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Lynda: JavaScript Essential Training

This tutorial will teach you the basics of the core JavaScript language and syntax, hot to write it, where to put it and what tools you can use. JavaScript is an object-oriented computer programming language commonly used to create interactive effects within web browsers. Click here to go to the tutorial.   

 

GIS: Add a layer from a CSV file

This tutorial will teach you how to add a CVS file to your map. A CSV (comma-separated values) file stores table data in a plain text format. This is an import/export format commonly supported by spreadsheet and database applications. After adding the data to the map, you will learn how to symbolize the data. Click […]

 

GIS: Create a Map

In this tutorial you will create the map explored in the previous tutorial. You will start by learning how to create a new map and adding the appropriate layers to the project. You will also learn how to set layer properties, define the map legend and how to change symbols. At the end of this tutorial, […]

 

GIS: Explore a Map

  This tutorial will teach you how to open a web map. You then will learn how to navigate the map and work in the software using tools. This tutorial will allow you to explore volcanoes and the risk of lava flow on the island of Hawaii. Click here for a free trial of ArcGIS […]

 

Sport Statistics: 2015 NFL Preview

Sports statistics allow visual journalists the opportunity to analyze data, identify trends and learn how a player contributes to a team’s success. In this doubletruck previewing the 2015 NFL season, the data is presented in bar, doughnut and fever charts. The data demonstrates NFL’s transition to a pass first league. From a glance, the reader can quickly identify […]