GIS Resources at UNC
Accessing GIS Software at UNC
See instructions from GIS & Data Services Software Guide: GIS Software. In short:
· GIS Software is available on the public computers in the 2nd floor of UNC Davis Library.
· GIS Software is also available via any browser using the UNC Virtual Lab.
· GIS Software is also available from a remote computer using the UNC Virtual Computing Lab (VCL).
· Finally, if you want to install the software on your
machine, request ArcGIS Desktop 10.3 from Software
Acquisitions (Request (1) ArcGIS Desktop (2) ArcInfo Workstation. You will
receive a DVD with the software. Install it on your machine. Then request
an ArcInfo Authorization File (see How to request an ArcGIS 10.x
Authorization File). Important: During installation, install at
the Advanced (ArcInfo) Licensing level, and do a complete installation with all
of the extensions. After installing you may need to install the latest service
pack from the Esri support
website.
Mac Users: Note that Esri does not officially support ArcGIS software installed
on a Mac, but there are some best
practices for installing ArcGIS desktop on a Mac.
GIS Training
Getting Started with ArcMap: GIS & Data Services Software Guide: GIS Training & FAQ
Technical support for GIS at UNC: email research@unc.edu
ENVR468 Short Courses for ArcGIS
Beginner ArcGIS Tutorials on AFS: Obtain and install OpenAFS from UNC shareware, then go to \\AFS\.isis.unc.edu\data\gis\tutorial\beginner_exercises
See instructions to get ESRI Online Training from GIS & Data Services Software Guide: GIS Training. In short you can get :
· Esri Virtual Campus courses included with UNC site license (as a UNC student you can email a UNC GIS Librarians with the name of the course you would like to take, and your full name and UNC onyen. You’ll receive a course access code via email. Once you have that, go to Esri Training, follow the "My Training" link, then the "My Virtual Campus Training" link. If you already have an Esri global account, sign in with your member login and password. If not, click "Create new account" and complete the form to create a new Esri global account. There is no fee to join. Beginners may find the following courses especially helpful: Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10), Basics of Map Projections (for ArcGIS 10), Working with Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS 10, Getting Started with the Geodatabase (for ArcGIS 10) )
· Esri also offers a number of free online courses available to anyone.
Tutorials from ArcGIS Online
Exercise 1: Add a database server to the Catalog tree and create a geodatabase
· Assessing Point Groundwater Contamination Potential: The Floridan Aquifer (Beginning, 3h)
· Assessing Nonpoint Groundwater Contamination: Florida caves (Intermediate, 3h)
Lynda.com Tutorials (available to UNC affiliates via onyen login):
1. Up and Running with ArcGIS (Beginner, 3h 13m)
2. ArcGIS Essential Training (Intermediate, 5h 28m)
Book Resources from the UNC Library
GIS Data
From Davis Library Research Hub go to GIS/Mapping and either use the Find Geospatial Data search field, or go to Spatial Data and click on the Getting Started tab.
GIS & Data Services (use the geospatial “Search” button)
Geographic Information North Carolina
North Carolina Geospatial Data
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s GIS Web Page
Miscellaneous Additional Exercises
Exporting a shapefile into into Interchange File Format (e00) with longitude-latitude
Instructions for Creating Maps with the same scale for valueUnderstanding Coordinate Systems
Ben’s exercise on coordinate Systems and exporting a shapefile into Interchange File Format (e00)
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