Alex Alisauskas | Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian (Maps and Geospatial Data)
~200,000 maps, ~2000 atlases
1880s to present
world coverage, strength is W. North America
open / browsable
not entirely findable in catalogue
open and proprietary
data relating to Canada and BC
imagery, administrative divisions, thematic, etc.
daily earth imaging
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2 physical computer labs
1 virtual computer lab
consultation rooms
presentation rooms
digital scholarship lab (Koerner 497)
instructional lab (Koerner 217)
virtual lab (remotelabs.ubc.ca)
desktop GIS (Esri (need your own license) & QGIS)
statistical analysis (R, SPSS, Stata)
other useful software (FME, StatTransfer, Adobe Suite)
library staff consult regularly ("reference")
start with emails, phone calls, etc.
I'm looking for highly detailed bathymetric charts for an area around Wreck Beach.
I need GIS data for landfills in BC.
I have the locations of vintage photographs of Hong Kong and I would like to use them to make an interactive map.
Book a consultation with Lily
always feel welcome to email us directly
library.gis@ubc.ca
Workshops
Presentations
events
partnership
GIS Day presentations
Public presentations
stay up to date:
reference / consultations
project-level
UBC library directory:
Alex Alisauskas - HSS (Maps and Geospatial Data) Librarian
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GIS Graduate Academic Assistants
Alex Alisauskas
alexandra.alisauskas@ubc.ca | library.gis@ubc.ca