Here’s your chance to get started with geographic information systems software in a friendly, jargon-free environment. This workshop introduces the skills you need to make your own maps. Along the way you’ll get familiar with the desktop GIS application ArcGIS Pro, and a gentle introduction to cartography. You’ll leave with your own cartographic masterpieces and tips for learning more in your pursuit of mappiness at UVA.

All sessions are one hour and assume participants have no previous experience using GIS. Sessions will be hands-on demonstrations with step-by-step tutorials and expert assistance. All sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 2PM to 3PM and are free and open to the UVa and larger Charlottesville community. Click here for a full list of our Fall sessions

• All sessions will be in-person, in the Scholars’ Lab (Shannon Library 308).
• We will provide laptops for attendees. 
• Walk-ins are welcome, but due to a limited number of laptops, we strongly encourage registering. If you're waitlisted, please contact us at uvagis@virginia.edu.
• Class handout and presentation will be made available on the Fall 2025 Workshops tab of our Teaching Resources page.
• There will not be a virtual option this semester. We apologize for any inconvenience.
• Please note, these workshops are not intended for course instruction. If you're here at the direction of your professor, or if you're teaching a class and would like to include GIS instruction, please contact us at uvagis@virginia.edu.

Please see the Fall 2025 Workshops tab on our Teaching Resources page for more information, including slides, handouts, post-workshop office hours and session recordings.