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GIS Mapping Quickstart - Part 1

GIS Mapping Quickstart - Part 1

Sep 16, 2024 · 1 min read

Step-by-step follow-along instructions covering core introductory GIS concepts. What is GIS data and how is it structured? What are some of the most common GIS datasets people struggle with and why? How do we turn tabular spreadsheets into spatial formats? How do we analyze spatial patterns?

Intro to GIS

Intro to GIS

Feb 23, 2024 · 1 min read

No step-by-step instructions; In-class workshop materials only. Investigate point data structure (Washington Tree Data exercise); Practice table joins (U.S. arms exports exercise); Leverage attributes to power categorical symbolization (Massachusetts bike path exercise).

Advanced Data Cleaning for GIS

Advanced Data Cleaning for GIS

Jul 27, 2023 · 1 min read

No step-by-step instructions; In-class workshop materials only. Deconstruct Harvard mapping use cases (Displaced Ukrainian scholars in Russia; Incarcerated women in Mexico); Practice table joins (COVID rates and Massachusetts Municipalities; Census tracts and percent stayed in tract from Opportunity Atlas); Pivot tables; Normalization; Geocoding; Point-in-polygon aggregation; R/Python; Open Refine.

Intro to GIS for Historians

Intro to GIS for Historians

Jan 19, 2023 · 1 min read

Step-by-step follow-along instructions for creating a static map of post-WWI Poland using a georeferenced map and historic statistical data in QGIS.