Data & Digital Scholarship
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services
The Libraries support the needs of the university community by providing patrons with resources needed to expedite GIS use for teaching and research. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services is responsible for developing geospatial collections (both commercial and public domain) needed by our patrons.
The following assistance is available to students, faculty, and staff who are involved with a GIS-related project, research, or assignment:
- Evaluating GIS as a suitable tool for solving a research need
- GIS projects
- Locating spatial data
- Formatting and projecting spatial data
- Geocoding
- GPS questions
- ESRI Virtual Campus Training – UT Affiliates interested in free virtual (self paced) GIS training with ESRI software (ESRI Virtual Campus) can choose from a list of courses. After selecting a course(s), please email Eric Arnold, GIS Specialist, who will send you course codes with instructions. Please use your UTK email address when emailing.
Please call (865) 974-8570 or email Eric Arnold, arnold@utk.edu, GIS Specialist to get started or visit the UT Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Services Hub for more information.
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