Branner GIS Facilities Overview

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Overhead view of the Branner GIS facility

Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections, located on the second floor of the Mitchell Building,  provides access for current faculty, students, and staff to geospatial data, digital map services, and geographic information systems (GIS). In addition, we provide ongoing GIS reference and research consultation. The library has four Windows workstations equipped with GIS software and geospatial data. While interest in GIS is growing in other libraries, Branner is the central on-campus location for GIS services and access to spatial data.

At Branner's GIS facility,  patrons can: 

• Create, modify, and print custom maps by using commercial GIS packages and geospatial data. 
• Communicate research and project results by creating maps and charts for use in journal articles, term papers and theses. 
• Analyze data graphically by conducting "what-if" scenarios. 
• Access a rich collection of databases that provide both geospatial boundary and statistical information.
• Explore the spatial element of your data (e.g., display soil types, track crime patterns, analyze animal migration patterns, find the best location for an expanding business, model the path of atmospheric pollution) to make decisions for many types of complicated problems.