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  • GIC Reserve Readings

    Reserve readings for all geography courses are now permanently located behind the student access computer desks by the entrance. Readings are first come first serve basis and holding for reserves will not be available.  Students are welcome to use the readings inside the Geographic Information Centre during our operating hours or can be taken out […]

  • Largest BC aerial photo collection now housed at GIC!

    Since the 1930s, the Provincial Air Photo Warehouse have housed approximately 2.3 million aerial photographs, recording BC’s geographic history for many decades.  In April 2010, the Provincial Air Photo Warehouse closed down its warehouse access. To allow for continued public use, the Geographic Information Centre at UBC Vancouver has undergone major renovations for the past […]

COVID-19 SHUTDOWN

By CC on March 20, 2020

The GIC will unfortunately have to shut down by end of day next Monday, March 23 until further notice.

During the shutdown:

  • Study spaces, textbooks, maps, air photos will be unavailable
  • No air photo searches or shipments will be performed
  • Cheque and credit card payments will not be processed
  • Phone calls and voicemails will not be answered
  • Mail and courier deliveries will not be received
  • Staff will have access to email – gic [at] geog [dot] ubc [dot] ca

For our commercial clients: If you have borrowed photos from us please hold onto them for the time being. No late fees will incur during the shutdown.

If you have any questions please contact us by email and we will try our best to assist you during this extraordinary period.

At this point it is unclear when we will reopen – we will provide you with further updates as the situation evolves.

Please take care and stay healthy – we will see you all soon!

COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENTS

By CC on March 16, 2020

All UBC classes have been moved online but the GIC is operating as normal and we continue to accept photo orders and serve the university community. As the situation is changing rapidly, we cannot predict what will happen in the future but it is business as usual for the time being.

Please note we are now on summer hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.

We will provide an update if our status changes.

Stay safe and good luck with the remaining semester!

GIC Fall hours

By CC on September 9, 2019

The GIC will now be opened for extended hours until the December final exam period:

Monday to Thursday 8:30AM – 6:00PM
Friday 8:30AM – 4:30PM
Weekends and Holidays Closed

Effective September 9, 2019.

Have a great semester everyone!

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UBC Geography Information on the Geography department, including people, courses, resources and research.

Geography news Departmental news on announcements, including monthly highlights, past and upcoming events, and departmental updates.

GIC online book catalogue Holdings include atlases, books, video recordings and course reserves on geographical topics.

cIRcle UBC digital repository for research and teaching materials (includes Masters and PhD thesis).

Aerial photo request information General information on requesting aerial photos (commercial use).

Aerial photo indexes and film roll year correlation Downloadable air photo indexes (in large, medium and small scale) and film roll year correlation document from GeoBC (commercial use).

Other sources of air photo Information Information on aerial photography including BC, Alberta, Yukon, Canada (NAPL), and USA.

Geographic Information Centre
Vancouver Campus
Room 112 - 1984 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2
Tel 604 822 3048
Email gic@geog.ubc.ca
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