How I Would Learn GIS (If I Had To Start Over)

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If I had to learn GIS from scratch, this is the way I would do it. Learning GIS, especially a modern GIS approach, can seem overwhelming, but this video explains how to take a four-step process to learn modern GIS and some tools to help you get started!

0:00 Intro
1:12 Using spatial relationships
4:30 Geospatial data engineering with GDAL
7:03 Spatial indicies
8:20 Step 1 - QGIS
10:33 Step 2 - Python
15:30 Step 3 - Spatial SQL
18:15 Step 4 - The Cloud
20:43 Other recommendations

Some of the resources from the video and others to get started:

GDAL: https://gdal.org/
Leafmap: https://leafmap.org/
PySAL: https://pysal.org/
Learn Spatial SQL: https://forrest.nyc/learn-spatial-sql/
40+ Resources for Spatial SQL: https://forrest.nyc/40-spatial-sql-re...
75+ Geospatial Python and Spatial Data Science Resources and Guides: https://forrest.nyc/75-geospatial-pyt...

JavaScript: Understanding the Weird Parts: https://www.udemy.com/course/understa...
Modern React with Redux: https://www.udemy.com/course/react-re...
A Brief History of Web Maps: https://forrest.nyc/a-brief-history-o...
Harvard CS 50: https://pll.harvard.edu/course/cs50-i...

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Python for Everybody from University of Michigan: https://imp.i384100.net/BX3P31
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