GIS Teaching/Learning Resources

GIS Teaching/Learning Resources

Use this guide for further reading and finding resources to both teach GIS and learn more about GIS. The guide is divided into ‘General GIS Resources,’ ‘QGIS Resources,’ and ‘ArcGIS Resources.’

General GIS Resources

University Resources/Lib Guides

• Michigan Technological Institution
  • Locating Historical Maps/Finding Historic Datasets
• UPenn
  • Historical Maps: Making Map Overlays
  • Historical Maps: Finding Maps
• George Mason University
  • InfoGuide: Humanities GIS
  • Resources for Spatial Humanities

QGIS Resources

QGIS Documentation

• QGIS Training Manual 

University Resources/Lib Guides

• Harvard
  • Fundamental QGIS Skills Webpage
    • QGIS Software: Download & Installation Tutorial
    • QGIS: Add a Basemap Tutorial
    • QGIS: Manage Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) Tutorial
    • QGIS: Georeferencing Maps Tutorial
    • QGIS: Add Spreadsheet Data (CSV/XLSX) Tutorial
    • QGIS: Perform a Table Join Tutorial
• Alabama Digital Humanities Center
  • Quick Guides: Georeferencing in QGIS and Digitizing in QGIS
• Temple University Lib Guides
  • GIS for the Digital Humanities 

Online Resources

• The Programming Historian (https://programminghistorian.org/en/ )
  • Geocoding Historical Data in QGIS
  • Georeferencing in QGIS
  • Installing QGIS and Adding Layers
  • Creating New Vector Layers in QGIS
• QGIS Tutorials and Tips (https://www.qgistutorials.com/en/ )
  • Introduction to QGIS
  • QGIS Tutorials and Tips Page
• Spatial Thoughts
  • Spatial Thoughts QGIS Suggested Learning Paths
  • Introduction to QGIS (Full Course) – Spatial Thoughts
• Ella Howard (Urban and Digital Historian)
  • Using Historic Maps with QGIS
• Fred Gibbs (fredgibbs.net/tutorials/qgis/ )
  • Making a Map with QGIS
  • Linking and Styling Data with QGIS
• YouTube
  • Learn GIS – QGIS Full Course for Beginners (New for 2024) – Matt Forrest
  • Bringing Local History to Life: HistoryForge Meets QGIS – QGIS North America
• Coursera
  • GIS Courses – Free Trials of Tutorials from Various Institutions

ArcGIS Resources

ESRI Tutorials

• Georeference Historical Imagery in ArcGIS Pro
• Convert a List of Historic Places into a Map
• Overlaying Historic Maps with QGIS

University Resources/Lib Guides

• Michigan Technological Institution
  • Georeferencing a Historical Map in ArcGIS Pro – Guide
• UPenn
  • ArcGIS: An Introduction: Working with Historical Maps