GIS: Training & Help

GIS and Data Help

For help finding and using spatial data, contact the GIS Librarian.

For in-depth technical assistance, USask students, faculty, and staff may be referred to the Geospatial Research Laboratory.

GIS Education at USask

Applied Computing - Geomatics
An interdisciplinary program combining courses in Computer Science and Geography & Planning.
Geography & Planning - Geomatics Minor
A minor program that can be taken in conjunction with any 3-year, 4-year or honours degree in the College of Arts and Science, except the B.Sc. in Geography.

GIS Training Online

A Gentle Introduction to GIS
A comprehensive beginner level tutorial based on the open source QGIS software application.
LinkedIn Learning
A large online library of video tutorials and courses. Formerly Lynda.com.
ESRI Academy
List of online GIS courses from ESRI, available to USask users by request. If you are interested in one of these courses, contact research_computing@usask.ca to find out more and request an access code.

Campus Partners

The University Library works in partnership with Research Computing and the CHASR Geospatial Research Laboratory to provide GIS services, software, training, and data to the USask community.

Geospatial Research Laboratory

Information on support services for spatial research

Research Computing

Information on software and computing services