Have you ever wanted to create your own maps, or integrate and visualize spatial datasets to examine changes in trends between locations and over time? Follow along with these training tutorials on QGIS, an open source geographic information system (GIS) and learn key concepts, procedures and skills for performing common GIS tasks – such as creating maps, as well as joining, overlaying and visualizing spatial datasets. These tutorials are geared towards new GIS users. We’ll start with foundational concepts, and build towards more advanced topics throughout – demonstrating how with a few relatively easy steps you can get quite a lot out of GIS. You can then extend these skills to datasets of thematic relevance to you in addressing tasks faced in your day-to-day work.

This resources contains PDF files and Python notebook files that demonstrate how to create geospatial resources in HydroShare and how to use these resources through web services provided by the built-in HydroShare GeoServer instance. Geospatial resources can be consumed directly into ArcMap, ArcGIS, Story Maps, Quantum GIS (QGIS), Leaflet, and many other mapping environments. This provides HydroShare users with the ability to store data and retrieve it via services without needing to set up new data services. All tutorials cover how to add WMS and WFS connections. WCS connections are available for QGIS and are covered in the QGIS tutorial. The tutorials and examples provided here are intended to get the novice user up-to-speed with WMS and GeoServer, though we encourage users to read further on these topic using internet searches and other resources. Also included in this resource is a tutorial designed to that walk users through the process of creating a GeoServer connected resource.

The current list of available tutorials: - Creating a Resource - ArcGIS Pro - ArcMap - ArcGIS Story Maps - QGIS - IpyLeaflet - Folium

QGIS Intro and Instructions for Mapping Species Occurrences

This resource contains the test data for the GeoServer OGC Web Services tutorials for various GIS applications including ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Story Maps, and QGIS. The contents of the data include a polygon shapefile, a polyline shapefile, a point shapefile, and a raster dataset; all of which pertain to the state of Utah, USA. The polygon shapefile is of every county in the state of Utah. The polyline is of every trail in the state of Utah. The point shapefile is the current list of GNIS place names in the state of Utah. The raster dataset covers a region in the center of the state of Utah. All datasets are projected to NAD 1983 Zone 12N.

This dataset shows the results of mapping the connectivity of key values (natural heritage, indigenous heritage, social and historic and economic) of the Great Barrier Reef with its neighbouring regions (Torres Strait, Coral Sea and Great Sandy Strait). The purpose of this mapping process was to identify values that need joint management across multiple regions. It contains a spreadsheet containing the connection information obtained from expert elicitation, all maps derived from this information and all GIS files needed to recreate these maps. This dataset contains the connection strength for 59 attributes of the values between 7 regions (GBR Far Northern, GBR Cairns-Cooktown, GBR Whitsunday-Townsville, GBR Mackay-Capricorn, Torres Strait, Coral Sea and Great Sandy Strait) based on expert opinion. Each connection is assessed based on its strength, mechanism and confidence. Where a connection was known to not exist between two regions then this was also explicitly recorded. A video tutorial on this dataset and its maps is available from https://vimeo.com/335053846.

Methods:

The information for the connectivity maps was gathered from experts (~30) during a 3-day workshop in August 2017. Experts were provided with a template containing a map of Queensland and the neighbouring seas, with an overlay of the regions of interest to assess the connectivity. These were Torres Strait, GBR:Far North Queensland, GBR:Cairns to Cooktown, GBC: Townsville to Whitsundays, GBR: Mackay to Capricorn Bunkers and Great Sandy Strait (which includes Hervey bay). A range of reference maps showing locations of the values were provided, where this information could be obtained. As well as the map the template provided 7x7 table for filling in the connectivity strength and connection type between all combinations of these regions. The experts self-organised into groups to discuss and complete the template for each attribute to be mapped. Each expert was asked to estimate the strength of connection between each region as well as the connection mechanism and their confidence in the information. Due to the limited workshop time the experts were asked to focus on initially recording the connections between the GBR and its neighbouring regions and not to worry about the internal connections in the GBR, or long-distance connections along the Queensland coast. In the second half of the workshop the experts were asked to review the maps created and expand on the connections to include those internal to the GBR. After the workshop an initial set of maps were produced and reviewed by the project team and a range of issues were identified and resolved. Additional connectivity maps for some attributes were prepared after the workshop by the subject experts within the project team. The data gathered from these templates was translated into a spreadsheet, then processing into the graphic maps using QGIS to present the connectivity information. The following are the value attributes where their connectivity was mapped: Seagrass meadows: pan-regional species (e.g. Halophila spp. and Halodule spp.) Seagrass meadows: tropical/sub-tropical (Cymodocea serrulata, Syringodium isoetifolium) Seagrass meadows: tropical (Thalassia, Cymodocea, Thalassodendron, Enhalus, Rotundata) Seagrass meadows: Zostera muelleri Mangroves & saltmarsh Hard corals Crustose coralline algae Macroalgae Crown of thorns starfish larval flow Acropora larval flow Casuarina equisetifolia & Pandanus tectorius Argusia argentia Pisonia grandis: cay vegetation Inter-reef gardens (sponges + gorgonians) (Incomplete) Halimeda Upwellings Pelagic foraging seabirds Inshore and offshore foraging seabirds Migratory shorebirds Ornate rock lobster Yellowfin tuna Black marlin Spanish mackerel Tiger shark Grey nurse shark Humpback whales Dugongs Green turtles Hawksbill turtles Loggerhead turtles Flatback turtles Longfin & Shortfin Eels Red-spot king prawn Brown tiger prawn Eastern king prawns Great White Shark Sandfish (H. scabra) Black teatfish (H. whitmaei) Location of sea country Tangible cultural resources Location of place attachment Location of historic shipwrecks Location of places of social significance Location of commercial fishing activity Location of recreational use Location of tourism destinations Australian blacktip shark (C. tilstoni) Barramundi Common black tip shark (C. limbatus) Dogtooth tuna Grey mackerel Mud crab Coral trout (Plectropomus laevis) Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) Red throat emperor Reef manta Saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) Bull shark Grey reef shark

Limitations of the data:

The connectivity information in this dataset is only rough in nature, capturing the interconnections between 7 regions. The connectivity data is based on expert elicitation and so is limited by the knowledge of the experts that were available for the workshop. In most cases the experts had sufficient knowledge to create robust maps. There were however some cases where the knowledge of the participants was limited, or the available scientific knowledge on the topic was limited (particularly for the ‘inter-reefal gardens’ attribute) or the exact meaning of the value attribute was poorly understood or could not be agreed up on (particularly for the social and indigenous heritage maps). This information was noted with the maps. These connectivity maps should be considered as an initial assessment of the connections between each of the regions and should not be used as authoritative maps without consulting with additional sources of information. Each of the connectivity links between regions was recorded with a level of confidence, however these were self-reported, and each assessment was performed relatively quickly, with little time for reflection or review of all the available evidence. It is likely that in many cases the experts tended to have a bias to mark links with strong confidence. During subsequent revisions of some maps there were substantial corrections and adjustments even for connections with a strong confidence, indicating that there could be significant errors in the maps where the experts were not available for subsequent revisions. Each of the maps were reviewed by several project team members with broad general knowledge. Not all connection combinations were captured in this process due to the limited expert time available. A focus was made on capturing the connections between the GBR and its neighbouring regions. Where additional time was available the connections within 4 regions in the GBR was also captured. The connectivity maps only show connections between immediately neighbouring regions, not far connections such as between Torres Strait and Great Sandy Strait. In some cases the connection information for longer distances was recorded from the experts but not used in the mapping process. The coastline polygon and the region boundaries in the maps are not spatially accurate. They were simplified to make the maps more diagrammatic. This was done to reduce the chance of misinterpreting the connection arrows on the map as being spatially explicit.

Format:

This dataset is made up of a spreadsheet that contains all the connectivity information recorded from the expert elicitation and all the GIS files needed to recreate the generated maps.

original/GBR_NESP-TWQ-3-3-3_Seascape-connectivity_Master_v2018-09-05.xlsx: ‘Values connectivity’: This sheet contains the raw connectivity codes transcribed from the templates produced prepared by the subject experts. This is the master copy of the connection information. Subsequent sheets in the spreadsheet are derived using formulas from this table. 1-Vertical-data: This is a transformation of the ‘Values connectivity’ sheet so that each source and destination connection is represented as a single row. This also has the connection mechanism codes split into individual columns to allow easier processing in the map generation. This sheet pulls in the spatial information for the arrows on the maps (‘LinkGeom’ attribute) or crosses that represent no connections (‘NoLinkGeom’) using lookup tables from the ‘Arrow-Geom-LUT’ and ‘NoConnection-Geom-LUT’ sheets. 2.Point-extract: This contains all the ‘no connection’ points from the ‘Values connectivity’ dataset. This was saved as working/ GBR_NESP-TWQ-3-3-3_Seascape-connectivity_no-con-pt.csv and used by the QGIS maps to draw all the crosses on the maps. This table is created by copy and pasting (values only) the ‘1-Vertical-data’ sheet when the ‘NoLinkGeom’ attribute is used to filter out all line features, by unchecking blank rows in the ‘NoLinkGeom’ filter. 2.Line-extract: This contains all the ‘connections’ between regions from the ‘Values connectivity’ dataset. This was saved as working/GBR_NESP-TWQ-3-3-3_Seascape-connectivity_arrows.csv and used by the QGIS maps to draw all the arrows on the maps. This table is created by copy and pasting (values only) the ‘1-Vertical-data’ sheet when the ‘LinkGeom’ attribute is used to filter out all point features, by unchecking blank rows in the ‘LinkGeom’ filter. Map-Atlas-Settings: This contains the metadata for each of the maps generated by QGIS. This sheet was exported as working/GBR_NESP-TWQ-3-3-3_Seascape-connectivity_map-atlas-settings.csv and used by QGIS to drive its Atlas feature to generate one map per row of this table. The AttribID is used to enable and disable the appropriate connections on the map being generated. The WKT attribute (Well Known Text) determines the bounding box of the map to be generated and the other attributes are used to display text on the map. map-image-metadata: This table contains metadata descriptions for each of the value attribute maps. This metadata was exported as a CSV and saved into the final generated JPEG maps using the eAtlas Image Metadata Editor Application

This is the 2nd update of maps produced by Sanderman et al (2018). The improvements to the 3D spatial predictions include:

new updated global mangrove coverage map (contact Thomas Worthington),

spatiotemporal predictions to account for differences in spectral reflectance at the time of field work,

additional SOC points published in Rovai et al. (2018) used in model training (see gpkg file).

To open map in QGIS or similar, drag and drop the *.tif files. You can than add also the gpkg file contain the training points.

Production steps (ensemble predictions using SuperLearner) are explained in detail at:

R code: https://github.com/whrc/Mangrove-Soil-Carbon/ (see "R_code/GMW_mangroves_SOC_30m.R")

Tutorial: "Predictive Soil Mapping with R"

Produced for the purpose of Mangrove Restoration Potential Map funded by The Nature Conservancy and IUCN. Contact TNC: Emily Landis . Contact IUCN / University of Cambridge: Thomas Worthington .

The mangrove restoration potential map is available at: http://maps.oceanwealth.org/mangrove-restoration/

Mosaics are published as ArcGIS image serviceswhich circumvent the need to download or order data. GEO-IDS image services are different from standard web services as they provide access to the raw imagery data. This enhances user experiences by allowing for user driven dynamic area of interest image display enhancement, raw data querying through tools such as the ArcPro information tool, full geospatial analysis, and automation through scripting tools such as ArcPy. Image services are best accessed through the ArcGIS REST APIand REST endpoints (URL's). You can copy the OPS ArcGIS REST API link below into a web browser to gain access to a directory containing all OPS image services. Individual services can be added into ArcPro for display and analysis by using Add Data -> Add Data From Path and copying one of the image service ArcGIS REST endpoint below into the resultant text box. They can also be accessed by setting up an ArcGIS server connectionin ESRI software using the ArcGIS Image Server REST endpoint/URL. Services can also be accessed in open-source software. For example, in QGIS you can right click on the type of service you want to add in the browser pane (e.g., ArcGIS REST Server, WCS, WMS/WMTS) and copy and paste the appropriate URL below into the resultant popup window. All services are in Web Mercator projection. For more information on what functionality is available and how to work with the service, read the Ontario Web Raster Services User Guide. If you have questions about how to use the service, email Geospatial Ontario (GEO) at geospatial@ontario.ca Available Products: ArcGIS REST APIhttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/ Image Service ArcGIS REST endpoint / URL'shttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2013to2017/ImageServer https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2018to2022/ImageServer https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/rest/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2023to2027/ImageServerWeb Coverage Services (WCS) URL'shttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2013to2017/ImageServer/WCSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2018to2022/ImageServer/WCSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2023to2027/ImageServer/WCSServer/Web Mapping Service (WMS) URL'shttps://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2013to2017/ImageServer/WMSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2018to2022/ImageServer/WMSServer/https://ws.geoservices.lrc.gov.on.ca/arcgis5/services/AerialImagery/GEO_Imagery_Data_Service_2023to2027/ImageServer/WMSServer/ Metadata for all imagery products available in GEO-IDS can be accessed at the links below:South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2023North-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2022 Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2021 South-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2020 Digital Raster Acquisition Project Eastern Ontario (DRAPE) 2019-2020 South Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (SCOOP) 2018 North-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (NWOOP) 2017 Central Ontario Orthophotography Project (COOP) 2016 South-Western Ontario Orthophotography Project (SWOOP) 2015 Algonquin Orthophotography Project (2015) Additional Documentation: Ontario Web Raster Services User Guide (Word) Status:Completed: Production of the data has been completed Maintenance and Update Frequency:Annually: Data is updated every year Contact:Geospatial Ontario (GEO), geospatial@ontario.ca

This collection consists of geospatial data layers and summary data at the country and country sub-division levels that are part of USAID's Demographic Health Survey Spatial Data Repository. This collection includes geographically-linked health and demographic data from the DHS Program and the U.S. Census Bureau for mapping in a geographic information system (GIS). The data includes indicators related to: fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, gender, HIV/AIDS, literacy, malaria, nutrition, and sanitation. Each set of files is associated with a specific health survey for a given year for over 90 different countries that were part of the following surveys:Demographic Health Survey (DHS)Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS)Service Provisions Assessment (SPA)Other qualitative surveys (OTH)Individual files are named with identifiers that indicate: country, survey year, survey, and in some cases the name of a variable or indicator. A list of the two-letter country codes is included in a CSV file.Datasets are subdivided into the following folders:Survey boundaries: polygon shapefiles of administrative subdivision boundaries for countries used in specific surveys. Indicator data: polygon shapefiles and geodatabases of countries and subdivisions with 25 of the most common health indicators collected in the DHS. Estimates generated from survey data.Modeled surfaces: geospatial raster files that represent gridded population and health indicators generated from survey data, for several countries.Geospatial covariates: CSV files that link survey cluster locations to ancillary data (known as covariates) that contain data on topics including population, climate, and environmental factors.Population estimates: spreadsheets and polygon shapefiles for countries and subdivisions with 5-year age/sex group population estimates and projections for 2000-2020 from the US Census Bureau, for designated countries in the PEPFAR program.Workshop materials: a tutorial with sample data for learning how to map health data using DHS SDR datasets with QGIS. Documentation that is specific to each dataset is included in the subfolders, and a methodological summary for all of the datasets is included in the root folder as an HTML file. File-level metadata is available for most files. Countries for which data included in the repository include: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Cote d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Maps of environmental suitability, connectivity, and potential human-beaver conflicts, and tutorial to run Circuitscape 4.0 from R with customized functions, from the article "Environmental suitability and potential range expansion of the Eurasian beaver in Italy" by Mattia Falaschi, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Andrea Viviano, Giuseppe Mazza, Emiliano Mori.Description of the dataset:"Beaver maps.zip" contains maps of (1) environmental suitability for Eurasian beaver in Europe, (2) connectivity for Eurasian beaver in Italy, and (3) areas of potential human-beaver conflicts in Italy. Additionally, a QGIS project showing these maps as presented in the article is included."Circuitscape_tutorial.zip" contains two R scripts and the data needed to run the connectivity model with Circuitscape. "Circuitsape from R - tutorial with beavers in Italy.R" is the actual tutorial script that can be used to run Circuitscape 4.0 from R using customized functions. "CS_functions_v1.1.R" contains the R functions used in the former script tu call Circuitscape 4.0 from R.