A geographic information system (GIS) combines software and digital geographic data to generate maps, tables and interactive analyses of spatial information. QGIS is an open-source GIS desktop software package. It runs on Linux/Unix, MacOS, and Windows operating systems and is available at no cost. Intended for anyone new to GIS technology, session attendees use QGIS on Windows computers in the classroom. We will load geospatial data, add on-line map services, extract selected data, and make simple maps. The training may also be valuable to anyone using R, ArcGIS Pro, or other desktop GIS software. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

Princeton faculty, students, and staff use geographic information system (GIS) technology to manage resources, explore spatial relationships, and visualize change. The session, intended for those with no previous GIS experience, describes GIS technology and includes simple exercises to introduce its capabilities. We will use ArcGIS Pro installed on the classroom’s Windows computers. The training may also be valuable to anyone using R, QGIS, or other desktop GIS software. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

In this class, students will learn how to collect geographic data from Google Maps, how to add GPS data to GIS software, how to locate points by address (geocoding), and how to georeference a scanned map. Students will use Google Maps and QGIS installed on classroom computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

In this class, students will learn how to collect geographic data from Google Maps, how to add GPS data to GIS software, how to locate points by address (geocoding), and how to georeference a scanned map. The exercise will also show how to extract points, lines, and areas from the georeferenced map. Students will use Google Maps and ArcGIS Pro installed on the classroom’s Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

QGIS has an excellent interface for exploring and analyzing spatial information. Point, line, and area features (vector data) are both geographic objects on a map and records in a table. Such features can be selected by location or by the values stored in each feature’s record. These simple capabilities allow the GIS user to conduct complex analyses. We will use data for central New Jersey to calculate the area of land use types near streams, the extent of paved surfaces, and other measures. Attendees will use QGIS on classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

ArcGIS Pro has a powerful set of software tools to visually explore and analyze spatial information. Point, line, and area features (vector data) are both geographic objects on a map and records in a table. Features can be selected by location or by the values stored in each feature’s record. These simple capabilities can support complex analyses. We will use data for central New Jersey to calculate the area of land use types near streams, the extent of paved surfaces, and other measures. Attendees will use ArcGIS Pro installed on classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

GIS (geographic information system) software allows the user to treat the Earth’s surface as a continuous array of numbers. Images and raster datasets can be used to rank suitable locations, estimate change, and display phenomena such as elevation, precipitation, or temperature. The session uses percent impervious surface, distance from streams, and slope to assign each parameter a scale from 1 to 9, and weight the relative suitability of different areas. This ‘weighted overlay’ method is useful in a variety of contexts. The QGIS Python console and editor will be used to help build a Python script to process data. Attendees will use QGIS installed on classroom computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

GIS software allows the user to treat the Earth’s surface as a continuous array of numbers. Images and raster datasets can be used to rank suitable locations, estimate change, and display phenomena such as elevation, precipitation, or temperature. The session uses percent impervious surface, distance from streams, and slope to assign each parameter a scale from 1 to 9, and weight the relative suitability of different areas. ArcGIS Pro’s built-in Jupyter notebook will be used to process the data for analysis. This ‘weighted overlay’ method is useful in a variety of contexts. Students will use ArcGIS Pro installed on the classroom’s Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

A geographic information system (GIS) combines software and digital geographic data to generate maps, tables, and interactive analyses of spatial information. Princeton uses GIS to manage resources, study spatial relationships, and visualize change. The training session is for those with no previous GIS experience. Students will work with ArcGIS Pro, GIS software manufactured by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), ArcGIS Online, software as an on-line service from ESRI, and QGIS, a free open-source GIS application, to learn GIS concepts and explore geospatial data. Attendance at a one-day training session is a prerequisite for SPI 593n, GIS for Public Policy. Other SPI students may take the one-day training if they wish, or may register for other short GIS training sessions available through the Library.

US Census data can be integrated with GIS (geographic information system) boundary files to analyze the spatial relationships of poverty, ethnicity, environmental risk, and other parameters. We will find and download demographic data, combine the data with GIS files, and view the data in QGIS. The QGIS Python console and editor will be used to build a Python script to process data. The session will help any GIS user to include tabular data in spatial analyses. Attendees will use QGIS on the classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

ArcGIS Pro has many different ways to access data sets, display them in a map, and analyze relationships over time and space. U.S. Census data can be integrated with GIS (geographic information system) boundary files to analyze the spatial relationships of poverty, ethnicity, environmental risk, and other parameters. We will find and download demographic data, combine the data with GIS files, and view the data in Pro. ArcGIS Pro has various ways to run these steps: we will introduce Jupyter notebooks, GUI interfaces, and nested commands. The session will help any GIS user to include tabular data in spatial analyses. Attendees will use ArcGIS Pro installed on classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

Maps can be extremely effective in communicating knowledge about an area. QGIS has many tools and techniques to design maps. Hands-on exercises will show how to use map-making tools within the software, and introduce common cartographic techniques. The session will discuss how to design maps for a variety of presentation formats. Attendees will use QGIS on classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

Maps can be extremely effective in communicating knowledge about an area. ArcGIS Pro has a variety of tools and techniques to design maps. Hands-on exercises will show how to use map-making tools within the software, and introduce common cartographic techniques. The session will discuss how to design maps for a variety of presentation formats. Attendees will use ArcGIS Pro installed on classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

A geographic information system (GIS) combines software and digital geographic data to generate maps, tables, and interactive analyses of spatial information. Princeton uses GIS to manage resources, study spatial relationships, and visualize change. The training session is for those with no previous GIS experience. Students will work with ArcGIS Pro, GIS software manufactured by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), ArcGIS Online, software as an on-line service from ESRI, and QGIS, a free open-source GIS application, to learn GIS concepts and explore geospatial data. Attendance at a one-day training session is a prerequisite for SPI 593n, GIS for Public Policy. Other SPI students may take the one-day training if they wish, or may register for other short GIS training sessions available through the Library.

GIS users often want to run a process multiple times, changing the inputs, parameters, or summaries generated. QGIS has many ways to help users automate processes. The exercises show users how to use graphic tools in the Processing window, how to run models iteratively, and how to extract commands for use in Python scripts. Students will use QGIS on classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

GIS users often want to run a process multiple times, changing the inputs, parameters, or summaries generated. ArcGIS Pro has many ways to help users automate processes. The exercises show users how to use graphic tools in ModelBuilder, how to run models iteratively, and how to extract ArcPy commands for use in Python scripts. Attendees will use ArcGIS Pro install on the classroom's Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

In this class, students will learn how to use GIS (geographic information system) tools to calculate distances between two features, road and river lengths within administrative units, the percentage of shared boundaries between two areas, extract information on polygon neighbors between two areas, and will explore many other analysis tools. Attendees will use QGIS on classroom Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshop series.

In this class, students will learn how to use GIS (geographic information system) tools to calculate distances between two features, road and river lengths within administrative units, the percentage of shared boundaries between two areas, extract information on polygon neighbors between two areas, and will explore many other analysis tools. Attendees will use ArcGIS Pro installed on the classroom's Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

QGIS can link to different software packages to run that package’s algorithms within QGIS. This workshop teaches how to link R statistical software to QGIS and run R scripts within QGIS itself. R plots can be viewed within QGIS, data can be transferred into other formats for processing in R, and results from R scripts can be returned to QGIS to be explored as GIS data. Students will use QGIS and R installed on the classroom’s Windows computers. R and QGIS also integrate well on Mac and Linux operating systems. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

Esri has developed the R-ArcGIS Bridge to support data transfer and analysis between ArcGIS Pro and R. Based on a Rice University workshop, this session uses ArcGIS Pro and R-Studio to analyze gun-related arrests in Philadelphia in 2021. Users will learn how to connect R to ArcGIS Pro, and how to install the arcgisbinding package. Data in ArcGIS Pro will be ported into R-Studio, where a statistical analysis will be performed. The results will be ported back into ArcGIS Pro for further analysis. Students will use ArcGIS Pro, R-Studio and R installed on the classroom’s Windows computers. This event is part of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) workshops series.

Everyone at Princeton can use ArcGIS Online (AGOL), software as a service available at https://pumagic.maps.arcgis.com. Esri hosts this site to allow users to post data, web maps, web applications and Story Maps on-line. The AGOL Map Viewer now supports many geospatial analyses, so research can be done directly in a browser. Students will use browsers on the classroom’s Windows computers to learn how to use these capabilities.