ArcGIS

GIS allows us to create interactive maps that help to visualize data in many ways thatreveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts.A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data forcapturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referencedinformation. The ArcView mapping software is loaded on 7 computers in the GelardinNew Media Center. Copies of ArcView software and data are available for checkoutby Georgetown students, faculty and staff for use on Georgetown campus computers.PC only. We also circulate the GeoLytics software that contains U.S. Census data from1970-2000. With this product, custom spreadsheets or map layers may be created.