Tufts GIS Tutorials & Tip Sheets ArcGIS 10.x

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 Check out our Tutorial Matrix – This helpful guide reviews which tools are covered in our ArcGIS tutorials.

Tufts Tip Sheets Tips from other sites
Working in the Lab ArcGIS 10.2 10.2.1, and 10.2.2 HelpArcGIS 10.3 Help
Learning GIS Basics ArcGIS Basics – Somerville Land Use
Learn the Basics of ArcGIS by mapping various datasets from Mass GIS for Somerville, Ma. Learn how to symbolize data by unique values, label features, set a projection, create a locator inset map and create a final map layout.Tutorial takes approximately 2-4 hours to complete.

 ESRI’s Online Tutorials for ArcGIS 10.2, 10.2.1, and 10.2.2 Useful for getting instruction for different ArcGIS extensions and tasks.
ArcGIS Basics: India Tutorial

Learn the Basics of ArcGIS by mapping large and small scale demographic data in India and Kolkata. Learn how to symbolize data by quantities, select by attribute and location, label features, set a projection, create a locator map and create a final map layout for export.

ArcGIS Basics: Examining the Link between Human Epidemic Status & Cases of Yaws in Primates | Africa, 2013

Learn the basics of ArcGIS by mapping cases of Yaws in Africa both by country and by outbreaks in primates. Compare the outbreaks to primate habitats. This tutorial will cover symbolizing categorical and quantitative data, select by attributes, setting a projection, creating a locator map and creating two final map layouts.

The tutorial takes approximately 2 – 3 hours to complete.

Haiti : Basic Mapping Exercise

Haiti: Basic Queries Exercise

  • Basic Queries Exercise – Haiti (1.5 Hours)
    • This tutorial focuses on different selection methods, attribute table tools, spatial joins, and zonal statistics.
    • Tufts students can access the data in the GIS Lab from GIS Lab S:\Tutorials\Tufts\Tutorial Data\Basic Query Practice Data – Haiti
    • Data can also be downloaded here: Basic Query Practice Data
US National Data:
US Water / Hydrography Data:
Census Data:

 Other census-mapping tools:
Mapping and Presentation
Geocoding
Add XY Data
Finding & Working with GIS Data
Managing & Troubleshooting Data:
Working with Tables:
Map Projections
  • How to define a map projection.
  • Troubleshooting Coordinate Systems. Data available Here
    • This tutorial walks you though understanding your data layers and data frames spatial reference and selecting an appropriate projection for your data. It also identifies how to use the Define Projection tool if you have missing or incorrect spatial references and it explains how to use the Project tool to project your data into a different projection.
Spatial Analysis Tools Basic query tools:
Advanced tools:
Working with Specific Datasets Elevation Data:
Hydrologic Data:
Open Street Map (OSM) Data:
Soils Data:
Comprehensive ArcGIS Guides
  • ArcGIS 10.1 Help – the online Help for ArcGIS – somewhat superior to the version that comes with the software as it is updated as needed and it highlights some of the most frequently needed tasks
  • ArcGIS 10.1 Tutorials – useful for understanding different functions and processes
  • ESRI Support Center – for the experienced ArcGIS user, this is THE place to find answers to your questions – type in a question or search terms, and the site searches ESRI user forums, Help pages, technical papers, and user-written scripts for ArcGIS (to track responses, create an ESRI Global Account – it’s free)
  • Harvard Graduate School of Design – GIS Manual – excellent guide to various GIS topics and problems.