About this workshop This course is for those wishing to develop a strong foundational understanding of how GIS works. Af...
In order to follow this workshop, you will need the free, open-source desktop software QGIS. This tutorial will teach yo...
As an example project, we are going study Poland at the end of WWI. By the end of the course, we will have made maps tha...
To review the difference between raster and vector data, visit the Introduction . Raster data If you haven’t already, do...
Exploring the Polish cities dataset Now, let’s familiarize ourselves with the Polish cities statistical data. Right-clic...
Now we are ready to learn how to style a “finished product” version of the map. So far, we have been using GIS to overla...
Polish cities data: interactive map view Hover over each Polish city to engage with statistics about the city from aroun...
Links to data and slides for the in-person version of Introduction to GIS from the Harvard Map Collection.
