Video Tutorials
These are some of our favorite videos for learning about the basics of GIS, created by folks around the world.
Table of contents
Software Basics
The Basics of ArcGIS Pro
Geoinformatics, 2018
This video (~40 mins) introduces the basic processes and functions of ArcGIS Pro.
Coordinate Reference Systems
Map Projections in ArcGIS Pro
Jeff Sun, 2019
This video (~15 mins) covers the basics of checking and manipulating projections within ArcGIS Pro.
Specific topics:
- Check a layer’s projection (3:20)
- Check the map’s projection (3:50)
This, in conjunction with the above process, can be used to verify that map and layers share the same projection. - Change the map projection to a specific UTM zone (4:27)
Note: the project-on-the-fly function doesn’t change the projection of the original data, just the way it is displayed in the map. - Use “Define Projection” to align data that has an “unknown projection” to your map (11:13)
Note: you will need to know the projection the data was originally created with in order to complete this process. Sometimes this information is available from the source (website, institution, person who sent you data, etc.).
Designing a Map
Make a Layout in ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS, 2019
This video (~ 4 mins) provides instruction on creating map layouts in ArcGIS Pro.
Make a Layout in ArcMap
Don Boyes, 2012
This video (~5 mins) covers methods to adjust map layouts and page orientation in ArcMap.
How to Edit Your Legend in ArcMap
GIS with Dr. Russel, 2018
This video (~13 mins) walks through the steps to create and edit legends in ArcMap.
Manipulating Data
Georeferencing a Historical Air Photo in ArcGIS Pro
Moulay Anwar Sounny-Slitine, 2018
This video (~16 mins) walks through the steps to georeference historical maps and unreferenced raster layers.
Linking Tables Using Joins and Relates in ArcGIS Pro
eGIS Associates, 2020
This video (~30 mins) introduces the reasons to perform table joins and relates, and it covers various methods to perform these functions.
Specific topics:
- Different ways this function can be performed (1:33)
- Cardinality (2:54)
Defining primary and secondary datasets; determining how many features from one dataset match up with features from the other - Introduction to joins (6:16)
- Introduction to relates (10:30)
- Choose which fields to join (18:35)
- Add a table join (21:20)
- Add a table relate (24:43)
Videos curated by John Slaff, 2021-2022.