SOME GIS and Spatial Analysis Tutorials

Carla Shoff & Stephen Matthews

Fall 2008

This is a partial listing of on-line GIS and Spatial Analysis tutorials compiled Fall 2008.
There listing here is not an endorsement as we have not had a chance to critically evaluate them;
and some are software version specific and thus may be dated. We offer this list as possible
starting points for those interested in learning more about GIS and their application in spatially
informed science.

There are many more software specific tutorials available for packages like

GeoDa (GeoDa Center) at http://geodacenter.asu.edu

http://www.pop.psu.edu/gia-core/pdfs/R25-software-document-GeoDa.pdf

R (The Comprehensive R Archive Network) at http://cran.r-project.org/

http://www.pop.psu.edu/gia-core/pdfs/R25-software-document-R.pdf

ESRI Training and Education (ArcGIS)

http://training.esri.com/gateway/index.cfm

GRASS Tutorials (Mirror site)

http://grass.itc.it/gdp/tutorials.php

Please consult http://www.pop.psu.edu/gia-core/software2.htm

Other useful listing of tutorials can be found at

Huxley: College of the Environment, Spatial Analysis Lab

http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/gis/links/gis.htm

University of Oregon Libraries – GIS Tutorials

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/map_section/listserves_tutorials/map_Tutorials.html

The GIS Lounge Listing of Tutorals in GIS

http://gislounge.com/tutorials-in-gis/
 GIS/Mapping Tutorials & Guides

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Tutorial – Harvard University

http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/gis/tutorials.html

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA) Tutorials

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/tutorials/default.asp

USGS Getting Started with GIS

http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/globalgis/tutorials/index.html

USGS – Investigating World Demography Using GIS

http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/worlddemographylesson.pdf

NOAA – GIS Tutorial

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/sccoasts/html/gistut.htm

FEMA – on-line GIS Tutorials

http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/ot_main.shtm#4

ATSDR - GIS in Public Health

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/gis/conference98/gisindex.html

AHRQ - Using Geographic Methods to Understand Health Issues

http://www.ahrq.gov/research/geomap/geomap1.htm

Sandia National Laboratories – GIS Tutorials (dated)

http://www.sandia.gov/GIS/tech.html

Univesity of Iowa – Dept of Geography’s Improving Public Health Through Geographical

Information Systems An Instructional Guide to Major Concepts and Their Implementation
http://www.uiowa.edu/~geog/health/

GIS Lab/Techniques Options

http://www.uiowa.edu/~geog/health/index2.html

University of Arkansas Libraries Maps and GIS tutorials

http://libinfo.uark.edu/GIS/tutorial.asp

UC San Diego Libraries – GIS How Tos

http://ucsd.libguides.com/gis

Uni of Michigan – SAND Tutorial: Reprojecting Data with ArcGIS

http://www.lib.umich.edu/nsds/spatial_tutorials/proj/arcgisproj.html
Uni of Michigan – SAND Numeric & Spatial Data Services – How to Georeference an Image
Using ArcGIS
http://www.lib.umich.edu/nsds/spatial_tutorials/georectify.pdf

Uni of Michigan – SAND – Quick Guide to Obtaining Census Data in a GIS-friendly Format
from Geolytics Census CDs
http://www.lib.umich.edu/nsds/spatial_tutorials/geolyticsav.html

Uni of Michigan – SAND - Mapping Street Addresses using ESRI’s StreetMap Extension
http://www.lib.umich.edu/nsds/spatial_tutorials/streetmap.html

University of Oregon Libraries – GIS Tutorials

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/map_section/listserves_tutorials/map_Tutorials.html

Utah State University, Department of Geography – GIS Exercises

http://www.nr.usu.edu/Geography-Department/rsgis/GIS/exer/gisexer.html

University of Waterloo University Maps Library

http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/locations/umd/digital/tutorials.html

ESRI’s GIS for Health and Human Services

http://www.esri.com/industries/health/

The Geospatial Resource Portal

Overview of GIS http://www.gisdevelopment.net/tutorials/tuman006.htm
Fundamentals of GIS http://www.gisdevelopment.net/tutorials/tuman002.htm
Geographical Data Sets http://www.gisdevelopment.net/tutorials/tuman003.htm

Learn2Map Free GIS Tutorial

http://www.mapcruzin.com/learn_to_map/

Introduction to GIS (by Kardi Teknomo)

http://people.revoledu.com/kardi/tutorial/GIS/index.html

The Essential Guide to GIS (by Ed Parsons)

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~edp/esguide/start.html
 Spatial Analysis

General Tutorials

Again, there are many advanced spatial analysis tutorials available on-line – see page one for
selected software specific starting points.

University of Washington – Urban Ecology Spatial Analysis Workshop (2004)

http://www.urbanecology.washington.edu/GIS_Tutorial/index.htm

GeoVISTA Center, Penn State – ESTAT Tutorials

http://www.geovista.psu.edu/grants/nci-esda/tutorials.html

A Tutorial on Spatial Data Analysis (by Gilberto Câmara et al) National Institute for Space
Research, Brazil.
http://www.dpi.inpe.br/gilberto/spatial_analysis.html

GIS Development - The Geospatial Resource Portal – Analysis of Geographic Data

http://www.gisdevelopment.net/tutorials/tuman001.htm

Online Lectures or Handouts

There are many academic papers, lectures and PowerPoint presentations on-line. This is a
very limited listing. For some useful starting points please consult the GISPopSci and Advanced
Spatial Analysis webpages hosted by CSISS (http://www.csiss.org). For example, a sample
presentation on spatial demography by John Weeks of San Diego State University is available at
http://www.csiss.org/events/workshops/2004/SPA2004/resources/spa_weeks_demography.pdf

Please consult the International Journal of Health Geographics website at http://www.ij-

healthgeographics.com/ for many excellent articles on GIS and spatial analysis in health
research. For example, “The crossroads of GIS and health information: a workshop on
developing a research agenda to improve cancer control” available at
http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/pdf/1476-072X-5-51.pdf

Similarly, if you are interested in academic publications on GIS and spatial analysis applications
to health and demographic research please see the literature search resources that are available at:

http://www.pop.psu.edu/gia-core/litsearches.htm
Many lecture courses are now available on line. These include:

University of Iowa, Department of Geography: GIS & Public Health lecture Series
http://www.uiowa.edu/~geog/health/lecture/LECTURES.PDF

Spatial Epidemiology Course (by Uriel Kitron and Marilyn Ruiz of UIUC)
http://maximus.cvm.uiuc.edu/vp560/

Other links

Long Island Breast Cancer Studies (NCI) http://li-gis.cancer.gov/

CDC: Building a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Public Health Infrastructure for
Research and Control of Tropical Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol1no4/hightow.htm

Place, Space, and Health: GIS and Epidemiology by Nancy Krieger (Epidemiology, 2003)
http://minority-health.pitt.edu/archive/00000417/01/Place,_Space,_and_Health-
_GIS_and_Epidemiology.pdf

North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics - Mapping Mortality and Morbidity Rates (by
James L. Wilson and Paul A. Buescher) http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/pdf/SP15.pdf

Harvard School of Public Health – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health
Research http://biosun1.harvard.edu/research/divisions/env_stat/GISinLMA/

PRI GIA Core Resource Document on GIS and Public Health

http://www.pop.psu.edu/gia-core/pdfs/gis_rd_02-43.pdf

GIS Applications for Demographic Estimation and Projection (by Jack Baker et al U. of New
Mexico)
http://www.unm.edu/~bber/presentations/GISApplicationDemoEst.pdf

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Demographic and Socio-Economic Analysis of

Dehradun City http://www.incaindia.org/technicalpapers/46_MUIP06.pdf

GIS in Health Research – in Australia (PowerPoint by Jessica Scott)

www.walis.wa.gov.au/forum/past_forum/2005/assets/2005/J%20Scott%20-%20Health.ppt

CDC offprint of Keith Clarke et al’s artile on “Epidemiology and Geographic Information
Systems: A Review and Discussion of Future Directions.”
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol2no2/clarke.htm

NASA - Landscape Epidemiology and RS/GIS

http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/health/landepi.html
Epidemiological Bulletin (March 1996) Use of GIS in Epidemiology (Epi-GIS)
http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/epibul_95-98/be961gis.htm#use

ESRI: Epidemiology and GIS

http://www.esri.com/mapmuseum/mapbook_gallery/volume16/health4.html

ESRI: Developing a Collaborative GIS Project in Social Services

http://www.esri.com/library/reprints/pdfs/devlpsocialsvs.pdf

ESRI Newsletter: Building a Community Health Surveillance System

http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0102/comhealth1of2.html

ESRI Newsletter: Health Geography

http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0702/overview.html

ESRI Newsletter: GIS for Healthcare Today and Tomorrow

http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0499/umbrella.html

ESRI Newsletter: Spatially Enabling Vital Health Data

http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0499/vital.html

ESRI Newsletter: Tracking Trends in Health Care with GIS

http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0702/healthtrends1of2.html

ESRI Newsletter: Mapping Healthcare Networks

http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0499/access.html

ESRI Brochure: GIS Solutions for Health Sciences and the Business of Health Care
http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/heathbro.pdf

The application of space/time analysis tools of GIS in spatial epidemiology: a case study of
Hepatitis B in China using GIS http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/10226/32597/01526305.pdf

GIS Development: GIS in health

http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/health/overview/healtho0003pf.htm