INSTRUCTIONS

• Click on the links above to learn how to register and sign into your UT Arlington ArcGIS Online account (available to all UTA students and staff).  

• Please email ATsoftware@uta.edu  if you require assistance registering, signing in or downloading ArcGIS Pro (required for some of the tutorials).

• Below are a series  of tutorials that will help you get acquainted with and learn basic GIS skills using ArcGIS Online (there are also a few ArcGIS Pro GIS tutorials included). In addition to a mapping tool, GIS can be conceived as a data-base visualizer. 

• Once you become familiar with the ArcGIS Online platform, you can format and upload your own Excel / CSV spreasheets to plot your own historical data.  

Open Source GIS Platforms

Below are links to Open Source GIS and Data Visualization Platforms

Literature & Resources

Webpage Designed and Created by Dr. Charles Travis, Associate Professor of Geography and GIS

Department of History, University of Texas, Arlington. 

Contact: charles.travis@uta.edu