Mapping and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) : Online Mapping, Analysis, & Visualization Software

Information on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), maps and mapping tools/software & digital map/geospatial data resources

ArcGIS Online

UW-Madison ArcGIS Online: https://uw-mad.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html

Follow the instructions to access ArcGIS Online (AGOL):

Follow the link to the UW-Madison ArcGIS Online site (https://uw-mad.maps.arcgis.com)
Click were it says “Sign In” located in the top right corner.
The options to sign in appears. Click on the blue tab “UW NetID Log In”.
This will direct to UW login page, use your NETID and password to login.

ArcGIS StoryMaps

UW-Madison ArcGIS StoryMaps
Detailed instructions are accessible via the UW-Madison ArcGIS StoryMaps website

The creative way of story telling! Add narrative text and multimedia content to enhance your maps through this web based application!

Sign into ArcGIS Online. If you are signing in for the first time, follow the instructions to access the ArcGIS Online

Now, another tab will open for Storymap. Click on the tab “Start a Story” for creating the file.

Revisit the Storymap Dashboard to find or edit your project by following the same steps. Your Storymap files will be displayed in the ArcGIS Storymap dashboard.

CARTO

Accessing CARTO at UW-Madison

CARTO is a location intelligence platform for cloud-native spatial analytics, enabling geovisualization, spatial analytics, web app development, and data engineering right from your data warehouse. UW-Madison-affiliated individuals have several options for utilizing CARTO for educational and academic projects.

Individual Students

UW-Madison students can access CARTO for free via GitHub's Student Developer pack. To get started, follow the steps outlined at https://docs.carto.com/faqs/carto-for-education.

Centers, Lab Groups, Departments, or Classrooms

CARTO provides educational grants of cloud computing, geoanalytics and visualization functionality so that multiple faculty, staff, and students can collaborate on maps and workflows together. To start the process of arranging access for your group, please submit an Educator Account Application form here.

Individual Faculty and Staff

Faculty and staff can apply for an educator account at https://docs.carto.com/faqs/carto-for-education.

CARTO has excellent online resources and documentation. To dive in, check out their video library, tutorials, templates, and documentation.

Felt

Felt Cloud GIS Platform: https://felt.com/

Felt is a cloud-native GIS platform that lets you create maps, apps, and dashboards in seconds. Whether you're working in urban planning, environmental science, real estate, or logistics, Felt empowers your entire organization. Work with virtually any spatial data format. Upload files, connect through URLs, spreadsheets, cloud sources, or directly from QGIS. Felt handles both raster and vector data, automatically geocodes and boundary matches, and supports scheduled refreshes to keep your data up-to-date.

More information on free educational access: https://felt.com/education