Miriam Olivares
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GeoEmpowering People and Communities through Capacity Building and Geospatial Innovation
United States
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Head of Geospatial Support ServicesYale UniversitySep 2024 - Current (2 years)Lead geospatial support services that advance research, teaching, and learning across Yale University through educational programs, consultations, outreach, and strategic initiatives. Work closely with faculty, researchers, students, staff, and collaborators from diverse disciplines to expand access to geospatial methods and resources. Develop and oversee cohort-based training programs, consultation services, and community-building activities that strengthen geospatial capacity, expand access to geospatial methods, and support the evolving needs of the university. These programs have engaged hundreds of participants across disciplines and career stages. Use consultation, instructional, and program assessment data to inform planning, servic- GIS LibrarianYale UniversityNov 2015 - Aug 2024 (8 years 10 months)Provided geospatial support services for faculty, students, researchers, and staff across Yale University through consultations, instruction, outreach, and program development. Expanded awareness and adoption of geospatial technologies across disciplines while helping build partnerships and communities of practice that contributed to the growth of Yale's geospatial ecosystem. Served on the Provost Faculty Advisory Committee that informed the creation of the Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions and later supported the development of the Yale Library-YCGS partnership.
- Geospatial Coordinator, GEOSAT Center & College of ArchitectureTexas AM UniversityAug 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year 4 months)Led campus-wide geospatial outreach, education, and partnership initiatives through the Center for Geospatial Sciences, Applications, and Technology (GEOSAT). Served as a connector among faculty, researchers, students, government agencies, industry partners, and community organizations to advance collaborative projects supporting research, teaching, and public engagement. Facilitated interdisciplinary initiatives, cultivated strategic partnerships, and promoted broader awareness and adoption of geospatial technologies across Texas A&M University and beyond.
- GIS CoordinatorTexas AM UniversityJun 2008 - Jul 2014 (6 years 2 months)Led geospatial outreach, education, and support services for faculty, students, and staff across Texas A&M University. Developed workshops, consultations, and outreach initiatives that expanded awareness and adoption of geospatial technologies across disciplines. Worked closely with academic units, researchers, government agencies, and external partners to foster collaboration, build a campus-wide geospatial community, and support research, teaching, and public engagement. Contributed to the growth of one of the nation's most active higher-education GIS programs and helped establish long-term partnerships that advanced geospatial capacity across the university.
Education
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- Doctoral Candidate in Urban and Regional Science, GIS; Crime Mapping; Geospatial Analysis; Community problem-solvingTexas AM University
- Master's Degree, Master of Science (M.S.) in Land DevelopmentTexas AM University
- Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch, Emphasis in Urban PlanningTecnologico de Monterrey
Projects (professional or personal)
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- HHistoric AggielandMay 2013 - Current (13 years 4 months)Migration of web mapping application from ArcGIS Viewer for Flex 2.5 to 3.4.
- MMapping Historic Aggieland ProjectNov 2011 - Current (14 years 10 months)• Planned, designed and implemented an interactive web-based mapping service that simulates the evolution of the school campus through time • Developed a custom application using ArcGIS Viewer for Flex for the final presentation
- TTexas A&M GIS DayNov 2008 - Current (17 years 10 months)Co-chairs of GIS Day at Texas A&M. Over 20 different events in a 3-day celebration.
- MMapping Historical AggielandSep 2009 - Aug 2011 (2 years)Performed merging of aerial images from 1940, 1982, 1987-88, and 1994 using Adobe Photoshop. Also performed georeferencing of images using ESRI's ArcMap.
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- SInternal Security for Communities: A Spatial Analysis of the Effectiveness of Sex Offender LawsSpringer JanBook Chapter (pp. 103-124) in Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security by Sui, D.Z. (Editor). ISBN: 978-1-4020-8339-6.
- TFrom Archives to People's Reach: Making Historic Aerials Available Around the ClockTexas GIS Forum Oct
- TClimate Change Projections for the Texas High Plains and Rolling PlainsTheoretical and Applied Climatology In Review
- tGeographic Information Science Education at African and Latin American Universities – A Comparative Reviewth International Cartographic Conference th General AssemblyISBN 978-85-88783-11-9 This study provides a comparative review of GISc education at African and Latin American universities. We present the results of a desktop study of the websites of 591 African and 876 Latin American universities. We searched for modules and degree programmes in geographic information systems (GIS), GISc, geoinformatics, geomatics and remote sensing. Results indicate that there are overall more universities and more universities per country in Latin America than in Africa, but percentage wise more African universities offer GISc education. Overall, there is one university with GISc education for every 6 million people in Africa, and one for every 3.6 million in Latin America. The study casts significant doubt whether t
- EMapping Historic Aggieland: Unveiling the Spatial History of a University through Web MappingEsri International User Conference Jul
- RMaps & GIS Data Libraries in the Era of Big Data and Cloud ComputingRoutledge AprTo cite this article: Daniel Goldberg, Miriam Olivares, Zhongxia Li & Andrew G. Klein (2014) Maps & GIS Data Libraries in the Era of Big Data and Cloud Computing, Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Advances in Geospatial Information, Collections & Archives, 10:1, 100-122, DOI: 10.1080/15420353.2014.893944
- RLatinos and Incremental Construction: A Case Study of Texas ColoniasRoutledge Taylor Francis Group London New York JanBook Chapter in Dialogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities. Rios, M. and Vazquez, L. with Miranda, L. (Eds). ISBN 978-0-415-67900-8.