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MAGIC: Maps and Geographic Information Systems

Welcome to the MAGIC LibGuide. This subject guide is designed to help you find information, books, articles, reference sources in the fields of geography and GIS.

Workshop PowerPoint Slides

View the slides from the first and second workshops here to review key concepts and follow along with the exercise datasets below:

Workshop 1: Intro to ArcGIS Pro

Workshop 2: Analysis in ArcGIS Pro

Workshop Datasets

Download these datasets to practice during the workshops.

Shapefiles consist of multiple files bundled together (i.e., .shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj, .cpg). After downloading, keep all files in the same directory. You can then open the Shapefile (.shp) in ArcGIS Pro.

Tips for using datasets:

  • Keep each file extension type with the same dataset name together in the same folder.

  • Do not rename individual files inside the folder, only the folder if needed.

  • ArcGIS Pro only takes specific file types (i.e., .shp, .gdb, .tif); the other files support it.