GIS Services

GIS Services and Support

The Geography and Earth Sciences Department at North Carolina Central University is pleased to provide the faculty, staff, and students with a state-of-the-art Geographic Information Systems facility housed in the new Mary Townes Science complex. The center houses several computers, GPS equipment, a large-format plotter, various GIS software packages, GIS data on North Carolina, and knowledgeable staff to provide assistance to the 'Eagles' who want to use GIS in their research or just want to learn about this fascinating tool.

In addition to equipment, software, and training, the department offers services such as project design and assistance with assimilating GIS, GPS, or remote sensing into ongoing projects. This interdisciplinary approach is the hallmark of cutting-edge research and the department aims to be an integral part of this approach and be your one-stop-shop for GIS software, training, and services.

GIS Software Licenses

As one of the sixteen UNC institutions, NCCU is party to the university-wide site license agreement with ESRI - a leading provider of GIS software. GIS users in the NCCU domain have access to several software packages including ArcGIS - one of the more popular in the market. The Geography and Earth Sciences Department acts as a facilitator by providing ESRI licenses to departments as per their requirements. A nominal administrative fee is charged for this service.

GIS Training

The GIS center boasts of competent instructors capable of delivering instruction in a classroom or professional setting. One of the faculty members affiliated with the center has been an ESRI Authorized Instructor since 1997 - having taught over 200 short courses on ESRI technology. In addition to instructor lead courses in GIS/GPS/remote sensing, the center also acts as a conduit for online courses that are available at ESRI's Virtual Campus. The courses on the virtual campus range from beginning GIS courses to advanced application programming. Access to these courses is free for all faculty and students at NCCU.

Contact Information

Dr. Albert Barnett
abarnett@nccu.edu

(919) 530-7126