Welcome

Here you'll find information on scheduling a consultation with a Mapping Assistant and also various resources for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, finding geospatial data, and discovering historical map collections.

2024 Fisher Prize Co-Winner, Graduate Category: Dev Patel (Harvard Graduate School of Design), for "Detecting Floods: Combining Machine Learning & Satellite Data to Measure Earth's Most Common Natural Disaster"  

For information on the history of computer graphics and spatial analysis at the GSD, visit A New Way of Seeing: The Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis.

Schedule a Consultation

Make an Appointment with a Mapping Assistant to discuss basic or technical questions related to GIS data and software, mapping and data visualization, project management, and more.

Our GSD Mapping Assistants (mapping@gsd.harvard.edu) provide regular office hours during the semester. Consultations are by default virtual. In-person consultations are possible depending on availability.

Bruce Boucek
Senior GIS and Data Librarian
  • Geospatial research questions
  • Finding data
  • Using GIS software for visualization and mapping
Mapping Assistants
  • ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online
  • QGIS
  • Finding data
  • Map representation and cartographic techniques
  • Exporting GIS files and data to CAD, Rhino (grasshopper), Adobe Illustrator, etc.
  • Esri Storymaps and other methods for sharing maps online

Workshops & Events

To find events and workshops related to GIS and geospatial data, please use the drop-down menu above for "Category" and select GIS/Data.