Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
Fall 2024
Description
In general, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide a framework for gathering, organizing, and analyzing spatial data, that is visualized through maps. By arranging spatial information into coincident layers, GIS analyses help reveal deeper insights into a study area by identifying not only where features of interest are located, but also why patterns or processes are occurring. However, a number of various GIS software and online mapping platforms exist, each with a different range of analysis capabilities, but also with different accessibility limitations in terms of user cost (e.g., open-source vs. commercial). In this introductory workshop, participants will become familiar with popular GIS platforms’ capabilities and limitations (e.g., Google, OpenStreetMap, ArcGIS Pro, Terrset), as well as gain experience in the open-source software, QGIS.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
York, Ashley, "An Introduction to Open-Source Geographic Information Systems (GIS): QGIS" (2024). Library Workshops. 33.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/libraryworkshops/33
Handout
YorkA_LibraryF24_Data-20241115T152516Z-001.zip (1023 kB)
Workshop files
