The Geographic Information Sciences Laboratory (GISL) is located in 324 Cina Hall on the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) campus in the Department of Geography. GISL, its staff and its services contribute to the UMD Campus as an educational resource, and as a research facility for cartographic and geographic information system (GIS) needs. GISL is also a place for students to work on GIS class activity or engage in GISL projects and research. GISL hires several students each year to participate in a wide variety of campus research and community projects.

News and Announcements

November 12, 2012 - Happy Geography Awareness Week!

Join us Wednesday, November 14 from 10-12 for an open house in Cina 324. Please stop by for coffee and 'spatial' treats. We will have information about:

Current projects and research
Consulting/ printing/ and scanning services
The GIS major/ minor/ and certificate programs
How to get help with your GIS project

Congratulations to Micaella Kinzli for winning first place in the Natural Resources Poster Category at the UMN U-Spatial Symposium for her poster titled "Temporal Change Analysis of the Ham Lake Fire". Also, Micaella received an Honorable Mention at the North American Cartographic Information Society student dynamic mapping competition for this map: European and American Colonization of the Caribbean. Check it out!

And congratulations to Sam Giebner for winning second place at the Mn GIS/LIS Consortium Student Scholarship Competition. He was awarded $400 for his project titled "Emergency Response Times in the BWCAW". Six students total attended the conference - keep it in mind for next year! see http://www.mngislis.org

Check out the new GIS major.

ESRI Treasure Hunt: Cities of the world For some fun on Geography Awareness Week Or try - ESRI Treasure Hunt: Mountains of the world

Before/After Hurricane Sandy Photos Show How Storm Devastated East Coast (INTERACTIVE PICTURES) Even more interactive Hurricane Sandy photos here.

2012 Election Results See the results of multiple nationwide elections at multiple geographic levels.

GIS program options

Geographic Information Science Major

Geographic Information Science Minor

Geographic Information Science Undergraduate Certificate Program