Review of GIS Skills: Building a Base Map

1. Install GIS Data
2. Open Earthquake Project (Global projection)
3. Bring In Alternate Origin Point
   Alt_origin.csv (Comma Separated Values 17bytes Jul9 08)
4. Reproject the Earth
5. Download, format, and bring in 1 day of EQ data
   Current Earthquake Data at the USGS
6. Massachusetts Geographic System (MassGIS)
7. Working with Images: Resolution and Projection
   UMass Dartmouth Color Ortho Images and World Files
   UMass6.tif (TIFF 2.9MB Jul9 08)
   UMass6.tfw ( 125bytes Jul9 08)
   UMass7.tif (TIFF 2.9MB Jul9 08)
   UMass7.tfw ( 125bytes Jul9 08)
   UMass8.tif (TIFF 2.9MB Jul9 08)
   UMass8.tfw ( 125bytes Jul9 08)
   UMass9.tif (TIFF 2.9MB Jul9 08)
   UMass9.tifw ( 125bytes Jul9 08)
   
8. Inspect a World File (tfw)
9. Set up spreadsheet with HOTLINK field
CSV file with HOTLINK field ( 189kB Jul25 08)
10. Convert from degrees, minutes, and seconds to State Plane coordinates