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Mapping Food Deserts: Using GIS for Community Health

In this workshop, participants will use ArcGIS Online (AGOL) to conduct proximity analysis, mapping food deserts and assessing access to food in underserved communities. They will learn how to identify areas lacking grocery stores and other food resources, supporting efforts to improve community health.

Workshop Goals:

Learn how to perform a proximity analysis.

Gain experience using ArcGIS Online for analyzing and visualizing data.

Please register to receive Zoom link! https://forms.gle/Dg3npgwJ7yJnk25p9

Related LibGuide: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by Alyssa Sklar

Date:
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:00am
Time Zone:
Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Audience:
  Community Members     Library Staff     Vanderbilt Faculty     Vanderbilt Graduate Students     Vanderbilt Staff     Vanderbilt Undergraduate Students  

Event Organizer

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Alyssa Sklar

Librarian for Geospatial Systems and Data

Email: alyssa.sklar@vanderbilt.edu

 

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GIS Lab

Location: Peabody Library, Room 304

Email: lib-gis@vanderbilt.edu

Website: bit.ly/VandyGIS