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USGS Data Wizard in Simple GIS Client
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Using Data Wizards and Project Templates in Simple GIS Clien

Welcome to Simple GIS Tutorials page.  Below you will find several tutorials demonstrating the use of the various data wizards and project templates included with Simple GIS Client.  Whether you're needing to pull US Census data from the US Census Bureau, load data from the USGS, or download a copy of OpenStreetMap data, you can find assistance below.

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Please Note

Many of the tutorials here were created on version 13 or earlier versions of Simple GIS Client. While many of the principles remain the same, several of the dialogs have been re-designed in version 14 and may look different than the ones shown in these tutorials. We will be updating with new tutorials soon. 

Using the Street Atlas Project Template in Simple GIS Client

Description

  • This GIS video tutorial will demonstrate how to create a new detailed Street Atlas project from the Street Atlas project template.  It will also explain the settings to connect a GPS receiver, track position, record breadcrumbs, calculate routing and navigation in the new street map.

Topics Covered

  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 1:20 Creating a New Project from the Street Atlas Project Template
  • 11:20 Overview of Map  and Data in Street Atlas
  • 14:07 GPS Position Tracking
  • 22:18 Recording GPS Breadcrumbs
  • 26:17 Calculate Routing in Simple GIS
  • 30:27 Adding Points of Interest as Stops Along your Route
  • 32:37 Adding Stops in Route Manually
  • 33:47 Add Selected Points from Point Layer as Stops Along your Route
  • 40:42 Nightime vs Daytime Mode 

Using the US Census Data Wizard in Simple GIS Client

Description

(Note: This Wizard has been updated with new features in the latest version of Simple GIS Client - For more information consult the Users Manual)

  • This GIS video tutorial demonstrates using the U.S. Census Data Wizard to calculate the percentage of student population enrolled in public school vs private school for a selected parish (county) in Louisiana.

Topics Covered

  • Retrieving US Census data using the US Census Data Wizard.
  • Summarizing and normalizing data
  • Filtering shape files
  • Adding a chart to a shape file
  • Creating a Map

Simple GIS Data Wizard for the USGS National Map Service

USGS Data Wizard in Simple GIS Client

Description

  • This tutorial covers the basics of using the Simple GIS Data wizard to search for and download freely available data from the USGS including topographic maps, aerial imagery, elevation data, and more.


View this tutorial here.

Using the Census Demographic Calculator

Description

  •  This GIS video tutorial demonstrates using the Census Demographic Calculator to calculate population by age demographics by select Zip Code Tabulation Area boundaries

Topics Covered

  • Executing queries for demographic data against selected polygon features  in a shapefile.
  • Creating new shapefile based upon results of query.
  • Creating new territories based upon results of query.


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