If you have any questions concerning:
Please contact the GIS and Data Instructional Technologist or schedule an appointment to meet with her in person.
This guide will always be a work in progress. GIS software and data sources are constantly evolving, updating, and being replaced by newer versions, so please feel free to contact the GIS and Data Instructional Technologist if any of the links below are broken or outdated. This guide will be updated regularly to reflect new GIS resources and updates.
QGIS
Open source application for creating, editing, visualizing, and analyzing geospatial data.
Availability: Free (download here). Mac OSX, Windows, Linux
ArcMap
An application for creating, editing, and analyzing geospatial data and maps. It is the main part of the larger ArcGIS suite of programs for GIS data.
Availability: on select machines around campus. To download onto a personal laptop, click here while on the Wellesley Secure wifi network, or using the Wellesley VPN. Windows ONLY
ArcGIS Pro
An application designed for creating, editing, and analyzing geospatial data and maps. It can connect to your ArcGIS Online account.
Availability: To the Wellesley College community with a special license through ArcGIS Online contact db101@wellesley.edu to request ArcPro access. Windows ONLY
GeoDa
Free open source software designed for geospatial data analysis.
Availability: Free (download here). Mac OSX, Windows, Linux
GRASS GIS
Free open source software for geospatial data management and anaylsis, image processing, and data visualization.
Availability: Free (download here). Mac OSX, Windows, Linux
ArcGIS Online
Cloud-based software suite designed for analyzing geospatial data, creating static and interactive maps, and accessing digital data.
Availability: To the Wellesley College community with a special login contact db101@wellesley.edu to get an account ID (login here once you receive your ID)
Mapbox
Open source mapping platform for creating custom web-maps.
Availability: Free accounts available online (signup for an account here)
Google My Maps
Google tool for creating simple online maps.
Availability: Free accounts available online (signup for an account here)
BatchGeo
Free web-based tool for creating simple maps from geospatial data contained within a spreadsheet, such as lists of addresses, coordinates, or location names.
Availability: Free accounts available online (signup for an account here)
ESRI StoryMaps
Part of the ArcGIS Online suite that allows you to build an interactive multimedia narrative with embedded web-maps.
Availability: To the Wellesley College community with a special login contact db101@wellesley.edu to get an account ID (login here once you receive your ID)
TimeMapper
Online tool that allows users to create interactive map-based timelines.
Availability: Free (signup for an account here)
Neatline
Online Omeka plugin that allows users to tell stories with map and timelines.
Availability: Free (signup for an account here)
StoryMapJS
Free tool that lets you tell stories with maps and "gigapixel" images (not just maps!). Also compatible with Mapbox custom map styles.
Availability: Free (signup for an account here). Must have access to server space to host images for "gigapixel" option.
