GIS at MIT Lisa Sweeney Head, MIT GIS Services

Individual & classroom GIS support General workshops Loan GPS units Access to GIS data: Geodata Repository –MIT GeoWeb & ESRI ArcMap Interface MIT GIS Services

MIT Geodata Repository Data is stored in an Oracle database. A diverse, international collection of GIS data maintained by MIT GIS services. 2 access points: ESRI ArcMap with MIT built tool: Must have ESRI software installed MIT GeoWeb: Access through any web browser Released 2008Released 2002

MIT Geoweb

Search, view & retrieve geospatial data MIT Geoweb

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Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT Geoweb

Biology Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT print map collection, MIT Geoweb

Biology Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT print map collection, Harvard Geospatial Library, MIT Geoweb

Biology Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT print map collection, Harvard Geospatial Library, MassGIS collections MIT Geoweb

Biology Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT print map collection, Harvard Geospatial Library, MassGIS collections with one easy search MIT Geoweb

Biology Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT print map collection, Harvard Geospatial Library, MassGIS collections with one easy search No specialized software or plugins required – only need a web browser MIT Geoweb

Biology Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT print map collection, Harvard Geospatial Library, MassGIS collections with one easy search No specialized software or plugins required – only need a web browser Uses Oracle/ArcSDE/Geoserver/Openlayers MIT Geoweb

MIT Geoweb Biology Search, view & retrieve geospatial data View metadata Search the MIT Geodata Repository, MIT print map collection, Harvard Geospatial Library, MassGIS collections with one easy search No specialized software or plugins required – only need a web browser Uses Oracle/ArcSDE/Geoserver/Openlayers A foundational model for the OpenGeoportal collaborative work being led by Tufts

MIT Geodata Repository Dramatic increase in the number of users with the introduction of MIT Geoweb

MIT Geodata Repository Supporting projects around the world

GIS Services provides support across all areas of MIT Urban Studies and Planning Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Civil & Environmental Engineering Architecture Economics Mechanical Engineering Aeronautics and Astronautics Political Science Mathematics Engineering Systems Division Center for Real Estate Development Sloan School of Management Electrical Eng & Computer Science Sea Grant College Program Management MIT Energy Initiative Division of Comparative Medicine Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Program in Media Arts Sciences Technology and Development Program Biology Center for Transportation and Logistics Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab Science, Technology & Society Physics Nuclear Engineering Biological Engineering Design Laboratory Operations Research Chemical Engineering Center for International Studies Office of the Arts Lincoln Laboratory The Broad Institute Alumni Association Health Sciences & Technology Office of Environment, Health & Safety IS&T Libraries OEIT Office of Development Services

OpenStreetMap (OSM) Mapping Parties

Teach the community about GPS OpenStreetMap (OSM) Mapping Parties

Teach the community about GPS Open geodata OpenStreetMap (OSM) Mapping Parties

Teach the community about GPS Open geodata Contributing data

Teach the community about GPS Open geodata Contributing data Community mapping OpenStreetMap (OSM) Mapping Parties

Teach the community about GPS Open geodata Contributing data Community mapping A growing international data source OpenStreetMap (OSM) Mapping Parties

Teach the community about GPS Open geodata Contributing data Community mapping A growing international data source OpenStreetMap (OSM) Mapping Parties

A few examples of MIT research utilizing geospatial information

GIS and GPS New Orleans Image Source:

Using GIS and GPS to help promote safe water Safe Water World H20 1B: Safe Water for 1 Billion people:

Cartagen Cartagen is an MIT Media lab project that renders OSM and other data in a HTML5 Canvas element dynamically on the client- side.

Geospatial.mit.edu Integration of 3 research labs: MIT Auto-ID Lab and Geonumerics Group MIT Center for GRID Computing MIT Intelligent Engineering Systems Lab Working to advance geospatial capabilities and address the “Big Data Problem” Their integrated mission is to deploy a next generation open source geospatial platform, which provides more granular analytic capabilities and faster processing for complex queries by utilizing parallel processing capabilities (grid computing, GPU, and multicore). Ongoing projects: Smart city and smart grid Anti-counterfeiting in supply chains Grid computing Geonumerics research in multicore

A few more examples Reconstructing sea surface temperatures over the last 10,000 years Mapping industrial zones in Boston for potential redevelopment planning Development of a landslide hazard map for the island of Puerto Rico Cognitively inspired direction giving Office rent and labor availability in the Chicago Metro Area Energy consumption and smart growth in Massachusetts Mapping access to safe water in Ghana

Collaboration = key Sharing Ideas Best practices Instructional materials Geoportal development Software Metadata Data and much more

For more examples of GIS at MIT visit: Lisa Sweeney Head, MIT GIS Services