GIS at MIT
Lisa Sweeney
lsweeney@mit.edu
Head, MIT GIS Services
http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/
MIT GIS Services
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Individual & classroom GIS support
General workshops
Loan GPS units
Access to GIS data: Geodata Repository
– MIT GeoWeb & ESRI ArcMap Interface
A diverse,
international
collection of GIS data
maintained by MIT
GIS services.
MIT
Geodata
Repository
Data is stored in an
Oracle database.
2 access points:
Released 2008
MIT GeoWeb:
Access through any web browser
Released 2002
ESRI ArcMap with MIT built tool:
Must have ESRI software installed
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
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MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
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MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
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MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT print map collection,Biology
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
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MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT print map collection,Biology
Harvard Geospatial Library,
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
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MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT print map collection,Biology
Harvard Geospatial Library,
MassGIS collections
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
View metadata
Search the
MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT print map collection,Biology
Harvard Geospatial Library,
MassGIS collections
with one easy search
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
View metadata
Search the
MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT print map collection,Biology
Harvard Geospatial Library,
MassGIS collections
with one easy search
No specialized software or plugins required
– only need a web browser
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
View metadata
Search the
MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT print map collection,Biology
Harvard Geospatial Library,
MassGIS collections
with one easy search
No specialized software or plugins required
– only need a web browser
Uses Oracle/ArcSDE/Geoserver/Openlayers
MIT Geoweb
http://web.mit.edu/geoweb
Search, view & retrieve geospatial data
View metadata
Search the
MIT Geodata Repository,
MIT print map collection,Biology
Harvard Geospatial Library,
MassGIS collections
with one easy search
No specialized software or plugins required
– only need a web browser
Uses Oracle/ArcSDE/Geoserver/Openlayers
A foundational model for the OpenGeoportal
collaborative work being led by Tufts
MIT Geodata Repository
MIT Geodata Repository Usage number of users per year
Dramatic increase in the number of users with
(note: GeoWeb w as released late Feb. 2008. FY08 stats do not include June,
the
introduction
Geoweb
w hereas
June is included in the of
statsMIT
for all other
fiscal years)
700
600
500
400
GeoWeb
300
ArcMap
200
100
0
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
MIT Geodata Repository
Supporting projects around the world
GIS Services provides support
across all areas of MIT
Urban Studies and Planning
Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Architecture
Economics
Mechanical Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Political Science
Mathematics
Engineering Systems Division
Center for Real Estate Development
Sloan School of Management
Electrical Eng & Computer Science
Sea Grant College Program
Management
MIT Energy Initiative
Division of Comparative Medicine
Picower Institute for Learning & Memory
Program in Media Arts Sciences
Technology and Development Program
Biology
Center for Transportation and Logistics
Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab
Science, Technology & Society
Physics
Nuclear Engineering
Biological Engineering
Design Laboratory
Operations Research
Chemical Engineering
Center for International Studies
Office of the Arts
Lincoln Laboratory
The Broad Institute
Alumni Association
Health Sciences & Technology
Office of Environment, Health & Safety
IS&T
Libraries
OEIT
Office of Development Services
OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Mapping Parties
OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Mapping Parties
Teach the community about
•GPS
OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Mapping Parties
Teach the community about
•GPS
•Open geodata
OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Mapping Parties
Teach the community about
•GPS
•Open geodata
•Contributing data
OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Mapping Parties
Teach the community about
•GPS
•Open geodata
•Contributing data
•Community mapping
OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Mapping Parties
Teach the community about
•GPS
•Open geodata
•Contributing data
•Community mapping
•A growing international data source
OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Mapping Parties
Teach the community about
•GPS
•Open geodata
•Contributing data
•Community mapping
•A growing international data source
•http://www.openstreetmap.org/
A few examples of MIT research
utilizing geospatial information
GIS and GPS
New Orleans
http://nola.mit.edu/wiki/Classes_and_Projects#Class_Projects
Image Source:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leyland_double_decker_bus.JPG
Using GIS and GPS to help
promote safe water
H20 1B:
Safe Water for 1 Billion people:
http://web.mit.edu/watsan/
Safe Water World
http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/teams/view/210
Cartagen
http://cartagen.org/find/cambridge,-ma
Cartagen is an MIT Media lab project that
renders OSM and other data in a HTML5
Canvas element dynamically on the clientside.
Geospatial.mit.edu
Integration of 3 research labs:
•MIT Auto-ID Lab and Geonumerics Group
•MIT Center for GRID Computing
•MIT Intelligent Engineering Systems Lab
Ongoing projects:
•Smart city and smart grid
•Anti-counterfeiting in supply chains
•Grid computing
•Geonumerics research in multicore
Working to advance geospatial capabilities and address the “Big Data Problem”
Their integrated mission is to deploy a next generation open source geospatial
platform, which provides more granular analytic capabilities and faster
processing for complex queries by utilizing parallel processing capabilities (grid
computing, GPU, and multicore).
A few more examples
•Reconstructing sea surface temperatures over the last
10,000 years
•Mapping industrial zones in Boston for potential
redevelopment planning
•Development of a landslide hazard map for the island of
Puerto Rico
•Cognitively inspired direction giving
•Office rent and labor availability in the Chicago Metro Area
•Energy consumption and smart growth in Massachusetts
•Mapping access to safe water in Ghana
Collaboration = key
Sharing
•Ideas
•Best practices
•Instructional materials
•Geoportal development
•Software
•Metadata
•Data
•and much more
For more examples of GIS at MIT visit:
http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/examples/giscitations.html
Lisa Sweeney
lsweeney@mit.edu
Head, MIT GIS Services
http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/