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

Â鶹Æƽâ°æ GIS Course Offerings

To find Â鶹Æƽâ°æ courses on geospatial and related topics, search the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ 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 .