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Geospatial Innovation Facility UC Berkeley · College of Natural Resources

Geospatial Advising

GIF provides one-on-one geospatial advising for UC Berkeley researchers and students working with geographic data, GIS tools, and spatial analysis methods.

What We Can Help With

  • Getting started with a GIS project — scope, software, and workflow
  • Data selection — finding and evaluating geospatial datasets
  • Choosing the right methodology for spatial analysis
  • Troubleshooting problems in ArcGIS, QGIS, R, or Python

Schedule an Advising Session

Advising is available during GIF office hours. Drop in or check the schedule to see when staff are available.

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Larger projects: For substantial or ongoing GIS work that goes beyond a single advising session, GIF offers professional consulting services. Learn about consulting →