Mapping

Materials for an In Development Course on GIS & Mapping

Author

Andrew Grogan-Kaylor

Published

December 20, 2024

1 Introduction to Mapping and GIS

Figure 1.1: Countries of the World

Mapping and GIS have become an increasingly important part of social research, advocacy, and program and policy development. This website contains materials for an in development course on Mapping and GIS.

The content of this site is built around the use of R software, though many of the concepts are applicable across GIS and mapping applications such as R, Stata, ArcGIS and QGIS.