we will NOT help with:
- Creating maps for students
- Course-related projects or assignments where the professor or TA should be consulted first
- Detailed analysis and specialized software functions
- Cartographic principles and techniques
To make an appointment for GIS assistance, contact
Jaime Stoltenberg:
Email: jstoltenberg@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-1471
GIS Support and Training on the UW-Madison campus
The Map Library provides initial consultation for GIS projects and introduction to ArcGIS software. Any further requests for support or assistance in making maps or performing detailed analysis can be provided elsewhere on campus. Students seeking detailed assistance or in-depth project consultation are advised to consider formal training. Visit the SIAC website for a complete listing of courses!
- The Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility offers ArcGIS and other ESRI-Authorized training courses. They can also provide students with access to the ESRI Virtual Campus online training modules.
Contact Math Heinzel for access to these online courses. - The UW Geography Department offers an introductory GIS course: Geography 377: Introduction to GIS
- The UW Geography Department offers an advanced GIS course: Geography 578: GIS Applications
- The UW Urban and Regional Planning Department offers the course: Applications of GIS in Planning
- The UW Department of Landscape Architecture offers the course: Applications of GIS in Natural Resources
Software in
the Map Library: ArcGIS 10
There are six public GIS workstations available for browsing geospatial data and/or using GIS software.
UW-Madison faculty, staff and student ArcGIS license information is available from:
The Land Information and Computer Graphics Facility
550 Babcock Drive, Rm B102
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 263-5534
Go to the map Library's GIS Data Inventory/Request page
