The U of T Mississauga Library has compiled a variety of guides, documents, and videos to support UTML GIS and Data Services.
Software Tutorials
Browse all GIS & Data Tutorials available via the U of T Map & Data Library (MDL).
ArcGIS Online
ArcGISOnline is a web-based mapping software that allows you to build, share, and access interactive web maps.
- UTM Library YouTube Playlist - ArcGIS Online Playlist (5 videos)
- Logging in to ArcGIS Online (for first time use)
- ArcGIS Online: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops (MDL)
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Pro is a desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) software that enables users to map. explore, visualize, and analyze spatial data.
- UTM Library YouTube Playlist - ArcGIS Pro (20 videos)
- Downloading, Installing, and Licensing ArcGIS Pro (MDL)
- ArcGIS Pro: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops (MDL)
ArcGIS StoryMaps
ArcGIS StoryMaps is an online storytelling tool that allows users to craft and publish powerful narratives using maps.
ERDAS
ERDAS IMAGINE is a software primarily used for processing and analyzing images from satellites, drones, and aerial photography
Google Earth Pro
Google Earth Pro is a free downloadable desktop application that allows users to view satellite imagery of the Earth’s surface via a 3D interactive globe.
- UTM Library YouTube Playlist -Google Earth Tutorials (9 videos)
MAXQDA
MAXQDA is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes.
NVivo
NVivo is a program used for qualitative data analysis. It supports researchers in managing, organizing, and analyzing qualitative data to produce new insight, infer relationships, and identify themes.
- NVivo: Information, Resources, Tutorials, and Workshops (getting started)
- NVivo Learning Materials (all content)
Odesi
Odesi (Open Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure) is a web-based data repository and analysis tool for Canadian social science and polling data.
- Video Tutorials from Scholars Portal (5 videos)
Planet Explorer
Planet Explorer is a web-based mapping tool that allows users to easily view, search, and compare high-resolution satellite imagery of the Earth.
Power BI
Power BI is a business analytics tool and data visualization that can transform raw data into interactive visual dashboards.
- Power BI: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops (MDL)
- Power BI documentation (Microsoft)
QGIS
QGIS is a free, open-source Geographic Information System (GIS) software that allows users to create, edit, visualize, and analyze geospatial information.
- UTM Library YouTube Playlist - QGIS Tutorials: Video Playlist (20 videos)
- QGIS Training Tutorials: Using Spatial Data in Geographic Information Systems (Statistics Canada)
R and RStudio
R is a programming language used for data analysis and statistics and RStudio is the workspace (or graphical interface) used to write and run code.
- Getting Started with R and RStudio (MDL)
- Introduction to R (MDL)
- R Learning Materials (all content)
SimplyAnalytics
SimplyAnalytics is a web-based data visualization application that can be used to create simple thematic maps and support analyses of socio-demographic data.
- UTM Library YouTube Playlist - SimplyMap Tutorials (6 videos)
- Introduction to SimplyAnalytics - Video Tutorials
Tableau
Tableau is a data visualization tool that turns spreadsheets into interactive, visual dashboards.
- Data Visualization and Tableau: Information, Tutorials, and Workshops (MDL)
- Creating Data Visualizations Using Tableau Desktop (Beginner) (MDL)
- Getting Started with Tableau Desktop (Beginner to Intermediate) (MDL)
- Tableau Learning Materials (all content)
Alternate Access
Parallels RAS Virtualized Applications
UTM I&ITS has made computer labs on campus available via Secure Remote Desktop. Parallels RAS (Remote Application Server) is a virtual computing platform that provides students with 24/7 continuous access to specialized academic software.
Medusa
Learn how to access your UTM GIS course data and projects saved to Medusa through ArcGIS or through any campus computer.