Question? Then have a look at our frequently asked questions (FAQ). If you do not find an answer, contact us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can contact us via the form here<\/a> if you have a general question or need help with your project. If you want to join one of our workshops or lunchtime talks, then go to Events<\/a> and register directly for the event you are interested in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n Have a look at our introductory workshops<\/a>. They can help you to get an idea of the possibilities.\u00a0Check out our lunchtime talks<\/a> to get some inspiration. Then consider your research question and data. Is there a spatial component in your data? In case you feel unsure, please contact us, we are happy to help you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, there are introductory QGIS courses organised by other providers i.e., Zentrale Informatik.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> There must be a spatial component in your data to do a GIS analysis or visualisation. For instance, a GPS track of an animal, historical ship routes, the spread of a disease, the spatial evolution of a language, the distribution of precipitation etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For the format of the data there are many possibilities as long as the data is georeferenced. You can start with a csv table for instance. Please contact us if you have any questions, we are happy to help you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> The Hub offers three principal services: <\/p>\n\n\n\n All the services are free during the duration of the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> The city of Zurich offers a wide range of open data<\/a> and so-called showcases<\/a> if you need some inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n opendata.swiss<\/a> offers Swiss open governmental data, sorted according to categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With your Switch edu-ID you can access Swiss topographic raster and vector maps, digital elevation models and orthophotos provided by GeoVITe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are all kinds of open data sources. In case you look for specific open data, get in touch with us.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> We work with different GIS softwares. If you don\u2019t have any licence, you might try QGIS<\/a>, an open-source GIS software. It runs on the most common operating systems (Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows, and Android) and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n GIS stands for Geographic Information System. It is a system containing a database and software tools with which data can be created, stored, managed, analysed, and visualised.<\/p>\n QGIS or ArcGIS are names of softwares offering the functionalities of a GIS. This is the short answer. You will find a much more elaborate answer, detailing the advantages of either software, in this blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> QGIS: You can find the software as well as instructions on how to install it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ArcGIS Pro: If you are a UZH member, you can request an ArcGIS Online Account and an ArcGIS Pro Desktop version by filling out the following form<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> The city of Zurich offers a wide range of open data<\/a> and so-called showcases<\/a> if you need some inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n opendata.swiss<\/a> offers Swiss open governmental data, sorted according to categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With your Switch edu-ID you can access Swiss topographic raster and vector maps, digital elevation models and orthophotos provided by GeoVITe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are all kinds of open data sources. In case you look for specific open data, get in touch with us.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div> Please note that some of the documentation provided by QGIS is available in different languages. Just click on the dropdown in the upper right corner to change it from English to another language: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Documentation (qgis.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n QGIS User Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n QGIS Training Manual<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n QGIS – YouTube Channel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Books: Books (qgis.org)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n If you register for an event, you immediately get a confirmation.\n\t\t\tData and Support\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t
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\n\t\t\t\tWhat kind of support does the GIS Hub provide?\u00a0\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWhere can I find (open) data to practice and work with a GIS software?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWhich GIS Software do you recommend starting with?\u00a0\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tWhich GIS Software does the GIS Hub work with?\u00a0\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the difference between GIS and QGIS or ArcGIS?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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Outside of UZH, you can sign up for a free trial version of the software here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\tWhere can I find (open) data to practice and work with a GIS software?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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If you have a question with regards to content, it depends a lot on the question, but also on our resources. If your question is easy to answer, we can get back to you quite quickly. If things are more complicated, we will advise you and give you an estimate on how long it takes. In the latter case, we will also need some input from you, and it will be more of a collaboration than just delivering an answer to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>