GIS Fundamentals Part 2 | Projections, Data Types & GIS Workflows Explained for Beginners

Welcome to Part 2 of the Introduction to GIS series! In this video, we go deeper into GIS fundamentals — covering the concepts that most beginners skip but every GIS professional must understand. If you haven't watched Part 1 yet, start there first:    • Introduction to GIS | Concepts, Applicatio...   ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 01:00 — Coordinate Reference Systems (CRS) explained 04:30 — Map projections in depth (Mercator, UTM, Robinson) 08:00 — Where to find free GIS data 11:30 — GIS file formats: Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, GeoTIFF 15:00 — The GIS workflow: collect → load → analyse → visualise → share 18:30 — Common GIS mistakes beginners make 21:00 — How to visualize the digital numbers behind raster dataset 🗺️ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ✔ What coordinate reference systems are and why they matter ✔ How map projections work and which to use in Africa ✔ The most common GIS file formats explained simply ✔ The standard GIS workflow from data to final map ✔ Mistakes to avoid when starting with GIS 📥 FREE GIS DATA SOURCES 🔗 OpenStreetMap: https://openstreetmap.org 🔗 Natural Earth: https://naturalearthdata.com 🔗 DIVA-GIS (Africa data): https://diva-gis.org 🔗 USGS Earth Explorer: https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov 📌 FULL GIS SERIES PLAYLIST ▶ Video 1 — How to Install QGIS:    • How To Install QGIS in 5 Minutes | Step-by...   ▶ Video 2 — Introduction to GIS Part 1:    • Introduction to GIS | Concepts, Applicatio...   ▶ Video 4 — How to Load a Shapefile in QGIS and Make your first Map 🔔 Subscribe for weekly GIS tutorials on QGIS, ArcGIS, and Google Earth Engine. GIS fundamentals part 2, introduction to GIS part 2 coordinate reference systems GIS map projections explained GIS coordinate systems WGS84 explained UTM projection GIS GIS file formats what is a shapefile GeoJSON explained GIS data sources free free GIS data download GIS workflow GIS for beginners 2025 QGIS tutorial ArcGIS basics spatial data types geospatial data GIS Africa GIS Ghana mapping tutorial remote sensing basics learn GIS 2025 GIS mistakes beginners GIS series GIS workflow explained, how GIS works step by step, spatial data analysis, GIS data processing, GIS analysis for beginners, how to analyse GIS data, GIS data visualisation, GIS mapping workflow