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Data in the Wild: Finding, Cleaning, and Using Geospatial Data Online

Please note: this workshop was originally scheduled for Feb 24, but was delayed until March 3

Data, data everywhere, but not a drop to map? Come learn about finding and using GIS data from a variety of sources across the internet (and now to make it play nice with other data).

Attendees will learn:

Common sources of Geospatial Data
Data Formats
Evaluating Data Quality
Cleaning/Fixing Spatial Data
Activity: Cleaning a CSV of Spatial Data

Your Instructor: Brittany Waltemate (bgwaltemate@ua.edu), UA Libraries -Assistant Professor Brittany is the Research Data and GIS Librarian at the Bruno Business Library. She is the UA Libraries main contact for: Maps, Geospatial Data, Geological Sciences, Geography, Data Management, and Research Data.

Date:: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Time:: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Time Zone:: Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:: Online Session
Event Type:: Workshop
Online:: This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
Categories:: Research Data Services (Open Session)

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Brittany Waltemate

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