Day-long event

Go Photo Scavenger Hunt!

Ready to take a walk? This high-tech scavenger hunt will be on campus OR wherever you are! Grab your GPS-enabled smartphones to join finding the “caches.” 

Players use GPS devices (or their phones) to find the points, use clues to navigate to the “caches,” and finally take a picture of it. The team or individual who finishes earliest gets a GIS Day swag! Instructions will be available on a Google Doc on the event day.

Across campus

11 am - Noon

 #BrownGISday2024 HOT Mapathon (hybrid event)

Help mapping disaster-affected areas and provide vital data for relief efforts. Whether you're experienced with GIS or new to mapping, your participation will directly support aid to vulnerable communities. All skill levels welcome!. The leader gets a water bottle and canvas tote bag!!

This event is offered in a hybrid format. Our physical venue can accommodate 20 participants,  so registration is required for in-person attendance. For remote participation, you can access the Zoom link (coming soon).

Earth Lab, 85 Waterman St, Providence

1 - 2 pm

Google Earth Engine 

Google Earth Engine is a planetary-scale platform for satellite imagery and related datasets, and is freely available for academic and personal use. This workshop will focus on using Google Earth Engine with Jupyter/Colab Notebooks. We will introduce basic concepts and demonstrate how to access and display satellite imagery, calculate indices, and export data to Google Drive. 

Limited to 20 participants. Registration required.

Earth Lab, 85 Waterman St, Providence

4pm

DEEPS Colloquium | From data to decisions: a geographic approach for co-designing and implementing ‘30x30’ conservation goals (hybrid event)

The world is at a tipping point for biodiversity, with over a million species facing extinction and climate change reshaping life on Earth. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework offers a path forward, recommending that 30% of land and water be protected by 2030 (known as ‘30x30). 

Yet, while agreements like these are a crucial step, they often fall short  in practice. Successfully implementing conservation targets requires collaboration between scientists and decision makers to generate actionable insights  that will guide policy. 

In this talk, Amy Frazier, professor of geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will share how her team is partnering with countries around the world to implement conservation projects that protect the planet. She will also explore how a co-design approach helps us navigate challenges in using geographic methods for effective conservation decision-making.

This event is offered in a hybrid format. Registration is requested for in-person attendance. For remote participation, a livestream link is coming soon.

Amy Frazier is a Professor of Geography and the Jack and Laura Dangermond Endowed Chair of Conservation Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research integrates remote sensing, GIS, and landscape ecology to study global environmental change, specifically to prevent the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. She and her team use a variety of field- and lab-based methods, including drones, machine learning, and statistics, to harness massive amounts of biological and environmental data, produce valuable tools and knowledge from those data that can inform conservation decisions, and integrate that knowledge into policy-making pipelines.

MacMillan 115, Reception to follow in the GeoChem Admin Suite 

Noon - 1pm

S4 Colloquium: Using Modern GIS for Stakeholder Engagement 

With Jay Metzger, Senior GIS Analyst Project Manager, VHB

Drawing on his extensive experience, including his work as GIS Manager at the Rhode Island Department of Health, Metzger will highlight how GIS can be applied in project management, public health, and more.

This event is part of Brown’s S4 ongoing colloquia series, fostering conversations around spatial topics in the social sciences. Whether you're an experienced GIS user or just getting started, this talk offers valuable insights into how spatial tools enhance decision-making and collaboration.

 Registration required.

Mencoff Hall, 68 Waterman Street, Room 205