Geospatial Research Lab

Located on the lower level of Bender Library, American 青瓜视频 Library's Geospatial Research Lab supports the research and teaching programs of American 青瓜视频 faculty, staff, and students, through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and resources. The lab builds and curates American 青瓜视频's spatial data collection and provides support for both research methods and software in the pursuit of robust geospatial research on campus. AU 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 American 青瓜视频 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.

AU GIS Course Offerings

To find AU courses on geospatial and related topics, search the AU 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 .

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Get in Touch

If you are looking for specialized help getting your GIS research project off the ground.

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For geospatial research support and GIS software troubleshooting, please .