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Introduction to GIS: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Mapping Adventures

Explore the world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with our fun and easy guide. This module, created by Scott Kelly in 2010, covers essential tools and functionalities for spatial orientation, including map search, layering, and imagery sources. Learn about duck sightings in Green Valley Park, how to manage spatial data using Excel and CSV files, and easily convert shapefiles to KML for Google Earth. We'll guide you through the necessary plug-ins and show you how to visualize and present your GIS data effectively. Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts!

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Introduction to GIS: Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Mapping Adventures

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  1. What is GIS? Simple/Fun/Easy: Module 2 Created by: Scott Kelly 2010

  2. The Payson Ducks!

  3. View Tools Drafting Tools Additional Tools Spatial Orientation Menus Map Search Pan Zoom Places (from Search) Or Layers Uploaded Google Data Layers Imagery Source Coordinates & Elevation Altitude

  4. The lake in Green Valley Park Click on these icons for pictures people have posted These are the coordinates of where ever your cursor is on the map

  5. 1A Marking the first duck sighting on our map image Group | Dis To Nx | Quack | 1A 50 Feet Yes First week, Third group. Not weekly congruent.

  6. Change each file extension to .txt Keep the Excel file(s) Save each spreadsheet as a .csv comma delimited. If you have Google Earth open DNR will know it

  7. The Shape2Earth and CSV to Shapefile Converter menus show up after you activate the plug-ins Drops down with the available plug-ins The sample USA project

  8. The shapefiles will show up as three different layers on your map. If you highlight one and press the attribute table editor you can see all our data fields are in the shapefile.

  9. Projections tell the computer where in the world those dots are Click here to convert the shapfile to KML

  10. Click here to turn off the side bar for a better presentation

  11. The work flow of the app ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

  12. The app result Move these to here to make them permanent

  13. GIS is Applying Adventures Spatially

  14. Appendix Graphics, Presentation, GIS, and Remote Sensing Software

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