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Author: Taylor Hixson

Take data collection off the grid with GPS devices

Take data collection off the grid with GPS devices

March 1, 2020 By Taylor Hixson

Going off the grid for your research and need to collect accurate location data? NYUAD’s Center for Academic Technology now has 8 Garmin eTrex 22x devices for checkout. The devices have a standard 3-day loan period, but users can make

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Data Profiles: Lonya Humphrey

February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020 By Taylor Hixson

To celebrate Love Data Week 2020, we are highlighting some of the people across NYUAD’s campus that provide data services and support. What is your preferred name? Lonya Humphrey What is your job title? Librarian for Social Sciences and Data

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Data Profiles: Beth Russell

February 13, 2020 February 12, 2020 By Taylor Hixson

To celebrate Love Data Week 2020, we are highlighting some of the people across NYUAD’s campus that provide data services and support. What is your preferred name? Beth Russell What is your job title? Head, Center for Digital Scholarship How

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Data Profiles: Karun

February 13, 2020 February 11, 2020 By Taylor Hixson

To celebrate Love Data Week 2020, we are highlighting some of the people across NYUAD’s campus that provide data services and support. What is your preferred name? Karun What is your job title? Research Data Scientist How long have you

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Data Profiles: Taylor Hixson

February 13, 2020 February 10, 2020 By Taylor Hixson

To celebrate Love Data Week 2020, we are highlighting some of the people across NYUAD’s campus that provide data services and support. What is your preferred name? Taylor Hixson What is your job title? Librarian for Geospatial Data Services  How

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Creating and hosting interactive maps

Creating and hosting interactive maps

October 20, 2019 November 2, 2019 By Taylor Hixson

NYUAD Librarian for Geospatial Data Services is holding a hands-on workshop about creating and hosting interactive web maps with the QGIS plugin qgis2web and GitHub. The workshop will take place on 13 November from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in NYUAD Library room

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UAE geospatial data available in NYU Spatial Data Repository

UAE geospatial data available in NYU Spatial Data Repository

September 30, 2018 September 30, 2018 By Taylor Hixson

The NYU Spatial Data Repository now contains more collections of local data from Abu Dhabi and the UAE. The newly added data includes locations of community facilities in Abu Dhabi—such as mosques, schools, and health centers—and UAE statistical and location

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A Day in the Life of a Geospatial Data Services Librarian

A Day in the Life of a Geospatial Data Services Librarian

June 24, 2018 March 15, 2018 By Taylor Hixson

When I tell people I am the geospatial data services librarian at NYUAD I usually follow with an explanatory statement like, “That means I work with maps.” While I do work with maps of all kinds, that simple statement does not capture all of the ways I can be a partner in geospatial research and teaching.

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