Kelsey Rydland - Data Science Librarian
Méch Frazier - GIS Specialist
Geospatial and Data Services - Northwestern University Libraries
We’ll be using ArcGIS Online for today’s demo. You’ll need to create an account here.
ArcGIS Online is compatible with Mac and Windows OS.
This workshop is meant to serve as an introduction to esri’s ArcGIS Online web-based browser. It’s a simple workshop, where you should be able to replicate some of the steps we cover today. You’ll also learn about NU’s GIS resources, services, and where you can find support for your projects.
Define what GIS and web GIS is
Identify different types of GIS data and formats
Understand basic mapping functions and tools
Create a basic web map
The data we’ll use today comes from here:
GeoData @ University of Texas Libraries
Global earthquakes, Greater Than Magnitude 5.7, from 1997-2007