Don Boyes does a fantastic job at explaining the material in a incredibly clear way that is not only easy to understand but also easy to apply towards the final excercise. I highly recommend this course, not only because of the material but also because of Don Boyes' friendly yet professional approach.

The instructor is very clear explaining the material. It is understandable but yet deep as its the concepts and principles for mapping was explained in this course. Also in giving GIS instruction and explanation its so practical but yet we understand the theory behind it and the reason behind it.

DB is an excellent teacher - very clear explanations of complex concepts. This is a good introductory course for someone interested in GIS. It would be preferred if you made the quiz results available to people who are auditting. Other MOOC vendors do. Thank you very much - I learned a lot!

Agradezco al profesor Don Boyes, a la universidad de Toronto y a Coursera por permitirme adquirir conocimientos desde la base, el concepto y el contexto de los sistemas de información Geografica, este curso enfoca el aprendizaje inicial a un marco general base al aprendizaje en estos sistemas.

The course is very good! I was willing for more pratice, but atthe end of the course I understand the importance of having the theorical foundations well known. Altough, it makes a introduction to the software and you can make your first map by the end of the course! It does worth the time!

This course is great to learn the very basic things of GIS. Though this course is mainly theory based but i learned the most important things about GIS. The basics of coordinate system, map digitizing is exlained in details. The course instractor Don Boyes is a great teacher i think.

Easy to follow and long. I loved learning how to use the GIS software to map out features! I really appreciate the work that has gone into making this an easy to use course. The instructor is great as well. I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in using ArcGIS software.

I encourage anyone new to GIS and geospatial data to consider taking this course. The course provides the necessary foundational skills that can enhance newbies' knowledge of the subject significantly. I specifically love Dr Don Boyes's delivery methods, especially the fun examples.

Both informative and applicable, I not only enjoyed this fascinating introductory course, but also appreciated Prof. Boyes's straightforward, clear and engaging style of presentation. This course is a must for anyone interested in learning how to work with GIS (or maps of any kind).

Particularly, this course to me was so engaging and practical in its presentations. It was greatly rewarding to have an enriched and experienced session with Prof. Don Boyes. Kudos to him. Thanks to the University of Toronto for this partnership with Coursera. I'm indeed grateful.

I really enjoyed this class. Mr. Boyes did an exceptional job explaining challenging topic in relation to map projections. I've used GIS on and off for several years but never grasped the concepts of projection before. The class content was super helpful for my future map making!

Excellent course. The instructor is very dinamic and makes all the topics very simple and understandable. The program of the course is also well developed and relevant. It's a great opportunity to learn new things both for begginers and more experienced people. Totally recommended.

The course was really amazing. The contents were really useful. I have taken the Introduction to GIS Mapping course with Dr. Don Boyes as Instructor, I like his way of teaching and the knowledge he shared with us, he is amazing, I like to continue with him for the coming course.

This course really helped me acquire the basic GIS mapping skills. After completing it, I feel confident in my abilities to make a basic map (with polygon, line and point features) in Esri's ArcMap program. The course provides a good introduction to GIS mapping and to ArcGIS.

The course gives an excellent introduction to few of GIS fundamentals. The approach towards course delivery is very good and the user/participant always gets something from a perspective which is quite innovative and easy to grasp. Overall a wonderful learning experience.

This was an awesome course. It has provided me with the foundations of geographic information systems in a clear and accessible way thanks to Professor Don Boyce. Not only this, but now I have the motivation of learning more and deepen my knowledge of this field.

This course was excellent, Dr. Boyes is an excellent lecturer. The videos were very well prepared and very informative, I learned a lot about the basics of mapping, such as datum, projections and beginning to use ArcGIS. Thank you for the excellent course!

First of all thank you to Coursera and University of Toronto to give us a chance to study online. Thank you to Prof. Don Boyes, for teaching us about the GIS Mapping. I learned so much from him and I will continue learn more about the GIS mapping.

O curso é excelente e bastante objetivo. As aulas possuem duração bastante agradável, evitando que o aluno perca o interesse no conteúdo que está sendo lecionado. O professor é muito didático e explora os conceitos nos mínimos detalhes possíveis.

This is a great learning platform.I have learnt a lot of things from this course that I was not cleared before.Thanks to Professor Don Boyes for his great teaching effort.I will recommend everyone who are interested in GIS can take this course.

A great introduction to the world of mapping and ArcGIS. Introduced several concepts that one would not otherwise think about and with such great delivery that you appreciate these concepts in making maps and understanding map projections.

It was amazing how he can explain such a complicated context in a very easy understandable way! Highly recommended! I learnt not just about GIS, but I also look at each world map in another way! Very intersting and informative! Thank you!

This course gives a really solid grounding in the fundamentals of GIS, with definitions, great explanations and good exposure to industry software. Bonus: Don Boyes is a fantastic lecturer, so it's really easy to follow the information.

Fantastic! I have background in Urban Planning study, at first didn't sure "introduction" is necessary. After Completing the course, I'm really surprise that there are many great explanations in this course that anyone could implement.

Prof Boye is really on top of what he does. Hardly does one make an online class,so lively like it is in person. His extra detail informations about the nuances makes me appreciate the GIS subject better. He did a great job on this.