UNH Cooperative Extension | Workshop: GIS 101: Learning to Map in the Digital Age

The Basics - GIS

GIS 101: Learning to Map in the Digital Age

Summary:

Participants learn the basics of Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping software and discover a variety of free GIS programs (for PC's and Macs). Useful as a comfortable first step for people with no GIS experience, as well as for relatively new GIS users looking for more information. The course will give you a solid background on GIS concepts and the range of free software mapping options you can use to make maps in your community and beyond.

This workshop is the ideal starting point for those new to GIS, and provides a good leaping off point for our other workshops on free GIS software (GIS on Pennies a Day: Test Drive), ESRI software (ArcGIS Drivers Permit (10.0)), and Google mapping (Making Maps the Google Way).

General topics:
basic GIS concepts
free GIS and mapping software
types of GIS data

Participants will learn to:
Learn the basic concepts of GIS
Become fluent in GIS jargon
Explore the variety of free GIS and mapping software
Understand both the applications and the limitations of GIS

Software dicussed:
AccuGlobe 2007

Arc Explorer
DIVA-GIS
fGIS
Google Earth [info] [download]
Google Maps
gvSIG
MapWindow
NH GRANIT Data Mapper - [website]
Quantum GIS
Tatuk Viewer
uDIG

[chart of free GIS software]

LENGTH:	9:00am-noon
COST:	$49
CEU's:	Please see our CEU page
SCHEDULE: (2012)
	May 10 - Plymouth, NH

	Apr 18 - Conway, NH

	Mar 27 - Concord, NH

	Jan 10 - Durham, NH

FORMAT:	presentations followed by short hands-on GIS exercises
SUGGESTED PRECURSOR:	None
SUGGESTED NEXT STEPS:	ArcGIS Drivers Permit (9.3.1) ArcGIS Drivers Permit (10.0) GIS on Pennies a Day: Test Drive Making Maps the Google Way
NOTES:	A laptop is provided for each participant. All free software covered works on PC's, some run natively on Macs and some run on Linux.