Next Steps with GIS

With data loaded and basic maps working, this lesson moves to analysis: editing attributes, filtering datasets, and combining layers through spatial operations. You’ll answer questions like which streets have the most cafeterias nearby, or approximate city blocks from a street network.

What’s in This Lesson

1. GIS Tips: Managing styles, georeferencing raster images, and exporting maps for print or sharing.
2. Data Attributes: The attribute table, expressions, and the field calculator. Filtering, selecting, and creating new data columns.
3. Spatial Analysis: Buffers, dissolves, differences, and joins. Combining layers to answer questions neither could answer alone.

Datasets

This lesson uses datasets from the datasets page.

Caution

We’ve prepared these datasets for you. When sourcing your own data, check that the licence permits your intended use and include attribution on derivative maps.