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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.

Creating Administrative Choropleth Maps Using R

January 15, 2016By Ari LamsteinGIS Software

Learn how to create Administrative Level 1 Choropleth Maps in R with this tutorial by Ari Lamstein.

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Where to Find GIS Data for Historical Country Boundaries

Finding historical GIS data can be hard to find. Listed here are available sites that offer historical country data in GIS file formats for download.

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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