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Information and links to geospatial data and interactive mapping websites and GIS related software

GIS NEWS

SU and SUNY-ESF students, staff ans faculty can now log into ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online and Esri StoryMaps with your SU NetID and password. If you already have an Esri Named-user account, you can still use that to login to use SU's ArcGIS products. See the ArcGIS Software Access guide for more information.

Reminder: ArcMAP (ArcGIS Desktop) is no longer available at SU.

NEWS

New and exciting maps, atlases and geospatial data available in the map room or from the Maps & Cartography resources guide.

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John Olson
Contact:
358 Bird Library

Individual appointments for in-depth reference inquiries are also welcome through MS Teams or Zoom.
315.443.4818

What is GIS

Geographic Information Systems

GIS consists of hardware, software and data working together to display multiple layers of vector, raster, and data files simultaneously to understand and visually solve geographical problems and provide new insights into answering questions about the human and natural world we inhabit.