Forget where you saw that cool interesting thing? Here's some resources!

GIS Resources:
Coursera free GIS course
https://www.coursera.org/learn/spatial-analysis/home/welcome
 

Download QGIS
https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html

Other Coding Resources:
R Mapping (ggplot2)
http://www.sthda.com/english/wiki/ggplot2-essentials

 

QGIS Field Calculator Code Syntax

https://docs.qgis.org/2.8/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/expression.html

 

Use R to Make Maps
https://geocompr.robinlovelace.net/index.html
 

Data:
Open data source for “Populated Places” – Natural Earth
https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-cultural-vectors/10m-populated-places/

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Government of Canada – Water File - Lakes and Rivers (polygons) - 2011 Census
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/448ec403-6635-456b-8ced-d3ac24143add
 

Government of Canada – Water File - Rivers (lines) - 2011 Census
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/72a0f16f-625e-438e-8193-4bcd7e22e29a

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Government of Canada – Geographical Names Data
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/download-geographical-names-data/9245

Canadian GIS and Geospatial Resources
https://canadiangis.com/data.php#Canadian-Data
 

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