How Do I...
Included below are a series of resources to help our users explore and integrate geospatial data within their own research.
Workshop Links and Resources
ArcGIS.com Tutorials and Resources
What's New in ArcGIS.com? (ESRI)
Making a Map using ArcGIS.com (ESRI)
ArcGIS Desktop Tutorials and Resources
- ArcGIS 10 Introduction (Pace University) - VIDEO
- Creating a New Shapefile using ArcGIS 10 (Pace University) - VIDEO
- Creating KML Files to view in Google Earth using ArcGIS 10 (Pace University) - VIDEO
- Downloading and Clipping GIS Data using ArcGIS 10 (Pace University) - VIDEO
- Geocoding Data from a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet using ArcGIS 10 (Pace University) - VIDEO
- Model Builder (University of Vermont) - VIDEO
- Metadata templates (University of Vermont) - VIDEO
- Advanced PDF export (University of Vermont) - VIDEO
Connecticut Information
- Connecticut's Coordinate and Projection Systems
- Connecticut DEP: GIS Data
- Obtaining CT Parcel Data
Geospatial Data and Formats Information
- Digital Images and Georeferencing
- What are GeoTIFFs?
- Glossary of GIS Terms
- How to georeference DOQQ JPEG files
- How to View the Images Under CT Raster Data (e.g., historical CT aerial and topographic map mosaics)
- Image Formats And Software
- MAGIC File Naming Conventions
- Working with SID files
Google Earth
Learn Google Earth: Geotagging Photos (Google)
Learn Google Earth: Historical Imagery (Google)
Learn Google Earth: Importing KML, KMZ and GPS Data (Google)
Learn Google Earth: Recording a Tour (Google)
Google Maps
How to Create a Map Mash-up using Google Maps MyMaps (Google)
MAGIC 2.0 Online Mapping
- MAGIC 2.0 Online Maps Help
- What is the OGC and Open GIS?
- Adding MAGIC WMS data to ArcGIS ArcMap
Web Mapping and Scripting
- Web GIS Tutorials and Scripts
Workshop Handouts, Presentations and Links
- Handout (coming soon)
- Data [ Sample Data for Workshop ]
- Resources:
- Georeferencing Overview
- Additional Data Sources:
- DavidRumsey.com
- Library of Congress Map Collections
- NHGIS
- Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
- MAGIC
- New York Public Library Map Warper
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collections
- Presentation
- Google Fusion Tables Exercise (source: Trinity College)
- Sample Datasets (sources: MAGIC and CtSDC)
- ACS 5 Year (2006-2010) Tract data Codebook
- American FactFinder
- Connecticut State Data Center
- MAGIC
- Presentation
- Sample Geocoding File
- KML Sample Data - additional KML files available from MAGIC
- Shapefile Sample Data (source: US Census Bureau)
- How to Use ArcGIS to Create Districts - UPDATED 10/7/2014 @ 1:45pm
- Data Codebook - Updated 10/9/2014 @1:45pm
- Connecticut Data (unzip this file and copy to p:\ drive) - UPDATED 10/9/2014 @ 1:45pm
- Complete Details on how to use the Districting Extension (Optional)
- Historical Map Collections
- University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC) magic.lib.uconn.edu
Includes historical map and aerial photography of Connecticut and select areas of the world - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection davidrumsey.com
Includes historical maps and atlases covering the U.S., Continents, and the globe - Norman B Leventhal Map Center at Boston Public Library maps.bpl.org/
Includes historical maps from across the globe with several New England maps - Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas Austin www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Includes historical maps from across the globe - Library of Congress Map Collection memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/
Includes historical maps from across the United States
- University of Connecticut Libraries Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC) magic.lib.uconn.edu
- Interactive Mapping Resources
- On the Line: how schooling, housing, and civil rights shaped Hartford and its suburbs ontheline.trincoll.edu
Includes interactive maps showing neighborhood change in Connecticut with a focus on Hartford. - ESRI ArcGIS Online arcgis.com
Free tool enables you to create maps for classroom use and you can even share these maps! - Google Maps maps.google.com
Free tool that enables you to create custom maps using your Google account. - Google Earth earth.google.com
Includes multiple layers of historical maps and geographic data, plus enables you to view KML files created by others - American FactFinder factfinder2.census.gov
Enables users to create interactive maps using U.S. Census Data - Connecticut Ecological Conditions Online (CT ECO) cteco.uconn.edu
Interactive mapping interface to view Connecticut aerial photography and environmental data - Hypercities hypercities.ats.ucla.edu/
Includes historical maps from across the globe and includes a timeline viewer
- On the Line: how schooling, housing, and civil rights shaped Hartford and its suburbs ontheline.trincoll.edu
- Subject Specific Mapping Resources
- Oregon Trail Maps from the US National Park Service - www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/maps.htm
- Lewis and Clark Expedition Map - www.davidrumsey.com/view/2d-gis#lewis-and-clark-expedition
- USGS Topographic Maps (Historical) - nationalmap.gov/historical/
GIS for Historical Applications
Google Fusion Tables - Basics
Introduction to ArcGIS Desktop 10 Workshop
Making Maps with ArcGIS.com
Redistricting Using ArcGIS
Resources for Educators