Learning GIS

There are hundreds of tutorials on the Internet for all different levels and topics of GIS needs. This guide suggests a number of GIS tutorials for various topics and software. Coursera offers several courses of note.

UH students, faculty, and researchers have unlimited access to Esri's self-paced e-learning catalog — online videos, training materials, and study plans. If you are new to ArcGIS, we highly recommend starting with some of the basic tutorials that introduce the ArcGIS line of products:

• Getting Started with GIS
• Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10.x)
• ArcGIS Pro: An Introduction
• Getting Started with ArcGIS Pro

Online Tutorials and Courses

Getting Started

• What is GIS? (Esri)
• The Beginner's Guide to GIS (Mango)
• GIS Data  (introduction by The GIS Lounge)
• Geospatial Analysis - A comprehensive guide (Longley, 2021)

• The Geospatial Revolution (four online videos by Penn State University)

Esri Virtual Classes (ArcGIS)

There are many online classes on a wide range of topics that are free to UH students, faculty and staff.

• Visit Esri's catalog of training website to learn about web courses, videos, and many other learning formats.
• To enroll, you need to request a UH Esri Training Account. The account is valid for two years and renewable as long as you are an active UH student, faculty, or staff.

Assorted Courses and Tutorials

• GIS @ UC San Diego Tutorials
  Various tutorials created by the GIS Coordinator at UC San Diego as well as selected tutorials from other websites.
• Coursera
  Choose from hundreds of courses created by the world’s top educational institutions. Courses are open to anyone, and learning is free. Geospatial examples:
  • Maps and the Geospatial Revolution
  • From GPS and Google Maps to Spatial Computing
  • Geospatial Intelligence & the Geospatial Revolution
• Open GIS Lab: An Open Learning Lab in Portland (formerly Hawaii)
  A spring board to creating local interest in open source GIS and provide an opportunity to share and learn from each other.
• GISGeography

  Managed by a team of GIS evangelists who are passionate about all aspects of GIS. Includes well-crafted geo-infographics, comprehensive guides, and exhaustive lists. The focus of GISGeography.com is in the following areas: Analysis, Career, Datasets, Mapping, Satellites, Software, US Maps, World Atlas.

ArcGIS

• ArcGIS Online Help (Esri)
• ArcGIS Pro Help (Esri)
• ArcGIS ArcMap 10.x current and previous versions (Esri's help and administrative guides)
• ArcGIS Help for older versions (Esri's archive of older help systems)
• ArcMap 10 Tutorials (YouTube)
• ArcGIS Tips and Tutorials for ArcGIS 10 (Tufts GIS)
• Modifying Colors and Symbols in ArcMap (MIT Libraries)
• Exercises and Data for Esri's GIS Guide to Public Domain Data (Spatial Reserves)

QGIS

• QGIS Tutorials and Tips
• Getting Started With QGIS: Open Source GIS (GIS Lounge)
• Installing QGIS and Adding Layers (Geospatial Historian)
• Creating New Vector Layers using QGIS (Geospatial Historian)
• Georeferenceing using QGIS (Geospatial Historian)

GPS

• Tips and Tools for GPS Navigation and Mapping (Natural Resources Canada)