GIS Tutorial for Atmospheric Sciences - Section 1.1: Basic GIS Fundamentals
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This is a freely available Geographic Information Systems (GIS) course geared towards GIS and weather and climate students and practitioners. This course is intended to teach basic Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts, methods and terminology using weather and climate case studies.
Section 1 - Basic GIS Fundamentals
Exercise 1 - Introduction to GIS
Technical skills you will learn:
- Open and explore the software interface.
- Add data to the map.
- Work with attribute data.
Required Software
ArcGIS 10.0 or higher
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Desktop Download
(23.49 MB)
ArcGIS Pro Download
(39.51 MB)
Authors
Jennifer Boehnert - National Center for Atmospheric Research
Greg Dobson - UNC Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center
Paige Hoel - National Center for Atmospheric Research
GIS Product Type
Workshop Theme