Introduction to Cartography
An ArcGIS Tutorial Project
This site is a self-guided course designed to help you get started with mapping. It's intended for students with no previous experience, but it progresses past the basics, so if you're already making maps, you'll find skills and ideas here to improve your work. You can complete this course with ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, or both.
Topics covered by this course
This course is intended as an introduction to the skills required of mapmakers. It teaches how to make interactive and static thematic maps with 2D vector data. Raster, 3D, and topographic mapping techniques are not discussed. However, the knowledge gained in this course will serve as a foundation for these further skills later. The Additional Resources page provides suggestions for next steps.
LEARNING MODULES
Module 1
Planning
Module 2
Symbols
Module 3
Projections
Module 4
Data
Module 5
Pop-ups & labels
Module 6
Layout
Module 7
Put it all together
Complete a full-process cartographic workflow.