Please join us in Cook Library for a hands-on introductory workshop on ArcGIS presented by Christina Bell, lead GIS Specialist in Towson University’s Center for GIS.

What to expect

Participants will learn how to create a map in Esri’s ArcGIS Online software and begin their own StoryMaps. Look at the StoryMaps Gallery for examples of what StoryMaps can do. The workshop is created with faculty members in mind, but students and staff are welcome to attend. RSVPs required by Sept. 22 for full participation.

More about our facilitator

Christina Bell has been at Towson University since 2008. She develops technical methodologies, designs cartographic products and interactive web mapping applications, creates technical documentation, and leads training workshops. She enjoys collaborating with CGIS’ development team in designing web applications, working with partners to visualize their data, and getting out in the field whenever possible.

Ongoing projects include web service development and collaborative design for the development of the Maryland Department of Health’s Environmental Public Health Tracking portal, collection and mapping of environmental and safety features for the Maryland Transit Administration’s TIGERS (Transit Integrated Environmental Reporting System) internal application, management of web and geoprocessing services for the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Cover Crop Program, and data analysis and maintenance in support of the Maryland Defense Network.