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Learn Crime Analysis with ArcGIS: Second Edition Published

May 29, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

Esri Press recently released the second edition of GIS Tutorial for Crime Analysis.

How to Add a Map from Mapbox to QGIS

January 18, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

This tutorial will show you how to take a map style you have created in Mapbox and load it into a QGIS session.

How to Save a Selection as a New File Using QGIS

November 24, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

Learn how to save a selection from a GIS dataset to a new GIS file using QGIS with this quick video tutorial.

Dress Up Your QGIS Install With this Whimsical Plugin

July 7, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

The QGIS hats plugin is a bit of fun that accomplishes no other purpose than to add a hat to the QGIS icon.

Installing QGIS on the Mac

June 27, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

QGIS is an open source GIS software package that can be freely downloaded. Find step-by-step instructions on how to install QGIS on a Mac.

How To Make a Map From Open Data Using a Spreadsheet

October 6, 2016By GIS ContributorGIS Software

Jonathan Goldman explains in this tutorial how to extract an open data feed from a civic data portal and pull it into Google Sheets, and then map it quickly using Geosheets.

How to Map a Single Set of Coordinate Using QGIS

June 21, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

If you have a single set of coordinates that you want to map using QGIS, here are step-by-step instructions on how to do that.

How to Convert a Selection into a New GIS Dataset Using QGIS

June 16, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to convert a geographic selection from one GIS dataset into a new GIS file using QGIS.

ArcGIS 10.4 Released and Updated GIS Tutorial Workbook

February 22, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

Esri has released ArcGIS 10.4 and an updated edition of GIS Tutorial 2: Spatial Analysis Workbook.

Learning ArcGIS Pro Book

January 25, 2016By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

A recently released book by Tripp Corbin teaches readers how to use ArcGIS Pro, Esri’s latest iteration of its GIS desktop application.

Tracking Post-Storm Water Movement Using GPS

NASA researchers recently published a study which uses GPS technology to track water volume and movement post-Harvey

Forecasting Cholera Using Remote Sensing

The NASA cholera forecasting tool effectively takes satellite observations on environmental conditions and combines the data with information on infrastructure and conditions in a country.

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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