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The Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) Public Data website is another great source of Houston data related to land parcels and other boundaries and is available at: https://hcad.org/hcad-online-services/pdata/. 

OPTION 2: Accessing tutorial data from Fondren Library using the gistrain profile

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If you are completing this tutorial from a computer in Fondren Library and are logged in using the gistrain profile, follow the instructions below:

1. From the Start menu, click the Documents button.
2.  In the Navigation pane on the left side of File Explorer, double-click GISData (\\smb.rdf Computer > gisdata (\\file-rnas.rice.edu\research\FondrenGDC) (RO:) > GDCTraining > 1_Short_Courses > Introduction_to_GIS_Data_Management > Downloads.
3. To create a personal copy of the tutorial data, select all four zip folders and drag them into the Downloads folder IntroTutorialData folder onto the Desktop.
4. Close all windows.

OPTION 3: Accessing tutorial data online using a personal computer

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If you are completing this tutorial from a personal computer, you will need to download the tutorial data online by following the instructions below:

1. Using a web browser, go to the Introduction to GIS short course webpage at: http://library.rice.edu/gis-intro
2. At the bottom of the webpage, under the Resources section, click the Introduction to GIS – Tutorial Data link to download the tutorial data.
3. Unzip the IntroTutorialData folder.
4. Copy the unzipped IntroTutorialData folder to your Desktop or another location of your choice. Ensure that you note the file path of the location you have selected.

Any time throughout the tutorial that you see reference to the file path C:\Users\gistrain\Desktop\IntroTutorialData, you will need to substitute it with the file path you have just selected.

The following step-by-step instructions and screenshots are based on the Windows 10 operating system with ArcGIS Pro for Desktop 2.5.0 software with an Advanced license. If your personal system configuration varies, you may experience minor differences from the instructions and screenshots.

Preparing the Downloaded Data for ArcGIS Pro

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