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Aug 4, 2020
This course is the basic introduction of GIS. It gives an insight of the GIS system especially the projection systems. Out of all these Professor Don Boyes made is so entertaining. Thank you Prof!!!
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Sep 10, 2021
Very enjoyable and well thought out. The instructor is great and makes the course material very easy to understand and to follow along. I am looking forward to the remaining courses in the field.
By Wendell D
鈥Oct 3, 2019
This is an excellent Introduction course for GIS Mapping. I highly recommend it to evryone that want to start learning about GIS Mapping.
By Ali W H
鈥Jun 11, 2019
very simplified it is the perfect place to start your GIS journey.
By Lara J
鈥Jun 15, 2019
Great class! Good design and wonderful videos!
By reneryu
鈥Jun 13, 2019
Very detailed and beginner friendly!
By C (
鈥Oct 7, 2022
Course video fundamentals were excellent but were weak on teaching the software. My software did not behave the same as depicted in the week three video. The assignment required a lot of self learning of the software and ALL of that self learning came from google and not course resources. I estimate I spent more than 30 hours trying to learn setup and the basic features of this software needed to do this work. The software is not intuitive so there needs to be much more explanation of the steps. For example, I now have separate folders for each 'layer'. These layers are referred to as layers in some 'help' inquiires and attributes in others. I have 30 years of computer experience in over 30 pieces of software, including some CADD but I still do not understand the basic file mangement protocol for this software. (I think my project actually was drawing points, lines, and polygons from separate folders on my computer instead of one folder. Also, I was very disappointed I could not understand how to get items in my table to show labels on my image (many hours looking). My employment will not afford me this many hours to complete a project stated as a 4 hour project. If I just wanted to randomly search for 'how to do A, B, C, etc on google to learn the software, I would not need this course.
By Fatma I
鈥Mar 22, 2020
I enjoyed the course. The only issue I had was the peer-reviewing of the final assignment - I had undertaken the task as required, and one peer reviewer gave full marks and the other seemed to not understand what was required and provide me with a very low grade, so I wasn't able to pass. I resubmitted the exact same thing so it was assigned to other peer reviewers and was able to earn my course certificate.
By NAVGHARE S R
鈥Aug 7, 2020
Good
By Francis S
鈥Aug 4, 2019
Great background on what goes into making maps and how to interpret map projections. I learned more from this course than from a very expensive GIS course I took years ago. It gives you time to install and play around with ArcGIS, and it comes with a 1 year student license for the software. Information is well presented, and care clearly went into this course! I'm happy to have done it and I will continue on with the specialization. Thanks Prof. Boyes!
By Kasali O L
鈥Oct 7, 2022
This course is the best GIS course I have ever taken, the explanations are simple and I was able to make my first digitalization after serval tries, Thank you 糖心vlog官网观看, Thank you Dr. Don Boyes
By Ibrahim Z
鈥Nov 2, 2020
One of the most important thing you need as a learner is intuition and prof Don is good at that , the concept I have leant have finally stick in my brain. I can always relate them to real world
By saqalain h
鈥Jun 7, 2020
This is the most basic course about GIS. The course is really worth taking. I am thankful to University of Toronto, Don Boyes and coursera for providing us the opportunity to take the course.
By Paula R
鈥Jan 16, 2020
Great course. Don Boyes is very clear when explaining. I think you get to understand a lot of the concepts behind the software that are not easy to get when browsing through ArcGIS.
By YJ W
鈥Jul 16, 2023
This course does not focus on the software tool such as ArcGIS.
This course does focus on the spatial reference system etc.
For me, that was very helpful.
By Mark J
鈥Oct 30, 2019
For a newbie like me, they have laid out a simple and easy to comprehend modules, and with these, I am eager to learn more
By Aldo T
鈥Oct 31, 2024
The content is very well made. Concepts are well explained with plenty of graphics and examples to help understand. The topics are also very relevant, and one can tell that the instructor loves teaching well, cares about actual map making and has professional experience beyond academia. This is probably the best course of its kind on 糖心vlog官网观看 (I have already taken the GIS specialization which is its direct competitor from UC Davies). The drawbacks are: 1) no software provided, and the lessons refer to ArcMap, no longer available. One can use QGIS, for free, but will need to figure out how to use it, because the lessons cover ARCGIS. Alternatively, one can take UC Davies GIS, and use the student licence provided with that for this course too. 2) The forum discussions are quite dead, regrettably. Lots of people posting with ChatGPT text unnecessarily, so it is hard to run into any interesting comment or learnign opportunity. 3) There could be more hands on activities with the software, currently they are limited to some at the very beginning, which is not necessary to progress, and then the final assignment. 4) The final assignment is perhaps not clear enough, leading to people submitting maps with no attribute table or missing other required elements. It would be good if an example screenshot was provided. 5) Some just chance it for the certificate, so some submissions might be very lacking or simply taken from some atlas online. 5) Because the course is not super popular, there are few students in the same cohort. However, this did not hamper the peer review process, my submission was marked and the certificate assigned within hours of submitting.
By Nick A
鈥Mar 24, 2020
Great introduction to theory, I really liked the way a lot of the information about projections and basic concepts were presented. I wish there had been a bit more of a practical component (like in the UC Davis course) to put to work the things that were being taught.
By Charles S
鈥Dec 9, 2023
OMG. The information is great, but the quizzes...omg...they are the worst. I swear, they make me want to quit the course. They are poorly designed in my opinion and seem haphazardly designed. Just lazy, unhelpful and outright frustrating. Also, why does it take so bloody long to get some interaction going? You literally won't use arcGIS until after week 4. I can't wait to get offered to fill out a survey on this one. B
By Kameron A
鈥Feb 20, 2021
Course specifically geared toward year of release as ArcGIS software is no longer available for free with course enrollment. Course content specifies student package of Arc GIS is available but multiple attempts to sign up or use were unsuccessful. Attempted January/February 2021. Course needs significant revision to remain accessible to the public.
By Deleted A
鈥Jul 11, 2020
Joined 糖心vlog官网观看 especially to do this training but it's not till you go in to start the course that you find out you need to purchase the GIS software to actually complete the course. So unless I pay $100 to download it I can't do the course. You need to make this clear when the course is advertised.
By Luis F B A
鈥Oct 8, 2020
A little bit unuseful due to Arcgis license to work by your own
By Lindsey H
鈥Jul 2, 2020
This has been an excellent and informative introduction to GIS! The videos have been clear and engaging. One request/thought that I have: perhaps consider providing downloadable or linked data for small practice projects. Many of my favorite tutorials - where I've learned the most by doing hands on, guided projects - provide learners with the basic data and then walk them through the steps. I know that we've been able to see walk-throughs in these videos - which is quite helpful - but actively doing small, buildable projects oneself is a way to solidify that learning. And, while I get the sense that being able to find accurate, reliable, and usable data is a huge skill and portion of the work within GIS, being an introductory student and trying to make your first maps with data that might be incomplete, less than helpful, or even impossible to download in the first place can be quite frustrating and makes for difficult practice. Other than that request, I just wanted to say thanks for putting together these excellent courses!
By Noman A
鈥Sep 21, 2024
I recently completed the online Introduction to GIS Mapping course taught by a professor from the University of Toronto, and I highly recommend it for beginners. The course is well-structured, making complex concepts accessible and easy to understand. The professor excels at breaking down technical information into simpler terms, ensuring that all students, regardless of their prior knowledge, can follow along. The assignments and quiz questions were particularly effective, as they were directly aligned with the course content and reinforced key concepts. This practical approach allowed me to apply what I learned in real-world scenarios. The professor's enthusiasm for the subject and commitment to student success created a supportive online environment. Overall, this course is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in GIS mapping, providing both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in a user-friendly format.
By Ryan L K H
鈥May 22, 2020
Prof Boyes is a great teacher, introducing you to GIS in a way that requires no prior background at all. Software used is ArcGIS, but ArcPRO seems to be the dominant version now, so not all software steps he demonstrates might be applicable. But, the fact that it's not at all hard to figure out what to do in ArcPRO by simply watching him explaining how to do it in ArcGIS is testament to how clear his explanations are. You'll never just get the steps, you'll get the "why the steps are important" and "what the steps are doing" also. Refreshing to have software taught in such a demystifying way!
By Jes煤s A L H
鈥Jun 25, 2020
Es un excelente curso de introducci贸n. De verdad es el mejor curso que he tomado en 糖心vlog官网观看. Es muy completo, el profesor es excelente, din谩mico, con ejemplos variados y alguno que otro chiste. Sin duda lo recomiendo a todos los que quieren iniciar en este campo. Yo estoy ya involucrado con el manejo de software GIS pero hay conceptos y algunas cosas pr谩cticas que me ayud贸 a comprender al ciento por ciento. Me gust贸 mucho la manera de ilustrar todos los ejemplos, los entend铆 muy claro. Espero poder terminar todos los cursos de especializaci贸n.
By Girish Y
鈥Jun 27, 2022
Overall the course was structured promisingly and moreover learnt very basic things as they were beautifully explained and would like to congratulate proffessor Don Boyes and team for designing the course chapters accordingly to the title and lastly it gives me immense pleasure to thank university of toronto for providing me with financial aid which i was in much need of and this course has benifitted me lot and would like to hear from the university end about any opportunities for me further wherein i can serve the university .