Geospatial Technologies at Lafayette College

Welcome to the Geospatial Community of Practice at Lafayette College!

Please use the links below to explore all the ways our community is thinking spatially about complex interdisciplinary problems!

Lafayette College’s Geospatial Community of Practice is a group of students, staff, and faculty interested in how to use geospatial analysis in academic and applied settings. We share experiences and resources and work to provide educational and training opportunities to campus and community members. Our group is open to all students, staff, and faculty interested in geospatial work. Please contact us if you are interested in joining!

 

May 11, 2026 Geospatial Community of Practice Meeting

The academic year is quickly coming to an end, but the COP is already gearing up for this summer and next year.  To close out this academic year, we have two events that might interest you.
1: Monday May 11th, 10am-11am, Van Wickle Museum: GEOL 229 Mapping Lafayette College Final Project Poster Session.  Students will be presenting their work related to collecting GIS data for campus, and solving a problem that they feel can be visualized with GIS.
Generic map of buildings at Lafayette College
A simple map showing Lafayette College
2. Monday May 11th, 11am-11:30am, Van Wickle 106: Geospatial Community of Practice.  Join us to discuss the past year of Geospatial Technologies at Lafayette, and to learn of what is being planned for next Fall.
Please Join us for these events.
The Geospatial Community of Practice leadership team.

Geospatial Community Discussed on ITS Coffee Break Podcast

John Clark and Caleb Gallemore spoke with Chelsea Emerick and Jim Niknik of the ITS Coffee Break Podcast.  The discussion highlighted use of GIS on campus, some current projects, and the Geospatial Community of Practice.  Listen HereCoffee Break Logo