GIS Resources at UNC
Accessing GIS Software at UNC
See instructions from GIS & Data Services Software Guide: GIS Software. In short:
· Go to the UNC Davis Library Research Hub and use a public computer with ArcGIS.
· Remotely log on a computer from the UNC Virtual Computing Lab (VCL), and select a computer with ArcGIS.
· Use a browser to load ArcGIS virtually using the UNC Virtual Lab.
· Install ArcGIS on your computer by obtaining the software from Software Acquisitions (Follow instructions to install, including on how to request an ArcGIS 10.x Authorization File). Mac Users: ArcGIS only works on windows, but you can a run Windows virtualization software (such as Virtual Box, Bootcamp, Parallels or VMWare).
ArcGIS in ENVR 468
arcGISshortCourses.htm Introductory Short courses understandingCoordinateSystems.htm Understanding coordinate systems
07_creatingDataLibraryforBME.docx Obtaining Freshwater Quality Data for NJ NJRaritanGIS.zip NJ shapefiles and Surface water Phosphorus data and locations in NJNJRaritanGIS_5.zip NJ shapefiles and Surface water Phosphorus data and locations in NJ (completed project) 11_Health_Exercise.docx Health Exercise 12_Health_Data.xls Health Data for the Health Exercisemjrrds_And_zip_poly_Near_NC.zip Roads and Zip Codes near NC, useful for the Health Exercise 13_GeocodingAssignment.docx Geocoding Lecture Notes and Exercise Assignments (Instructor will demo).13b_GeocodingFiles.zip Files needed for the Geocoding Exercise Assignments (Instructor will demo). 14_mappingChlamydialInfectionLab.docx Lab on mapping Chlamydial Infection (Do it at home)14b_mappingChlamydialInfectionData.zip Data needed for the lab on mapping Chlamydial Infection (Do it at home)
Additional ArcGIS training
Getting Started with ArcMap: GIS & Data Services Software Guide: GIS Training & FAQ
See instructions to get ESRI training from GIS & Data Services Software Guide: GIS Training. This includes the ArcGIS Tutorials.
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)
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.
Geographic Information North Carolina
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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