1. Center for Geographic Analysis Harvard University CGA is a member organization of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS www.iq.harvard.edu). CGA is a member organization of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS www.iq.harvard.edu). www.iq.harvard.edu CGA has 3 full time staff and several part time members CGA’s website: gis.harvard.edu CGA has 3 full time staff and several part time members CGA’s website: gis.harvard.edu gis.harvard.edu CGA services are available to all schools, departments and other organizations across Harvard. CGA services are available to all schools, departments and other organizations across Harvard.

2. CGA Goals CGA focuses on research and education in the field of spatial analysis and geographic information. CGA focuses on research and education in the field of spatial analysis and geographic information. The Center’s goal is to work with entities across the university to The Center’s goal is to work with entities across the university to strengthen university-wide GIS infrastructure and services;strengthen university-wide GIS infrastructure and services; provide a common platform for the integration of spatial data from diverse sources and knowledge from multiple disciplines;provide a common platform for the integration of spatial data from diverse sources and knowledge from multiple disciplines; enable scholarly research that would use, improve or study geospatial analysis techniques; andenable scholarly research that would use, improve or study geospatial analysis techniques; and improve the ability to teach GIS and spatial analysis at all levels across the university.improve the ability to teach GIS and spatial analysis at all levels across the university.

3. CGA Basic Services Maintaining help desks in both campuses; Maintaining help desks in both campuses; Consulting with students, faculty, and staff on research and teaching projects; Consulting with students, faculty, and staff on research and teaching projects; Consulting on grant proposals; Consulting on grant proposals; Providing non-credit group instruction in geospatial software applications on a regular basis; Providing non-credit group instruction in geospatial software applications on a regular basis; Assessing, organizing, financing for, and maintaining university site licenses for software; Assessing, organizing, financing for, and maintaining university site licenses for software; Providing hardware and support for geospatial tools; Providing hardware and support for geospatial tools; Undertaking initiatives that improve the university infrastructure in relation to geographic analysis. Undertaking initiatives that improve the university infrastructure in relation to geographic analysis.

4. Research Consultation Data issues, e.g. Data issues, e.g. Public and commercial data sourcesPublic and commercial data sources Data collection and management techniquesData collection and management techniques Data conversion, scanning, digitizing, etc.Data conversion, scanning, digitizing, etc. Hardware/software issues, e.g. Hardware/software issues, e.g. What GPS to buy – accuracy, compatibility, etc.What GPS to buy – accuracy, compatibility, etc. Which software to use for various tasksWhich software to use for various tasks Methodology issues, e.g. Methodology issues, e.g. How to select parameters in spatial interpolationHow to select parameters in spatial interpolation How to build location-allocation modelsHow to build location-allocation models Visualization issues, e.g. Visualization issues, e.g. How to do 3-D maps or time-series animationHow to do 3-D maps or time-series animation How to allow users make interactive maps from a web browserHow to allow users make interactive maps from a web browser

5. Project Partnership Jointly write grant proposal Jointly write grant proposal Manage contracts, outsource data development or programming tasks Manage contracts, outsource data development or programming tasks Perform analysis for a project Perform analysis for a project Automate analysis procedures Automate analysis procedures Write technical documents, users manuals, training materials, etc. Write technical documents, users manuals, training materials, etc. Conduct customized training for long term project assistants Conduct customized training for long term project assistants

6. Instructional Service Semester courses in Faculty of Arts and Sciences Semester courses in Faculty of Arts and Sciences Winter recess courses in Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health Winter recess courses in Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health Non-credit GIS training seminars Non-credit GIS training seminars Customized GIS course modules in various courses (e.g. history, business, government) Customized GIS course modules in various courses (e.g. history, business, government) Extension school courses in GIS Extension school courses in GIS Online tutorials and self-learning materials Online tutorials and self-learning materials

7. CGA Software Administration ESRI – complete suite of products (ArcGIS) and extensionsESRI – complete suite of products (ArcGIS) and extensions Leica Geosystems - ERDAS ImagineLeica Geosystems - ERDAS Imagine Safe Software – FMESafe Software – FME Clark Labs - IDRISI Andes, Land Change ModellerClark Labs - IDRISI Andes, Land Change Modeller Google Earth Pro (260)Google Earth Pro (260) Arc2Earth Pro (1)Arc2Earth Pro (1) Global Mapper (1)Global Mapper (1) ESRI Business Analyst 2006 (1)ESRI Business Analyst 2006 (1) Trimble Pathfinder Office (1), Trimble GPS Correct (2)Trimble Pathfinder Office (1), Trimble GPS Correct (2) Garmin MapSource (2)Garmin MapSource (2) Visual Learning Systems - Feature Analyst for ERDAS Imagine (1)Visual Learning Systems - Feature Analyst for ERDAS Imagine (1) Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, VPN Client.Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, VPN Client. Site licensed software Other software (number of licenses) Other relevant software available free for Harvard use at http://downloads.fas.harvard.edu/download

8. Computer labs on both campuses Computer labs on both campuses GPS and field data collection equipments in loan GPS and field data collection equipments in loan CGA Website http://gis.harvard.edu CGA Website http://gis.harvard.edu http://gis.harvard.edu Monthly Newsletters Monthly Newsletters Infrastructure Maintenance

9. Academic Events Workshops (symposium, mini-conference) Workshops (symposium, mini-conference) CGA Launch / GIS symposium (May 2006)CGA Launch / GIS symposium (May 2006) Remote Sensing Workshop (Feb. 2007)Remote Sensing Workshop (Feb. 2007) Georeferencing Workshop (March 2008)Georeferencing Workshop (March 2008) Executive Session on Situational Awareness: Assuring Cross-Boundary Information Sharing in a Geospatial Environment (May 2008)Executive Session on Situational Awareness: Assuring Cross-Boundary Information Sharing in a Geospatial Environment (May 2008) Academic Seminar Series and Colloquia Academic Seminar Series and Colloquia Technical Seminars (monthly) Technical Seminars (monthly) Student Awards Student Awards Howard T. Fisher Prize in GIS for undergraduate and graduate studentsHoward T. Fisher Prize in GIS for undergraduate and graduate students

10. Opportunities and Challenges Data explosion Data explosion Satellite image resolution changesSatellite image resolution changes GPS accuracy improvesGPS accuracy improves Local Positioning SystemsLocal Positioning Systems Analytical advancement Analytical advancement Geometry and topologyGeometry and topology Spatial statistics and geo- statisticsSpatial statistics and geo- statistics Pattern recognition and feature extractionPattern recognition and feature extraction System evolution System evolution from individual/group to enterprise/societalfrom individual/group to enterprise/societal Data volume Data volume Computational intensity Computational intensity Multi-dimensional visualization Multi-dimensional visualization Geo-referencing non-spatial data Geo-referencing non-spatial data Representing phenomena without finite geographic location Representing phenomena without finite geographic location

11. Internet Batch Geocoding: www.batchgeocode.com www.batchgeocode.com Google Earth Download: http://earth.google.com Surgical Safety Web Map: http://cga2.cga.harvard.edu:8080/KML/Surgical_Safety.htm

13. Mapping the Record of American Democracy (ROAD) 1984-1990

14. Spatial-Temporal 3d Visualization of Globalization

15. Spatial Overlay Analysis Locate urbanized Locate urbanizedarea Estimate the Estimate the population of each urbanized area Outline the extent Outline the extent of each urbanized area Distribute rural Distribute ruralpopulation

16. Hypothetical Sea Level Rises in the Gulf of Mexico

17. Interactive public web maps created by CGA: Africa Map http://africamap.harvard.edu Fall of the Roman Empire http://cga2.cga.harvard.edu:8399/Byzantine/ Chinese Earthquake Web Map http://cga2.cga.harvard.edu:8399/China_Earthquake China Earthquake Geospatial Research Portal http://gist.fas.harvard.edu/CEGRP/ Surgical Safety Web Map http://cga2.cga.harvard.edu:8080/KML/Surgical_Safety.htm More on all of these at: http://gis.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k235&pageid=icb.page138037

18. Our website: http://gis.harvard.edu Contact Us: contact@cga.harvard.edu Mailing Address: Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University 1737 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138 http://gis.harvard.edu contact@cga.harvard.edu http://gis.harvard.edu contact@cga.harvard.edu