Plotting X,Y Coordinates
(QGIS) Plotting XY coordinate points as a temporary layer; Plotting and saving coordinate points as a new feature class
Spatial Joins
(ArcGIS Pro) Setting up and executing a spatial join, with a point-to-polygon example.
Accessing Geoprocessing History & Results
(ArcGIS Pro) the Geoprocessing History pane; Accessing processing history and results; Re-running an operation from the history; filtering and sorting the processes list
Creating Multi-Ring Buffers with a constant distance
(QGIS) Accessing the Multi-ring Buffer (constant distance) tool; Reviewing the tool’s parameters and options; Running the tool with an example and examining the results
Accessing Geoprocessing Tools
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Geoprocessing Pane; Navigating the toolboxes; Searching for a tool
Archived 2025: Spatial Joins
(ArcGIS Pro) Archived June 2025. Setting up and executing a spatial join, with a point-to-polygon example.
Creating Points from Polygons (Centroids tool)
(QGIS) Accessing the Centroids tool and reviewing its parameters; Running the tool with an example to create points from polygon features.
Calculating Kernel Densities
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Kernel Density tool and reviewing its parameters; Calculating a Kernel Density raster from point features with three examples
Creating Points from Polygons (Feature to Point tool)
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and using the Feature to Point tool to create points from polygon features
Creating Buffers
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Buffer tool and reviewing its parameters; Running the tool with one example.
Dissolving Features
(ArcGIS Pro) Comparing the Dissolve and Pairwise Dissolve tools; Dissolving features, with an example, and examining results.
Creating & Comparing Bounding Geometry
(QGIS) Comparing and discussing different tools for creating bounding geometry polygons from the Vector Geometry toolset, including Minimum Bounding Geometry, Concave Hull (alpha shapes), and Concave Hull (K-Nearest Neighbors)
Creating a Boundary Polygon
(ArcGIS Pro) Using the Minimum Bounding Geometry tool to create boundary polygons
Converting Vector Features to Rasters
Brief Description: (ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and using the Feature to Raster tool, with an example
Plotting XY Coordinates
(ArcGIS Pro) Plotting XY coordinate points as an event layer; Using the XY Table to Point tool to plot coordinates in a new feature class.