Getting Started with GIS software
Short tutorials to walk through a basic introduction to GIS software.
On this page: Esri ArcGIS Pro | QGIS
ArcGIS Pro
(ArcGIS Pro) Launching ArcGIS Pro; Accessing Global Settings and Options; Creating and Saving a New Project; and Accessing a Project’s Settings and Options.
(ArcGIS Pro) Add folder connection; Add data to a map project; Reorder data layers
(ArcGIS Pro) Opening the Attribute Table; Accessing individual feature attributes interactively
(ArcGIS Pro) Enabling snapping to features; Accessing the Measure tools; Using the Measure tool with an example
(ArcGIS Pro) Working with multiple map views; Adding a new map view; Renaming maps; copy/paste data layers between views.
(ArcGIS Pro) Creating a new layout; Adding a map frame to the layout; Activating a map frame; Map frame properties; Multiple map frames
QGIS
(QGIS) Launching QGIS; Accessing global and project settings; Creating and saving a new project.
(QGIS) Opening Attribute Table; Accessing individual feature attributes interactively
(QGIS) Enabling snapping; Accessing the Measure tool; Using the Measure tool with example
(QGIS) Accessing map view properties; Changing the background color of a map.
(QGIS) Creating and adding elements to a print layout; Exporting a map