Computer labs - Department of Geography, Planning & Environment
Concordia offers a wide range of computing resources, electronic, and media-related equipment to the academic community. The labs on this page are for use by members of the Geography, Planning & Environment (GPE) department. The open access lab may be used by undergraduate students in GPE courses with a computer lab component and all GPE grad students. The specialized research labs are for use by select graduate students in the GPE department. For more information about an individual lab, choose it from the documentation section below.
Who can use it?
For a detailed explanation of who can use an specific lab, select that lab from the documentation section below.
How much does it cost?
There is no cost associated with this service.
How to get it
Absolute Priority is given to teaching or academic requests in the open use lab. The class schedule for each lab is posted at H-1254 and H1254-01.
The specialized research labs are available to select grad students, and the students will be given a key to access the lab.
Service availability
The service availability hours only apply to the open use lab and are as follows:
Monday to Thursday:10am to 8pm, Fri-Sat-Sun: noon-5pm
Service is greatly reduced in the summer months.
Every year, the open use lab is booked exclusively for Intensive GIS the entire last 3 weeks of August.
Documentation
This lab is available to undergraduate students and graduate students in the Department of Georgraphy, Planning & Environment. This lab does not require a key or access code during the hours of availability. See below:
Hours of availability:
Monday to Thursday:10am to 8pm, Fri-Sat-Sun: noon-5pm
Service is greatly reduced in the summer months.
Every year, this lab is booked exclusively for Intensive GIS the entire last 3 weeks of August.
Support:
During the lab's operating hours, there is an employee on-site to help with user support. For additional support, contact the Service Centre:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424, ext. 7613 (computer issues), ext 3435 (AV issues) or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
44 Intel Core i7-class computers, 2 overhead projectors and screens, 1 flatbed scanner, 1 large-format digitizer
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
Specialized research labs are only available to certain graduate students in the Department of Geography, Planning & Environment. The professor responsibe for assigning space in each lab is listed within the lab description.
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 (computer issues) or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
7 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
The professor responsible for assigning space in this lab is: Jochen Jaeger.
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
6 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
The professor responsible for assigning space in this lab is: Pascale Biron.
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
8 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
The professor responsible for assigning space in this lab is: Damon Matthews.
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
4 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
The professor responsible for assigning space in this lab is: Sébastien Caquard.
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
8 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
The professor responsible for assigning space in this lab is: Zachary Patterson.
Specialized research labs are only available to students in certain departments within Geography, Planning & Environment. The department responsibe for the lab assigns space on a 2-year term.
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
8 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
6 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
Support:
Hall Building - H-925
Phone: 514-848-2424 ext. 7613 or help@concordia.ca
Hardware:
3 Intel Core i7-class computers
Printing:
1 colour DPrint, 1 B&W Dprint - Xerox
Software:
Microsoft Office 2010 Enterprise (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), ArcGis, Sketchup, Gimp, Chrome, Internet Explorer, R, R-studio, Acrobat Reader X,7-zip, Flash Player VLC Player, Shockwave, Cute PDF
The general rules for all GPE labs are as follows:
1. Food and drink are strictly prohibited.
2. Phone calls should not be answered in the lab.
3. Users must treat the equipment with respect, and be quiet and tidy
4. Please leave the lab if a professor requests that you do so. Teaching comes first, however the professor may decide to let students from outside the class work quietly at the back during a lab.
FAQ
To access the computer, you must log in using your Concordia netname and password.
No. The installation of software is forbidden and prevented by windows settings. To install software for courses, contact m.burelli@concordia.ca well in advance of the semester when it is to be used. Requests for installation of specialized research software should be sent to help@concordia.ca.
Events compatible with department operations are usually considered favorably (e.g. a software tutorial). Please contact the person responsible for scheduling, annie.pollock@concordia.ca.