Shapefile Viewers
Listed here are shapefile viewers for viewing GIS vector data in shapefile format by using desktop software or an online option.
How to Use the Suitability Modeler in ArcGIS Pro
Learn how to use the suitability modeler in ArcGIS Pro to map out suitable areas given a set of criteria.
R Packages for Spatial Analysis
Looking for R spatial packages? Listed here is a brief look some of the spatial packages in R that are available.
How To Create Contours in ArcGIS Pro from LIDAR Data
This ArcGIS Pro tutorial shows how to add LIDAR data from the National Map to ArcGIS Pro and create topography contours.
Open Source GIS and Freeware GIS Applications
There are many open source GIS and web mapping applications to choose from.
Using GIS to Map Fly Fishing Destinations
William Bakemeyer describes how he used QGIS and open source data to create a fly fishing map.
QGIS from a Graduate Student’s Perspective
Kent Campbell writes about how he has come to view the benefits of using QGIS as a graduate student.
Crowdsourcing Archaeological Data with Participatory GIS
People with little or no training in archaeology or geographic computing systems can build GIS data using Humap’s Placemaker.
How to Add Data from ArcGIS Online to QGIS
Adding data from an ArGIS Online Map Service or Feature Service into a QGIS map project is fairly easy and quick in most instances.
How to Add Latitude and Longitude as a CSV File in QGIS
This quick QGIS tutorial takes you through the steps of how to add a CSV file with latitude and longitude coordinates.
How to Use ArcGIS Pro for Supervised Classification
This tutorial is a step-by-step approach for performing supervised classification on Landsat 8 imagery using Remote Sensing and GIS methodologies.
Fluid Earth: Open-source Visualization of Weather and Climate Data
Fluid Earth is a web visualization tool developed by The Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) that enables users to view weather and climate patterns.