tutorials

Tutorials

Getting started

• 5 underrated techniques for map making

Finding data

• How to search for local boundary files
• How to extract OpenStreetMap data layers

Georeferencing

• How to georeference images in the HMC digital collections

Census data

• Getting started with mapping census data
• How to explore data with Social Explorer
• Preparing census data for digital mapping
• How to obtain census data for GIS mapping

QGIS

• How to download QGIS
• How to add a basemap
• How to add vector data
• How to add a spreadsheet
• How to georeference
• How to join data tables
• How to export selected features
• How to change a dataset’s CRS
• How to zoom to a layer
• How to clip GIS data
• How to adjust opacity
• How to normalize data

ArcGIS Online

• How to upload local datasets
• How to style a choropleth map
• How to configure public sharing
• How to configure a StoryMap