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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>GIS help hours:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-There will be no help hours on Thursday, April 28<sup>th</sup> or Friday, April 29<sup>th</sup>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Spring semester help hours will end on Thursday, May 12<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Summer GIS help schedule:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 13<sup>th</sup> – May 27<sup>th</sup> : by appointment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 31<sup>st</sup> – September 2<sup>nd</sup>: Monday-Friday, 2-3pm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you cannot make the scheduled help hours, email <a href="mailto:gishelp@mit.edu">
gishelp@mit.edu</a> to set up an appointment at another time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Featured resource:</b> MapZen Data: <a href="https://mapzen.com/data/">
https://mapzen.com/data/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are looking for <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">
OpenStreetMap</a> data in a shapefile format for a metro area, use MapZen’s <a href="https://mapzen.com/data/metro-extracts/">
Metro Extracts</a>. They also have other projects and data to explore.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennie Murack<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennie Murack<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Geospatial Data Librarian and Statistics Specialist <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">murack@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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