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I hope you have enjoyed this brief QGIS exercise and that this has helped you understand a bit better how GIS works and some of the things you can do with these applications. But don’t stop here! There’s much more to learn and there are plenty of resources online to help you learn more about QGIS. The first stop for you would be the GIS Practicum developed by Frank Donnelly of Baruch College. Also, don’t forget to check out the Raster Tutorial which will elaborate on alternatives ways of using Digital Elevation Maps and useful plugins. The GIS Lounge also has plenty of resources to learn GIS for free.
Remember that you can download many Shapefiles and Raster Images for free online, that you could find by doing Google searches or looking in specific sites, such as the NY State Data site, the US Census Bureau, or these recommendations from GIS Geography.
Last, but not least… you can contact the GC Digital Fellows for further support. And, if you’re interested in GIS and Mapping and would like to be in touch with others who are actively using GIS for their research or teaching, join us in the GIS / Mapping Working Group!