Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Are you looking for information on how to get started with GIS, troubleshooting, or need help finding geospatial data? Explore the helpful links below.

Free self-study online courses for the Esri suite of products (ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, etc.). Courses range from beginner to advanced and can be completed on your own time and at your own pace. Courses come with a certificate of completion and expire one year from the date of enrollment. Requirements are access to a web browser and the Esri software.

For a complete listing of courses and to register, visit the WTS website. A description of the courses can be found on the Esri website.

Concepts/Tools 

• GIS Dictionary 

• Guide to Map Projections (USGS) 

• Map Projection Wizard 

• Teaching and Learning GIS, A Blog by Don Boyes 

• Understanding Map Projections and Coordinate Systems 

• What is GIS? 

• Working With GIS data? Librarians Can Help With That 

ArcGIS 

• Creating Contours on DEM Layers 

• Create Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN) tool 

• Esri Press SpatiaLabs (available at the Map and Data Centre) 

• Finding, Converting, and Mosaicking DEMs 

• How to Georeference Images in ArcGIS   

• Mapping Census Data 2011 

• Network Common Data Form (netCDF) Tutorial 

• Saving to previous versions of ArcGIS 

• U of T ArcMap 10 Instruction Videos (YouTube) 

• What is netCDF data? 

• Working with General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data in ArcMap 

OpenStreetMap 

• OpenStreetMap Step by Step User Guides 

Planetary GIS 

• Planetary GIS Tutorials 

QGIS 

• Geocoding Using QGIS 

• Georeferencing Using QGIS 

• QGIS Training Manual 

Scholars GeoPortal 

• Locating and Downloading Census Boundary Files 

• Scholars GeoPortal User Guide 

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