Geospatial Tutorials

written for ArcGIS Pro

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Tutorial
Introductory
This is a thorough introduction to ArcGIS Pro map and layout tools. Learn how to create projects, add data and manipulate the drawing order, change the way data is drawn on the map, and create professional map layouts.
Introduction to ArcGIS Pro | Geospatial

Introduction to ArcGIS Pro

This is a thorough introduction to ArcGIS Pro map and layout tools. Learn how to create projects, add data and manipulate the drawing order, change the way data is drawn on the map, and create professional map layouts.

Introductory
Tutorial
Utah Geospatial Consortium
This exercise delves into the details of vector data. You will learn how to use vector attributes to identify sets of features, use location tools to identify proximate features, and symbolize features based on attribute values.
Introduction to Vector Data

Introduction to Vector Data

This exercise delves into the details of vector data. You will learn how to use vector attributes to identify sets of features, use location tools to identify proximate features, and symbolize features based on attribute values.

Tutorial
Utah Geospatial Consortium
Introductory
Create map points from a table of coordinate values. To map the locations correctly, you need to know the coordinate system on which the coordinates were calculated.
Displaying XY Data

Displaying XY Data

Create map points from a table of coordinate values. To map the locations correctly, you need to know the coordinate system on which the coordinates were calculated.

Tutorial
Introductory
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With known habitat criteria for a species we can combine raster and vector map layers to identify potentially suitable habitat locations.
Habitat Suitability Modeling

Habitat Suitability Modeling

With known habitat criteria for a species we can combine raster and vector map layers to identify potentially suitable habitat locations.

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Introductory
Tutorial
With known habitat criteria for a species we can combine raster and vector map layers to identify potentially suitable habitat locations.
Habitat Suitability Modeling

Habitat Suitability Modeling

With known habitat criteria for a species we can combine raster and vector map layers to identify potentially suitable habitat locations.

Introductory
Utah Geospatial Consortium
Tutorial
Learn about the basic raster surfaces: elevation, slope, hillshade, aspect. Use Zonal statistics to summarize raster values within defined areas.
Raster Processing

Raster Processing

Learn about the basic raster surfaces: elevation, slope, hillshade, aspect. Use Zonal statistics to summarize raster values within defined areas.

Tutorial
Introductory
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This tutorial steps carefully through the countless nuances of raster data. Resolution, data source, error, uncertainty, value attributes, and more.
Raster Data Introduction

Raster Data Introduction

This tutorial steps carefully through the countless nuances of raster data. Resolution, data source, error, uncertainty, value attributes, and more.

Introductory
Utah Geospatial Consortium
Tutorial
Here we will explore basic modeling strategies with raster data.
Raster modeling techniques

Raster modeling techniques

Here we will explore basic modeling strategies with raster data.

Introductory
Utah Geospatial Consortium
Tutorial
This exercise delves into the details of vector data. You will learn how to use vector attributes to identify sets of features, use location tools to identify proximate features, and symbolize features based on attribute values.
Introduction to Vector Data

Introduction to Vector Data

This exercise delves into the details of vector data. You will learn how to use vector attributes to identify sets of features, use location tools to identify proximate features, and symbolize features based on attribute values.

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Introductory

Tutorial
Introductory
Utah Geospatial Consortium
This exercise explores vector processing tools, Select by Attribute, Select by Location, Buffering, Clipping and more.
Vector Geoprocessing

Vector Geoprocessing

This exercise explores vector processing tools, Select by Attribute, Select by Location, Buffering, Clipping and more.

Advanced
Adanced
Tutorial
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The objective of this lab is to demonstrate the use of a geographic information system for basic habitat modeling. The instructions will walk you through the process of creating a composite binary raster model to map potential habitat for Mexican spotted
Habitat Modeling | Geospatial

Habitat Modeling

The objective of this lab is to demonstrate the use of a geographic information system for basic habitat modeling. The instructions will walk you through the process of creating a composite binary raster model to map potential habitat for Mexican spotted ...

Tutorial
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Advanced
Using tools like Create Random Points, Subset, and negative selection distances, map locations for 10 study sites. Calculate a loop route stopping at every site that starts and ends at a local field office.
Network tools and Advanced Geoprocessing

Network tools and Advanced Geoprocessing

Using tools like Create Random Points, Subset, and negative selection distances, map locations for 10 study sites. Calculate a loop route stopping at every site that starts and ends at a local field office.

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Adanced
Tutorial
Advanced
The objective of this lab is to demonstrate the use of a geographic information system for basic habitat modeling. The instructions will walk you through the process of creating a composite binary raster model to map potential habitat for Mexican spotted
Habitat Modeling | Geospatial

Habitat Modeling

The objective of this lab is to demonstrate the use of a geographic information system for basic habitat modeling. The instructions will walk you through the process of creating a composite binary raster model to map potential habitat for Mexican spotted ...

Advanced
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Tutorial
Perform some basic data manipulations, view data properties to understand “spatial reference” and “resolution.” Access synthesized to global climate data from the NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis site. A chance to show your cartographic skills and c
Data Mining & Advanced Symbology Techniques | Geospatial

Data Mining & Advanced Symbology Techniques

Perform some basic data manipulations, view data properties to understand “spatial reference” and “resolution.” Access synthesized to global climate data from the NASA GISS Surface Temperature Analysis site. A chance to show your cartographic skills and c...

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Advanced
A map series uses a series of features from a shapefile (study site polygons, river reaches, etc.) to automate creation of a series of matching map pages.
Creating a Map Series | Geospatial

Creating a Map Series

A map series uses a series of features from a shapefile (study site polygons, river reaches, etc.) to automate creation of a series of matching map pages.

Advanced
Tutorial
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You will calculate a generic home range using a traditional and widely used convex polygon tool. You will then create a more complex density surface from which you will calculate probability of use. This allows you to estimate a more specific general and
Home Range Estimations | Geospatial

Home Range Estimations

You will calculate a generic home range using a traditional and widely used convex polygon tool. You will then create a more complex density surface from which you will calculate probability of use. This allows you to estimate a more specific general and ...

Tutorial
Advanced
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Calculate new surfaces from digital elevation models that can be used to generate stream networks. The results are dependent on the quality of the elevation data used to originate the derivative surfaces. Think about the data in reference to the uncertain
Hydrologic Analyses | Geospatial

Hydrologic Analyses

Calculate new surfaces from digital elevation models that can be used to generate stream networks. The results are dependent on the quality of the elevation data used to originate the derivative surfaces. Think about the data in reference to the uncertain...

Advanced
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Advanced
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Advanced
Tutorial
Here is your chance to dig into an important but often-overlooked characteristic of rasters: resolution. Explore the implications of resolution and elevation source material for mapping, conservation, and understanding landscapes. Demonstration of downloa
Digital Elevation Models | Geospatial

Digital Elevation Models

Here is your chance to dig into an important but often-overlooked characteristic of rasters: resolution. Explore the implications of resolution and elevation source material for mapping, conservation, and understanding landscapes. Demonstration of downloa...

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Tutorial
Advanced
This lab will introduce you to working with airborne lidar data and alternatives to ArcGIS for visualizing, analyzing, and presenting those raster data and their derivative products.
Open Source GIS | Geospatial

Open Source GIS

This lab will introduce you to working with airborne lidar data and alternatives to ArcGIS for visualizing, analyzing, and presenting those raster data and their derivative products.

Advanced
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Tutorial
In this lab you will work through some traditional spatial statistics exercises. Three levels of pattern analysis: Locational patterns, Spatial auto-correlation of locations and a value associated with each location, Statistically significant clusters of
Introduction to Basic Geostatistics | Geospatial

Introduction to Basic Geostatistics

In this lab you will work through some traditional spatial statistics exercises. Three levels of pattern analysis: Locational patterns, Spatial auto-correlation of locations and a value associated with each location, Statistically significant clusters of ...

Advanced
Tutorial
Utah Geospatial Consortium
Calculate new surfaces from digital elevation models that can be used to generate stream networks. The results are dependent on the quality of the elevation data used to originate the derivative surfaces. Think about the data in reference to the uncertain
Hydrologic Analyses | Geospatial

Hydrologic Analyses

Calculate new surfaces from digital elevation models that can be used to generate stream networks. The results are dependent on the quality of the elevation data used to originate the derivative surfaces. Think about the data in reference to the uncertain...

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Core Concepts
So how do we flatten a curved surface? Very carefully. Hopefully you have all seen or have tried the orange peel demonstration often enough to realize that there is no way to flatten a curved surface without stretching, shearing, and/or tearing it.
Projected Coordinate Systems | Geospatial

Projected Coordinate Systems

So how do we flatten a curved surface? Very carefully. Hopefully you have all seen or have tried the orange peel demonstration often enough to realize that there is no way to flatten a curved surface without stretching, shearing, and/or tearing it.

Core Concepts
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Information about the fallacies of the earth being round, the meaning of sea level, and gravity consistency.
Fallacies | Geospatial

Fallacies

Information about the fallacies of the earth being round, the meaning of sea level, and gravity consistency.

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Core Concepts
There are a few different ways we can manipulate coordinate systems in ArcGIS. As was said before, most spatial data we work with has already been assigned the correct coordinate system (the coordinate system that correlates with the values of the coordin
Projection Specifics in ArcGIS | Geospatial

Projection Specifics in ArcGIS

There are a few different ways we can manipulate coordinate systems in ArcGIS. As was said before, most spatial data we work with has already been assigned the correct coordinate system (the coordinate system that correlates with the values of the coordin...

Core Concepts
Utah Geospatial Consortium
Anytime you display data in a map document in ArcGIS that has a geographic coordinate system (or in this case datum) that differs from other data layers in your map document or that differs from the data frame display coordinate system
Transformations Between Datums | Geospatial

Transformations Between Datums

Anytime you display data in a map document in ArcGIS that has a geographic coordinate system (or in this case datum) that differs from other data layers in your map document or that differs from the data frame display coordinate system

Core Concepts
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For better or worse, ArcGIS makes it easy for us to avoid the onerous task of truly understanding coordinate systems. This is unfortunate because it works directly against our ability to produce meaningful and defendable results.
Choose a Coordinate System | Geospatial

Choose a Coordinate System

For better or worse, ArcGIS makes it easy for us to avoid the onerous task of truly understanding coordinate systems. This is unfortunate because it works directly against our ability to produce meaningful and defendable results.

Core Concepts
Utah Geospatial Consortium
Datums are one component of a geographic coordinate system (GCS). A GCS includes a datum, angular unit of measure, and a prime meridian. Datums are often thought of as geographic coordinate systems because it is very rare that the units are not degrees (v
Geographic Coordinate Systems | Geospatial

Geographic Coordinate Systems

Datums are one component of a geographic coordinate system (GCS). A GCS includes a datum, angular unit of measure, and a prime meridian. Datums are often thought of as geographic coordinate systems because it is very rare that the units are not degrees (v...

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Core Concepts
Information on Cartesian coordinate systems for round objects as well as linear and planar units for flat object.s
Coordinate Systems | Geospatial

Coordinate Systems

Information on Cartesian coordinate systems for round objects as well as linear and planar units for flat object.s

Core Concepts
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Using spheroids and geoids, we can create a series of surfaces that combine these conceptual representations of the earth’s surface. Why create a series of surfaces instead of just one?
Datums | Geospatial

Datums

Using spheroids and geoids, we can create a series of surfaces that combine these conceptual representations of the earth’s surface. Why create a series of surfaces instead of just one?

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Instructions for installing Windows patch to resolve symbology crashes
Windows Patch

Windows Patch

Instructions for installing Windows patch to resolve symbology crashes

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