{"id":3,"date":"2021-03-24T13:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gis\/gis-center\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:45:25","slug":"gis-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gis\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-umflint-jumbotron jumbotron jumbotron-fluid jumbotron-page mb-3\" style=\"background-color: rgb(4, 40, 78);\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Geographic Information Systems Center<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n<a\n    id=\"block-block_15cfd9d0beffb6ba19001cf52b027b08\"\n    class=\"btn mb-3 mb-md0 d-inline-flex btn-icon bg-secondary\"\n    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has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c084ea43b4756694c6dbbc646fc52cb6\">Unlocking the World with Geographic Information Systems: A Look into the Growing Field of GIS Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Geographic Information Systems use computers, associated hardware, people, and software to collect, manage, assess, and visualize spatial phenomena- essentially helping us to better understand and interact with the world around us. It\u2019s no wonder then that <a href=\"https:\/\/money.com\/\"><strong>Money Magazine<\/strong><\/a> lists GIS Analyst among its Top 100 Jobs in the United States and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/\"><strong>U.S. Department of Labor<\/strong><\/a> reports that employment numbers in GIS are growing and continued growth is anticipated. The types of analysis that can be conducted with GIS include: transportation routing, crime mapping, hazard mitigation, neighborhood planning, biological assessments, demographic trend analysis, environmental studies, historical mapping, and groundwater modeling to name a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Introduction to Geographic Information Systems\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-d7wHSl9tg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\">The GIS Center provides a multitude of services to its clients in the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>GIS Instruction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fundamentals of GIS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transportation Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remote Sensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web mapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urban Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural Resource Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Consultation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spatial data conversion and migration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Customized spatial datasets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cartographic map production<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spatial Analytics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web mapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Creation and Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geo-visualization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Survey development, analysis and visualization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>GIS Data<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For GIS data, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gis\/gis-data\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIS Center Data page<\/a> to see what is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-background-color has-background mt-3 mb-3\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7b8e9bb966ac73ec5b6e3ece638c616\">GIS Mission <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The GIS Center\u2019s mission is to leverage interdisciplinary collaborations in the use of geospatial technology (GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS) for research, education, and community service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f8e5ebc710960918608036254fa46b6f\">GIS Vision <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-2\">The University of Michigan-Flint GIS Center will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cultivate opportunities for students and researchers to complete innovative, high-level GIS analysis and research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create an avenue of geospatial education for K-12 students, college students, and other professionals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote the use of GIS as a tool to help solve existing and future challenges in Flint and the surrounding regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2487789c5ffc2f56e2b38a0f886fbad4\">GIS Details <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The staff and research assistants associated with the GIS Center have 20+ years of experience in GIS development and applications. 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