PUG@Penn (Python Users Group) brings together members of the Penn community interested in or already working with the popular open-source programming language Python. This drop-in, informal, collaboratively-oriented group meets once per month to experiment and explore the many…

Whether you are a brand-new programmer or an experienced developer, it's important to keep your code clean, readable, and user-friendly. Come join a discussion of best practices for coding. No experience is required, but a basic knowledge of programming will be helpful. November…

During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.

A group that meets to discuss, learn, and collaborate on topics and projects related to mapping, geospatial data processing, visualization, and analysis tools through hands-on tutorials, workshops, and presentations. The group meets in-person in Goldestein Electronic Classroom…

Come learn how to make cool, weird, creative things using code! p5.js is a JavaScript library for creative coding, with a focus on making coding accessible and inclusive for artists, designers, educators, beginners, and anyone else. In this workshop, we'll introduce the basics of…

GIS presentations and a keynote address from National Audubon Society's Bird Migration Explorer Program Director, Melanie A. Smith focusing on the issue of mapping bird migration! For more information, go to https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php?g=553812&p=7060250 To register…

The Penn Libraries’ Research Data & Digital Scholarship team is collaborating with the Center for Global Collections’ East Asian studies librarians to offer an introduction to East Asian digital humanities (DH) training and projects. In this context, we define DH broadly as the…

Explores GIS data models and formats, and the various components of the free and open source QGIS software interface and tools. Location: Goldstein Electronic Classroom (Room 114), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center For more information, go to https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php…

A hands-on tutorial on how to build interactive web maps in QGIS, and ArcGIS Web AppBuilder. Location: Goldstein Electronic Classroom (Room 114), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center For more information, go to https://guides.library.upenn.edu/c.php?g=553812&p=7060250 To register, go…

Demonstrates steps in building a 3D video game from aerial images and elevation object files. Topics include installing Unity and the Structural Geology Query Toolkit, importing aerial images and digital data elevation, and publishing a final product. Location: Goldstein…