Need to access GIS software or recommendations on learning and training resources?
UNR supports a number of GIS software across campus. Select which software you need for detailed information on how to access and or download.
COURSERA - Learn a variety of skills from top Universities. Currently, there are 49 courses that included learning GIS skills: COURSERA - GIS
ROAM (Repository for Open and Affordable Materials) - PennState
Launched in 2007 by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and formerly known as OPEN.ED@PSU.EDU, Penn State's OER initiative enables departments and individual faculty to provide educational resources free of charge under a Creative Commons license. As long as they adhere to the license, teachers and learners around the world are free to download, remix, translate, localize, and adapt these materials for their own purposes. For full details, please see our official policies governing the ROAM site.
Thinking about incorporating cool maps with data to analyze patterns, relationships, or situations for your class, project, research, or thesis/dissertation? Contact the Earth Science, GIS and Maps Librarian to discuss options for your research, schedule a workshop for your class, or one-on-one assistance.
Esri’s Academy Training Courses - Training modules produced by ESRI, including self-paced courses, seminars, videos, and other resources covering a variety of ArcGIS topics and tools.
Documentation on ArcGIS - Documentation on ArcGIS applications such as ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcMap, and more.
ArcGIS Lesson Gallery - Quick lessons that approach GIS learning from a variety of topical applications on different platforms such as environment, health, humanities, public safety, etc.
Download GIS for your Platform - Binary packages (installers) are available from this page
Documentation Manual for QGIS 3.10 - Manual for using QGIS software.
QGIS Tutorials and Tips - QGIS tutorials and tips on the overview, basic GIS operations, intermediate GIS operations, advanced GIS operations, network analysis, python scripting (PyQGIS), and web mapping.
Introduction – Google Earth User Guide - A PDF user’s guide that includes a variety of topics to learn Google Earth basics.
Google Earth Outreach - Training tutorials on Google Earth platform that include:
There is an independent UNR Geographic Information Systems Help and Chat on Discord. "This is a place where you can come to find help or talk to fellow spatial data enthusiasts. It was started by Tom Dilts on April 27, 2021." If you would like to join the chat group please email Tom Dilts (NRES) or Chrissy Klenke (Libraries) for the invite.
For 3D Contour, Topographic, and Terrain model downloads:
