Geospatial Resources

UBC Library

Evan Thornberry | GIS Librarian

UBC-V Library

  • ~200 employees
  • 9 branches
  • 5.5M physical collections
  • 98,600+ annual reference questions

library.ubc.ca

Koerner Library Geospatial Resources

  • Collections
  • Space
  • Engagement

Geospatial Collections: Physical

~200,000 maps, ~2000 atlases

1880s to present

world coverage, strength is W. North America

Maps and Atlases

open / browsable

not entirely findable in catalogue

Maps and Atlases Research Guide

guides.library.ubc.ca/maps-atlases

Geospatial Collections: Data

open and proprietary

data relating to Canada and BC

imagery, administrative divisions, thematic, etc.

Finding UBC Library GeoData

guides.library.ubc.ca/gis

Space

3 computer labs

consultation rooms

presentation rooms

Space: GIS Labs

digital scholarship lab (Koerner 497)

data/GIS lab (Koerner 218A)

instructional lab (Koerner 217)

Space: GIS Labs

desktop GIS (Esri & QGIS)

statistical analysis (R, SPSS, Stata)

other useful software (FME, StatTransfer, Adobe Suite)

Space: Consultation Room

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.

always feel welcome to email me directly

evan.thornberry@ubc.ca

Space: Presentation Room

Workshops

Presentations

Engagement

events

partnership

Engagement: events

GIS Day presentation series

Georeferencing parties and mapathons

Public presentations

Engagement: events

stay up to date:

events.library.ubc.ca

Engagement: partnership

reference / consultations

project-level

Engagement: partnership

UBC library directory:

directory.library.ubc.ca

Map and GIS contacts:

Evan Thornberry (Me) – GIS Librarian

Paul Lesack – Data and GIS Analyst

on the horizon...

collections

upgrades in geodata infrastructure

on the horizon...

events

⇪ number and frequency of in-person workshops

work along sessions for group learning

open availability of workshop/tutorial content

Thanks!

Evan Thornberry

evan.thornberry@ubc.ca