Tufts students, faculty, staff, and researchers have access to a robust support network for geospatial work.
Walk-In Support with Data Lab Assistants
For immediate help with routine coursework, GIS troubleshooting, students projects, or other assistance, please visit our walk-up support desks staffed by talented and knowledgeable student Data Lab Assistants. See below to learn which lab assistants can help with specific GIS programs and view their schedules

For a full listing of skillsets, visit the Data Lab website
Medford Data Lab
Rm 201, Tisch Library
Boston Data Lab
5th Floor, Hirsh Library
Advanced Consultations with TTS Research Technology Specialists
For advanced support, you can schedule advanced consultations provided by specialists from TTS Research Technology and the Data Lab for assistance with ongoing projects, publications, grants, dissertations, theses, capstones, and other advanced work.
Specifically, our specialists can provide advanced geospatial consultations for:
- Application Development
- Analysis Automation
- Data Acquisition
- Data Conversion/Creation
- Database Design
- Data Engineering/Cleaning
- Data Visualization
- Drones & Imagery Applications
- ESRI ArcGIS Applications
- Fieldwork & GPS Data Collection
- Geocoding
- Georeferencing
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software and Licensing
- Geoprocessing and Spatial Analyses
- Grant Support or Participation
- Historical Mapping
- Map and Digital Design
- Map Design Critiques
- Machine Learning and GeoAI
- Remote Sensing Applications
- Spatial Statistics
- StoryMaps
- Web Mapping Applications
To ask questions or schedule a consultation from TTS Research Technology Specialists, please email DataLab-support@elist.tufts.edu.
*If you are looking for assistance with bioinformatics, text processing, data science, or high-performance computing, please visit the TTS Research Technology Website.
*For questions about software or licensing, visit the Software page. For help installing software on your Tufts owned device, please email IT@Tufts.edu. .