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Located on the lower level of Bender Library, Â鶹´«Ã½ Library's Geospatial Research Lab supports the research and teaching programs of Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty, staff, and students, through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and resources. The lab builds and curates Â鶹´«Ã½'s spatial data collection and provides support for both research methods and software in the pursuit of robust geospatial research on campus. AU scholars are encouraged to explore how geographic visualization and analysis can assist in examining relationship and causalities, uncovering patterns, and making predictions.

Geospatial Data

The Geospatial Research Lab hosts license-restricted Geospatial Data in the Â鶹´«Ã½ Library's . We also have a to help you find data using publicly available resources. Please contact geospatial@american.edu for more information on specific geospatial data acquisition requests.

AU GIS Course Offerings

To find AU courses on geospatial and related topics, search the AU course catalog for , , , or .

Software and Licenses

Specialized geospatial software is available in the Geospatial Research Lab, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, QGIS, and ENVI+IDL. To sign up for licenses, please follow the instructions on our .