GIS Data: Tools, Tutorials, and Reference
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Meagan Duever
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Map & Government Information Library
Main Library sub-basement
Map & Government Information Library
Main Library sub-basement
QGIS Tutorials
- Adding a data to QGISAdd an existing shapefile, or other vector format, to a QGIS map document
- Clipping/Filtering/Selecting by AttributeThere are 4 different ways to trim a dataset, or create a subset of data in QGIS, and here they are
- Joining a Table to a shapefileYou have a spreadsheet of data and a shapefile of the area you want to map. This tutorial will show you how to combine them into a new shapefile with your data.
- Attribute Table MathHow to create new fields in the attribute table by adding fields together, creating a ratio, or preforming other mathematical operations
- Create a Choropleth MapMake a choropleth map from an existing shapefile (or other vector dataset).
- Creating a map from Latitude and Longitude dataTurn your spreadsheet with latitude/longitude points into a map.
- Creating Graduated and Proportional Symbol MapsInstructions on how to create either a graduated symbol map or proportion symbol map from a shapefile
- Reprojecting a ShapefileHow to get all of your data into the same projection and why that's important (and how to find what projection they are in in the first place)
- Basic Cartography Part 1: ColorHow to choose a color scheme from QGIS's extensive color catalog, and how to add custom colors to your map (when the catalog doesn't have quite what you're looking for)
- Basic Cartography Part 2: LabelsThe basics of adding labels to your map documents/layouts, including styling and repositioning them.
- Basic Cartography 3: Print LayoutsPutting it all together in format you can print
- Add Grid Lines to your MapAdd grid lines (like latitude/longitude lines) to your map layouts
- Change the Display Color of a RasterChange the display color of a singleband raster dataset to make viewing easier
- Calculate Raster Statistics for a Region(s)Need to calculate the average value of a raster for a smaller region than the whole raster? Max-min, sum, standard deviation, etc. also. Also known as Zonal statistics
- Add raster value to a point shapefileAdds the value of a raster cell at a designated point to the point's attribute table. Also covers random sampling of a raster
GIS Tools and Tutorials
- GIS TutorialsYou Tube features many GIS tutorials on topics from basic operations to things more complex.
- QGISOpen source, free geographic information system. Large, user-support system
- Mapping for Journalists (and everyone else)Tutorials for QGIS and an explanation of a CRS (coordinate reference system)
- Georeferencing TutorialsThere are many helpful tutorials available, no matter what you are georeferencing or what software you are using
- Texas A&M GeocoderNeed latitude/longitude for your list of addresses? The TAMU Geocoder will process them for you. 2500 for free, then 5 for $.01 there after.
GIS Reference
- Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronymns in Cartography, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote SensingA fairly comprehensive site for GIS, cartography and remote sensing terminology and abbreviations.
- ESRI Training and Education LibraryGIS Bibliography contains references to journals, books, conference proceedings, and reports. You can also find supporting materials such as magazine and newspaper articles, audiovisual items, technical documentation, and white papers
- Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) CodesFind the three-number county FIPS codes for U.S. states and possessions on this website. These codes are used in many federal datasets to indicate the geographical extent of files.
- GIS Dictionary (from ESRI)This site contains a list of GIS-related terms with an emphasis on ESRI software-specific ones. Items include a brief, one-paragraph definition, and are lightly cross-referenced.
- List of File FormatsAn alphabetical list of filename extensions.
- Map ProjectionsThis site presents a discussion of the major types of map projections and their uses.
QGIS video tutorials
These links are to videos that go along with the written tutorials on the left. The videos are intentionally brief while the written tutorials have more information and screenshots.