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Identifying the CRS of a Feature Layer
Projections & CRS lmeisterlin 6/13/25 Projections & CRS lmeisterlin 6/13/25

Identifying the CRS of a Feature Layer

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

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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
Data Types & Conversions lmeisterlin 4/26/25 Data Types & Conversions 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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Getting Started in Visual Studio Code
Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/31/25 Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/31/25

Getting Started in Visual Studio Code

(Visual Studio Code) Launching Visual Studio Code; Creating a new folder for your project; Setting up a basic HTML file; Opening and running your first web page in a browser.

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Getting Started with Leaflet
Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/30/25 Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/30/25

Getting Started with Leaflet

(Leaflet) Preparing your Leaflet Page; Setting up your first map

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Adding GeoJSON Points to a Leaflet Map
Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/29/25 Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/29/25

Adding GeoJSON Points to a Leaflet Map

(Leaflet) Why use GeoJSON?; Loading a GeoJSON file into Leaflet; How to Style your Markers

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Zoom & Pan Settings with Leaflet
Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/28/25 Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/28/25

Zoom & Pan Settings with Leaflet

(Leaflet) Setting a custom initial zoom level, Setting Minimum and Maximum zoom levels, Disabling or customizing panning behavior

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Creating Popups on Points in Leaflet
Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/27/25 Basic Webmapping with Leaflet lmeisterlin 3/27/25

Creating Popups on Points in Leaflet

(Leaflet) Why Add Popups?; Creating a Simple Popup with example

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Calculating Zonal Statistics
Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 3/26/25 Raster Geoprocessing lmeisterlin 3/26/25

Calculating Zonal Statistics

(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and using the Zonal Statistics as Table tool; Two examples: Zonal statistics with polygon zone data and with raster zone data; Comparing the Zonal Statistics tool and the Zonal Statistics as Table tool

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