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Geospatial Research Lab
Located on the lower level of Bender Library, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Library's Geospatial Research Lab supports the research and teaching programs of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ faculty, staff, and students, through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and resources. The lab builds and curates Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's spatial data collection and provides support for both research methods and software in the pursuit of robust geospatial research on campus. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ scholars are encouraged to explore how geographic visualization and analysis can assist in examining relationship and causalities, uncovering patterns, and making predictions.
Geospatial Data
The Geospatial Research Lab hosts license-restricted Geospatial Data in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Library's . We also have a to help you find data using publicly available resources. Please contact geospatial@american.edu for more information on specific geospatial data acquisition requests.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ GIS Course Offerings
To find Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ courses on geospatial and related topics, search the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ course catalog for , , , or .
Software and Licenses
Specialized geospatial software is available in the Geospatial Research Lab, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, QGIS, and ENVI+IDL. To sign up for licenses, please follow the instructions on our .
For geospatial research support and GIS software troubleshooting, please .