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Interactive Selections & Other Selection Basics
Queries & Selections lmeisterlin 7/1/25 Queries & Selections lmeisterlin 7/1/25

Interactive Selections & Other Selection Basics

(QGIS) Interactive Selection in Map Canvas and Attribute Table; Clearing current selection; Zooming to selected features; Isolating selections

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Querying by Attributes
Queries & Selections lmeisterlin 6/30/25 Queries & Selections lmeisterlin 6/30/25

Querying by Attributes

(QGIS) Accessing the Select Features by Value options; Selecting by qualitative values; Selecting by quantitative values with a compound query; Selecting by multiple parameters in the same field

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Batch Processing (almost) any tool in ArcGIS Pro
Utilities lmeisterlin 6/25/25 Utilities lmeisterlin 6/25/25

Batch Processing (almost) any tool in ArcGIS Pro

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the batch option for geoprocessing tools; Reviewing batch options and tool parameters

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The CRS of a Map Canvas
Projections & CRS lmeisterlin 6/25/25 Projections & CRS lmeisterlin 6/25/25

The CRS of a Map Canvas

(QGIS) Default setting for a map view’s coordinate reference system; Checking and changing the coordinate system of a map view.

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Creating Distance Rasters from Points
Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 6/24/25 Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 6/24/25

Creating Distance Rasters from Points

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Distance Accumulation tool; Reviewing the tool’s basic parameters and options for a simple straight-line distance raster; Running one example with point inputs and examining results

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Identifying the CRS of a Feature Layer
Projections & CRS lmeisterlin 6/24/25 Projections & CRS lmeisterlin 6/24/25

Identifying the CRS of a Feature Layer

(QGIS) Finding the coordinate reference system of a feature layer

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Spatial Joins
Vector Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 6/23/25 Vector Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 6/23/25

Spatial Joins

(ArcGIS Pro) Setting up and executing a spatial join, with a point-to-polygon example.

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Finding the (Average) Center of Features
Spatial Statistics lmeisterlin 5/16/25 Spatial Statistics lmeisterlin 5/16/25

Finding the (Average) Center of Features

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and Using the Mean Center tool, the Median Center tool, and the Central Feature tool; Reviewing each tool’s parameters and options; Multiple examples and examining the results

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Converting Rasters to Point Features
Data Types & Conversions, Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 5/16/25 Data Types & Conversions, Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 5/16/25

Converting Rasters to Point Features

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Raster to Point tool; Reviewing the tool’s parameters and options; Running one example and examining its results.

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Using the Average Nearest Neighbor Test for Spatial Clustering
Spatial Statistics lmeisterlin 5/16/25 Spatial Statistics lmeisterlin 5/16/25

Using the Average Nearest Neighbor Test for Spatial Clustering

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Average Nearest Neighbor Tool; Reviewing the tool parameters and options; Running one example and reviewing its results

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Calculating the Standard and Directional Distributions of Features
Spatial Statistics lmeisterlin 5/16/25 Spatial Statistics lmeisterlin 5/16/25

Calculating the Standard and Directional Distributions of Features

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the tools to calculate standard and directional distributions; Reviewing the Standard Distance tool’s parameters and running two examples; Reviewing the Directional Distribution tool’s parameters and running one example.

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Creating Service Areas from an Interactively Chosen Point
Network Analysis lmeisterlin 5/16/25 Network Analysis lmeisterlin 5/16/25

Creating Service Areas from an Interactively Chosen Point

(QGIS) Accessing the Service Area (from point) Tool; Reviewing the tool’s parameters and options; Running the tool with an example and examining results

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Accessing Geoprocessing History & Results
Utilities, Raster Geoprocessing, Vector Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 5/16/25 Utilities, Raster Geoprocessing, Vector Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 5/16/25

Accessing Geoprocessing History & Results

(ArcGIS Pro) the Geoprocessing History pane; Accessing processing history and results; Re-running an operation from the history; filtering and sorting the processes list

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Creating Multi-Ring Buffers with a constant distance
Vector Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 5/16/25 Vector Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 5/16/25

Creating Multi-Ring Buffers with a constant distance

(QGIS) Accessing the Multi-ring Buffer (constant distance) tool; Reviewing the tool’s parameters and options; Running the tool with an example and examining the results

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Downloading TIGER/Line Shapefiles through the web
Data Sources lmeisterlin 4/27/25 Data Sources lmeisterlin 4/27/25

Downloading TIGER/Line Shapefiles through the web

(web) Navigating to the TIGER/Line download options on the US Census Bureau website; Finding and downloading a shapefile through the site’s web interface.

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Attribute Field Properties
Utilities lmeisterlin 4/26/25 Utilities lmeisterlin 4/26/25

Attribute Field Properties

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing Attribute Table Field Properties; Reviewing the Fields view; Changing and saving field properties.

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the Georeferencing Menu in ArcGIS Pro
Creating Data lmeisterlin 4/26/25 Creating Data lmeisterlin 4/26/25

the Georeferencing Menu in ArcGIS Pro

 (ArcGIS Pro) Reviewing the menus and options for georeferencing raster map images in ArcGIS Pro.

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Accessing Geoprocessing Tools
Utilities, Vector Geoprocessing, Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 4/11/25 Utilities, Vector Geoprocessing, Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 4/11/25

Accessing Geoprocessing Tools

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Geoprocessing Pane; Navigating the toolboxes; Searching for a tool

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Working with Excel Sheets in ArcGIS Pro
Utilities lmeisterlin 4/11/25 Utilities lmeisterlin 4/11/25

Working with Excel Sheets in ArcGIS Pro

(ArcGIS Pro) Working with Excel Data in ArcGIS; Adding sheets as tables; Exporting to a different format

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Preparing ACS Data from the US Census Bureau for a Table Join
Utilities lmeisterlin 4/11/25 Utilities lmeisterlin 4/11/25

Preparing ACS Data from the US Census Bureau for a Table Join

(MS Excel) Preparing a CSV table of data from the American Community Survey for a table join using Excel; Cleaning up columns and removing special characters; Performing calculations in Excel; Saving the table

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