home of the mapping community in Davis, CA
#maptimeDavis is the heart of the mapping community in Davis, CA. Our members include students, postdocs, staff, faculty, and alumni from UC Davis, as well as city residents and folks from our surrounding cities. #maptimeDavis is supported by UC Davis DataLab.
We are a community rooted in the #maptime tradition of members learning mapping technologies together. Our goal is to provide a physical and digital space to help our members engage with our community.
This schedule is current as of 3/8/2024. Expect updates before the beginning of the quarter.
Workshops take place on Fridays from 10:00-12:00, unless otherwise indicated. Please note the location of each workshop. In-person workshops will typically be held in PSEL (Physical Sciences & Engineering Library) Seminar Room (room 1025). Whenever possible, we will make a Zoom option available. We fully expect there to be some growing pains as we work out how best to do this.
Where is the PSEL (Physical Sciences & Engineering Library) Seminar Room (room 1025) inside the building? From the front doors, walk straight forward, past the long bank of conference tables, and you'll see the room on your left.
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/12/2024 | Intro to Mapping with Google Earth (Register Here) | Lauren Mabe (UC Davis) | PSEL Seminar Room (room 1025); Zoom option emailed with registration confirmation; Workshop Materials; Slides; Download Google Earth Pro |
| 4/19/2024 | Intro to GIS with QGIS (Register Here) | Veronica Herrera (UC Davis) | PSEL Seminar Room (room 1025); Zoom option emailed with registration confirmation; Workshop Materials |
| 4/26/2024 | Intro to ArcPro (Register Here) | Naomi Kalman (Valley Spatial) | PSEL Seminar Room (room 1025); Zoom option emailed with registration confirmation; Workshop Materials |
| 5/3/2024 | Spatial SQL (Register Here) | Michele Tobias (UC Davis) | PSEL Seminar Room (room 1025); Zoom option emailed with registration confirmation; Workshop Materials |
| 5/10/2024 | GIS Co-Working Day (Register Here) | The Community | PSEL Seminar Room (room 1025) |
| 5/17/2024 | Exploring the National Zoning Atlas (Register Here) | Clancy McConnell (UC Davis) | PSEL Seminar Room (room 1025); Zoom option emailed with registration confirmation |
| 5/24/2024 Afternoon! | Geobeverages Happy Hour (Register Here) | The Community | Location TBD - a venue in Davis with a variety of beverages and snacks or food agreeable for hanging out |
| 5/31/2024 | Spatial R: Migrating from Raster to Terra (Register Here) | Elise Hellwig (UC Davis) | PSEL Seminar Room (room 1025); Zoom option emailed with registration confirmation |
There are many ways to participate in #maptimeDavis. Here are some suggestions:
Attend events. See below for the current #maptimeDavis Workshop Schedule.
Help at a workshop. Making workshops run smoothly is a team effort. We often need folks to help answer questions, relay communications to the presenter, or help participants who get stuck.
Present a workshop. You don't need to be an expert to teach well.
Join #maptimeDavis Council, the group of people who organize each quarter's events.
Please send questions to Michele Tobias - mmtobias@ucdavis.edu
T-shirts and other #maptimeDavis branded items are available at cost (no markup) from Redbubble. Available logos include black, white, gray, and rainbow.
#maptimeDavis is a learning community (formally knows as the UC Davis DataLab’s Spatial Sciences Research & Learning Cluster) focused on instructor-lead formal workshops teaching a specific skills. These workshops typically (but not always) require participants to bring a laptop computer with software installed pertaining to the topic of the workshop. If a particular software is needed for a workshop, we’ll let you know what you need before hand if you register.
In the summer of 2021, the Spatial Sciences Research & Learning Cluster recruited community members to help advise and produce our #maptimeDavis workshop series. We assembled a team with a variety of skills and interests including students, staff, and faculty. This year's #maptimeDavis Council members are:
Note: Applications for 2024-2025 School Year are now Open. Deadline is May 3, 2024
Alex Mandel, geospatial engineer, Development Seed
Kyra Liu, undergraduate student, Environmental Science and Management
Liam Bhajan, graduate student, Land Air Water Resources
Lupe Franco, graduate student, Geography Graduate Group
Matthew Conner, librarian, UC Davis Library
Michele Tobias, data scientist, UC Davis DataLab
Naomi Kalman, owner/consultant, Valley Spatial
Veronica Herrera, graduate student, Geography Graduate Group
We thank the past council members for all of their work!
Sadia Gul, graduate student, Energy Graduate Group (2021-2022)
Mina Rezaei, graduate student, Geography Graduate Group (2021-2022)
Karen Beardsley, staff/faculty, UC Davis Global Affairs (2021-2023)
Emma Forester, graduate student, Geography Graduate Group (2022-2023)
We are always looking for volunteers to join our efforts! If you are interested in joining #maptimeDavis Council, please email Michele Tobias - mmtobias@ucdavis.edu
We do our best to make the materials from past workshops available. Whenever possible, we collect the written materials such as workshop notes, guides, or tutorials, and make them available. Since 2020, we have made a concerted effort to record workshops and post them on our YouTube Channel.
As you might expect, we don't have everything. If we are missing something and you know where we can find it, please let us know by writing an issue on our GitHub repository for this website.
Below is a list of past workshops and their associated videos and materials.
| Date | Topic | Speaker | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8/2024 | Photogrammetry & Working with Aerial Imagery | Michele Tobias & Liam Bhajan (UC Davis) | Workshop Materials Video |
| 3/1/2024 | Practicing Critical GIS in the Era of Big Data and AI | Charles Knoble | Video |
| 2/23/2024 | OpenStreetMap | Vanessa Knoppke-Wetzel (GreenInfo Network) | Talk Slides Video |
| 2/13/2023 | Developing Your Data Science Portfolio | Michele Tobias (UC Davis DataLab) | Workshop Materials |
| 2/9/2024 | ArcPro and QGIS side by side overview | Naomi Kalman (Valley Spatial) | Workshop Materials Video |
| 1/26/2024 | Downloading Satellite Data from Spatiotemporal Asset Catalogs (STAC) using R ) | Michele Tobias (UC Davis DataLab) & Alex Mandel (Development Seed) | Workshop Materials Video |
| 12/1/2023 | GreenInfo Network and the 30x30 Initiative for conserving California | Dariya Draganova, GreenInfo Network | Video |
| 11/17/2023 | Happy Birthday, #maptimeDavis! Job Panel + Cake! | Panel Discussion | Video |
| 11/3/2023 | A nexus of methods for bees in the gentrifying city: Using GIS, urban political ecological theory, and field ecology to uncover connections between changing property values and urban bee diversity. | Austin Martin | Video |
| 10/20/2023 | Integrating Survey123 Connect and Dashboards | Heather Witzens, CAL FIRE | Video |
| 10/6/2023 | UC Davis CRC California General Plan Database Mapping Tool | Dr. Catherine Brinkley, UC Davis | Video |
| 5/23/2023 | Get Started with Drones in Scientific Research | Clancy McConnell | Video, Slides |
| 5/16/2023 | Intro to GIS with QGIS | Michele Tobias | Video, Written Tutorial |
| 5/2/2023 | Building Web Maps with Leaflet | Naomi Kalman | Video, Written Tutorial |
| 3/7/2023 | ESRI StoryMaps | Emma Forester | Video |
| 2/21/2023 | Webhooks | Carlos Barahona | Video |
| 2/14/2023 | Digital Portfolios for Data Science | Michele Tobias | Video, Written Tutorial |
| 2/7/2023 | Multispectral Kite Aerial Photography & Photo Processing | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 1/24/2023 | Tactile Campus Map | Joshua Hori | Video |
| 11/15/2022 | Cartography for Map Figures in Academic Journals & Books | Michele Tobias | Video, Written Tutorial |
| 11/1/2022 | Introduction to Google Earth Engine | Luke Salvato | Video |
| 10/25/2022 | Introduction to Geospatial Raster and Vector Data with Python | Ryan Avery | Video |
| 10/18/2022 | ArcGIS Insights for iterative and exploratory data analysis | Karen Beardsley | Video |
| 9/27/2022 | Hood Canal Landscape Assessment and Prioritization Tool (HC-LAP): A Web Mapping Application to Support Conservation Efforts in Hood Canal (Washington) | David Puckett | Video |
| 5/24/2022 | Mapping Tools for Policy Decisions | Nathaniel Roth | Video |
| 5/17/2022 | Intro to Google Earth Engine | Luke Salvato | Video |
| 5/10/2022 | Spatial SQL | Michele Tobias | Video, Written Tutorial |
| 5/3/2022 | Engaging Underserved Communities through GIS Mapping | Angelina Rahimi & Vosawale Lesuma (Aora Planning) | Video |
| 4/26/2022 | Working with Cal-Adapt Climate Data in R | Andy Lyons (UC ANR) | Video |
| 4/12/2022 | Intro to GIS with QGIS | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 2/22/2022 | Engage your community with ArcHub | Carlos Barahona | Video |
| 2/15/2022 | Web Maps with Leaflet | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 2/8/2022 | Maps with D3 | Mina Rezaei | Video |
| 11/16/2021 | Introduction to Desktop GIS with QGIS | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 11/9/2021 | Intro to PostGIS (Crunchy Data Tutorial) | Steve Pousty | Tutorial: PostGIS for Newbies |
| 11/2/2021 | ArcGIS Field Maps (Esri) | Miriam Schmidts and Canserina Kurnia | Video |
| 10/26/2021 | Intro to ArcGIS Online | Karen Beardsley | Video |
| 10/19/2021 | Shiny Apps for Geospatial Data | Taylor Nelsen | Video |
| 10/12/2021 | Is my research mappable? | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 10/5/2021 | Reading NetCDF as Zarr | Lucas Sterzinger | Video |
| 18-May-21 | Lightning Talks | Evlyn Pless (Organizer) & the Community | |
| 11-May-21 | Art Software for Cartography & Other Visual Research Communication (Studio Discussion) | Michele Tobias & the Community | |
| 4-May-21 | Introduction to Spatial Statistics in R | Wesley Brooks | Video |
| 27-Apr-21 | Projected Coordinate Systems in R | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 20-Apr-21 | Agent-Based Modeling with NetLogo | Sarah Grajdura | Video |
| 13-Apr-21 | End-to-end Deep Learning Workflows using Geospatial Technology | David Yu, ESRI | Video |
| 6-Apr-21 | Simplified Volcano Hazards Maps: Lessons Learned and Future Directions | David Ramsey, U.S. Geological Survey and USAID, Cascades Volcano Observatory | Video |
| 23-Feb-21 | Getting started with the new ArcGIS Field Maps | Canserina Kurnia & Mark Stewart, ESRI | Video |
| 16-Feb-21 | #maptimeDavis Studio: Working with Address Data | Community Discussion | |
| 9-Feb-21 | Geocoding Address Data: Approaches to Personally Identifiable Data | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 19-Jan-21 | #maptimeDavis Studio: Future of #maptimeDavis | Community Discussion | |
| 12-Jan-21 | Earth Engine & R for presentation-quality contextual maps | Christian John | Video |
| 1-Dec-20 | Mapping in R | community | |
| 24-Nov-20 | From Spatial Data to Publication Ready Figure: Mapmaking with R | Ryan Peek | Video |
| 17-Nov-20 | Machine Learning for Spatial Data | community | |
| 10-Nov-20 | Crop Type Mapping with Deep Learning using Tensor Flow | Alex Mandel & Lily Thomas, Development Seed | Video |
| 3-Nov-20 | Map Design & Cartography | community | |
| 27-Oct-20 | Journal Map Figure Design | Michele Tobias | Video |
| 20-Oct-20 | OpenStreetMap Data | community | |
| 13-Oct-20 | Contributing Geographic Data Through OpenStreetMap (OSM) | Gaurav Thapa | |
| 6-Oct-20 | The Year of the Map: The importance of Spatial Data in 2020 | Leah Nagel | |
| 2-Jun-20 | Spatial Sciences Research Cluster | --- | |
| 26-May-20 | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Mapathon | community | |
| 19-May-20 | Spatial Sciences Research Cluster | --- | |
| 12-May-20 | Mapbox | Megan Danielson, mapbox | |
| 5-May-20 | Spatial Sciences Research Cluster | --- | |
| 28-Apr-20 | R for Spatial | Leah Nagel | |
| 21-Apr-20 | Spatial Sciences Research Cluster | --- | |
| 14-Apr-20 | Intro to GIS with QGIS | Michele Tobias | |
| 7-Apr-20 | Spatial Sciences Research Cluster | --- | |
| 10-Mar-20 | Participatory Mapping With Field Papers | Nina Fontana & Michele Tobias | |
| 3-Mar-20 | Spatial Science Research Cluster | --- | |
| 25-Feb-20 | Drone imagery processing using Agisoft Metashape: single-workstation and high-performance computing cluster applications | Mallika Nocco & Derek Young | |
| 18-Feb-20 | Spatial Science Research Cluster | --- | |
| 11-Feb-20 | Planet Satellite Data with QGIS Plugin | Planet’s Staff | |
| 4-Feb-20 | Spatial Science Research Cluster | --- | |
| 28-Jan-20 | ESRI Resources on Campus | Karen Beardsley | |
| 21-Jan-20 | Spatial Science Research Cluster | --- | |
| 14-Jan-20 | Finding Historical Air Photos with UCSB's FrameFinder | Dawn Collings | |
| 7-Jan-20 | Spatial Science Research Cluster | --- | |
| 11/26/2019 | Research Cluster | --- | |
| 11/20/2019 | Spatial SQL | Michele Tobias | |
| 11/19/2019 | NASA Develop Program | Jose Ochoa | |
| 11/12/2019 | Research Cluster | --- | |
| 11/6/2019 | Intro to SQL (non-spatial) | Michele Tobias | |
| 11/5/2019 | Map Collection & Library Map Data Projects | Dawn Collings | |
| 10/29/2019 | Research Cluster | --- | |
| 10/22/2019 | Cloud-computing for large geospatial datasets | Lauren Mabe | |
| 10/15/2019 | Research Cluster | --- | |
| 10/8/2019 | AI-Assisted Mapping: Using Facebook's RapiD OSM Editor | Cameron Denney, Kaart @ Facebook | |
| 10/1/2019 | Research Cluster | --- | |
| 16-Aug-19 | Geocoding | Michele Tobias | |
| 4-Jun-19 | Introduction to Python in ArcGIS Pro & ArcGIS R-Bridge | Matthew Twietmeyer, ESRI | |
| 28-May-19 | GIS Career Panel Discussion | Center for Spatial Sciences | |
| 21-May-19 | Getting Started with ArcGIS Pro | Matthew Twietmeyer, ESRI | |
| 14-May-19 | Historical Mapping with Open Source Tools | Emily Merchant & Michael Mortimer | |
| 7-May-19 | Drone Show & Tell | Center for Spatial Sciences | |
| 30-Apr-19 | Intro to GIS with QGIS | Michele Tobias | |
| 23-Apr-19 | NDVI Time Series Data in R | Mahesh Maskey & Kristen Shapiro | |
| 16-Apr-19 | Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Mapathon | Mapping Club | |
| 6-Mar-19 | Fire Mapping | Yufang Jin’s Lab | |
| 27-Feb-19 | Field Data Collection | Derek Young, Sierra Mabanta, Huck Rees, & Ofuhre Igbinedion | |
| 22-Feb-19 | Geospatial Data Visualization | Michele Tobias | |
| 20-Feb-19 | Lightning Talks | Geospatial Community | |
| 13-Feb-19 | Python for Field Calculations in QGIS and ArcGIS | Nick Santos | |
| 6-Feb-19 | Spatial Networks in R | Beatriz Martinez-Lopez’s Lab | |
| 30-Jan-19 | Interactive Maps with R | Alex Mandel, Nistara Randhawa, Ryan Peek, & Mahesh Maskey | |
| 23-Jan-19 | 1 Hour Map Challenge! | Center for Spatial Sciences | |
| 16-Jan-19 | Mapathon | Sierra Mabanta | |
| 4-Dec-18 | Finishing touches: how to create polished and professional-looking maps in ArcGIS | Amber Manfree | |
| 2-Dec-18 | Data Fusion in Remote Sensing | Yufang Jin's Lab | |
| 14-Nov-18 | Special GIS Day Event: Women in GIS Meetup | Shannon DeArmond | |
| 5-Nov-18 | Open Source Cartography | Michele Tobias | |
| 29-Oct-18 | Spatial SQL | Michele Tobias | |
| 22-Oct-18 | Analyzing Drone Data | Taylor Nelsen | |
| 15-Oct-18 | Into to R Spatial | Robert Hijmans | |
| 12-Oct-18 | Special Event: Install Fest | DSI & Center for Spatial Sciences | |
| 8-Oct-18 | Intro to QGIS | Sierra Mabanta | |
| 1-Oct-18 | Humanitarian Open Street Map Mapathon | The Geospatial Community | |
| 29-May-18 | RSpatial.org Species Distributions(Big Foot Example) | Elise Hellwig | |
| 22-May-18 | Remote Sensing with Planet | Orestis Herodotou (Planet) | |
| 15-May-18 | Collecting Location Data with Phones and Tablets | Alex Mandel | |
| 8-May-18 | Open Street Map Mapathon | Emily Hurry | |
| 1-May-18 | Learn to High Performance Compute: Geo style | Alex Mandel | |
| 24-Apr-18 | Mapping Surface Water Change with Earth Engine | Ani Ghosh | |
| 17-Apr-18 | Field Work Prep: Craft Center Tour + GPS Demonstration + Discussion | Jared Tolla (UCD Craft Center) & Scott Herbert (California Survey & Drafting Supply) | |
| 10-Apr-18 | Is My Research Mappable? Intro to map-making & GIS for researchers | Michele Tobias & Matt Conner | |
| 7-Mar-18 | Spatial Databases | Michele Tobias | |
| 28-Feb-18 | Finding Remote Sensing Data | Ani Ghosh | |
| 21-Feb-18 | Open Mic: many short presentations | Geospatial Community | |
| 14-Feb-18 | Open Street Map Mapathon | Geospatial Community | |
| 7-Feb-18 | Drone Image Stitching | Taylor Nelsen & Travis Parker | |
| 31-Jan-18 | Data Visualization with QGIS | Michele Tobias | |
| 24-Jan-18 | Python for Geospatial | Travis O’Brien | |
| 17-Jan-18 | ArcGIS Resources on Campus | Karen Beardsley | |
| 4-Dec-17 | Using Open Street Map Data | Ani Ghosh | |
| 27-Nov-17 | Making Maps in R | Ryan Peek | |
| 13-Nov-17 | Open Street Map Map-a-Thon | Mapping Club | |
| 6-Nov-17 | Cartography Panel & Clinic | Amber Manfree, Sahoko Yui, & Michele Tobias | |
| 30-Oct-17 | Viewing Data in ArcGIS | Mapping Club | |
| 23-Oct-17 | UAV/Drone Show & Tell | UAV Club | |
| 16-Oct-17 | Intro to Spatial R with RSpatial.org | Alex Mandel | |
| 9-Oct-17 | Google Earth Engine | Pepe Ochoa & Kate Tiedeman | |
| 2-Oct-17 | Custom Cartographic Symbols | Michele Tobias | |
| 25-Sep-17 | Intro to QGIS | Michele Tobias |