GIS Software Guide: FAQ

This guide provides information on how to access and use GIS software. Much of this information is about licensed products, therefore it is geared towards current affiliates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Technical FAQ - ArcGIS Pro

In addition to the user manuals, FAQ pages, and forums provided in the "ESRI Help Resources" and "Open Source Resources" boxes, we've also compiled a list of frequently asked questions about ArcGIS Pro below.

How do I...

....access Census data for my project or research?
...create a shapefile from longitude/latitute coordinates?
...line up my data?
...join data?
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For more info on joining (and a related function called relating) please see the following documentation from ESRI: https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/data/tables/joins-and-relates.htm

Technical FAQ - ArcMap

For help with common ArcMap problems, please see the below links:

How do I...?

...create a shapefile from latitude/longitude coordinates?
...enable the spatial analyst extension?
...line up my data?
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This book may also be helpful: https://catalog.lib.unc.edu/catalog/UNCb7448196
This documentation from ESRI may help users as well: https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000005060
...subset features in a layer?

ESRI Help Resources

For general help with ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro, see the following resources:

ArcGIS Pro Resources:

ArcMap Resources:

General Resources:

This list of help forums
The GIS Stack Exchange

Open Source Resources

For help with open source GIS softwares, please see the resources below:

QGIS:

GRASS:

General Resources:

This list of help forums
The GIS Stack Exchange