Hesburgh Libraries

This workshop will teach you the foundations of mapping in ESRI’s ArcGIS Online platform. ArcGIS Online is a browser-based GIS platform that allows users to create, visualize, and manipulate spatial data.

Whether you are interested in working with larger datasets or creating maps to add to a class project, article, or senior thesis, ArcGIS Online offers an excellent workspace for researchers who are beginning to work with GIS.

This workshop is designed with the novice GIS user in mind.

AFTER COMPLETING THIS WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• 1.
  Gather, create, manage, and display spatial data in ArcGIS Online.
• 2.
  Use the filters tool to answer questions with spatial data.
• 3.
  Create data visualizations using the styles tool.

PREREQUISITES

1. If you do not already have access to the campus GIS network, you will receive an email invitation before the workshop. Please follow the instructions to activate your account prior to the workshop. Sender: notifications@arcgis.com, Subject: An invitation to join an ArcGIS Online organization, University of Notre Dame du Lac.
2. Please bring a laptop to the session. (Laptops are available at the Circulation Desk on a first-come, first-served basis.)

This session will be presented by one of the NFCDS Pedagogy Fellows. For more information about this program, please visit cds.library.nd.edu/nfcds-pedagogy-fellowship.

Presented by: Jacob Swisher, NFCDS Pedagogy Fellow, graduate student, Department of History