Internet Sources of Information
about
Geographic Information Systems
This page contains information about:
Information about GIS
- AGI GIS Dictionary
- University of Edinburgh, Dept. of Geography and Association for Geographic
Information. Definitions of more than 900 terms relating to GIS.
- GIS
Frequently Asked Questions
- Answers questions about GIS, plus sources of information on GIS courses,
professional organizations, publications of interest, internet sites,
information on how to FTP publications and software from various sites.
- Introduction
to GIS
- By U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. Topics include:
"What is a GIS?", "How does it work?", "What's special about a GIS?",
"Applications of GIS", all with links to brief introductory text files
on relevant subtopics.
- GIS Analysis
with ARC/INFO
- By Shane Murnion. Tutorial using a logging company example to describe
methods of simple spatial analysis (buffering, erase, digital elevation
modeling, grid operations, overlay operations, info operations). Includes
sample map coverages as well as specific ARC/INFO command lines to be
entered. Also includes a section on using TINs for visualization, with
a sample image of the Holy Land.
- Florida
SFRC GIS Tutorial
- By Daniel P. Brackett, Remote Sensing and GIS Lab, School of Forest
Resources and Conservation, University of Florida. Described as a tutorial,
but more correctly a lecture on general features of GIS. Mentions ARC/INFO
commands but does not detail their use in the same way as Murnion tutorial.
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Bibliographies, Indexes and Publications Online
- GIS and
Related Journals Online
- By Bill Thoen. Links to a variety of online publications and newsletters.
- Canadian Geomatics
Source Book
- Produced by the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada. Useful source
for names and contacts of companies, government departments and organizations
working in geomatics in Canada.
- GIS
Master Bibliography Project
- By Duane Marble, Dept. of Geography, Ohio State University. Keyword
searchable database of citations to current GIS literature including
books, journal articles, conference proceedings and individual papers.
International in scope, includes both technical and applications-based
articles. Very comprehensive and easy to use, providing full citation
and abstract.
- GEOWEB Project Homepage
- Project to facilitate location of geographic information on the internet.
Includes links to information suppliers, metadata sites, research papers
and U.S. geographic data archives.
- SpatialNews
Monthly Newsletter
- GIS news magazine, monthly since January 1999. Produced by GeoComm
International Corp., Florida. Features GIS industry news highlights
and press releases, book reviews, educational resources, pointers to
GIS datasets.
- GeoPlace.com
- Commercial publisher of several GIS journals. Includes the Table of
Contents and feature article from current issues of GIS World,
and GIS software reviews.
- GIS Guide
to Good Practice
- Produced by the Arts and Humanities Data Service. Provides GIS data
producers and users with sound guidelines to follow when creating and
archiving digital data. Aimed at archaeologists, but of equal value
to any discipline. Other "Guides to Good Practice" include Archiving
Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing Data: A Guide to Good Practice
and Digital Archives from Excavation and Fieldwork: Guide to Good
Practice.
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News and Newsgroups
- GIS-Related
Mailing Lists
- By Bill Thoen. A comprehensive list of news groups and listservs relating
to GIS.
- GIS Jobs
Clearinghouse
- Central clearinghouse and archive for announcements of jobs in the
GIS field.
- Remote Sensing
and GIS Mailing Lists
- Includes links to archives of the ARC/INFO Users List (ESRI-L), IMAGRS-L,
and GIS Jobs (UK).
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General GIS Guides and Homepages
- On-Line Resources
for Earth Scientists (ORES)
- By Bill Thoen and Ted Smith. An excellent collection of resources
and sites of interest. Good starting point for any exploration of the
internet.
- The GIS
Notebook
- By Bill Thoen. A collection of the best GIS resource lists, GIS journals
online, GIS job resources, and other issues relating to GIS delivery
and activity on the internet.
- Earth
and Environmental Science Internet Resources
- Maintained by U.S. Geological Survey. Links to homepages of interest,
including NAISMap and U.S. government sites.
- Geographic
Information Processing Resources
- University of South Carolina, Dept. of Geography. Comprehensive list
of links, alphabetical.
- U.S. Geological
Survey GIS
- Links to National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, U.S.G.S. Data Products
catalogue, and sources of software, standards, publications and other
resources. Sections on "How does a GIS work?", "What's special about
a GIS?", "Applications of GIS"
- GEOWEB Project Homepage
- Project to facilitate location of geographic information on the internet.
Includes links to information suppliers, metadata sites, research papers
and U.S. geographic data archives.
- GIS/Cartography Starting
Points
- Norwegian Institute of Technology, Dept. of Surveying and Mapping.
Includes links to demo programs, data source sites, other GIS sites,
conference information.
- GIS WWW Server
- University of Edinburgh, Dept. of Geography. Information about the
GIS prgram at U. of Edinburgh, plus useful links to other resources,
lists of WWW, Gopher and FTP servers.
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GIS Resources of Regional Interest
Europe
- Germany
- GIS in the Internet, from Universitat Karlsruhe, Institut fur Geographie
und Geookologie. Homepage is in English, but many linked documents are
in German. Some emphasis on Central Europe.
United States
- Arizona
- Arizona Geographic Information Council. Interesting and attractive
homepage, presenting committee information and minutes, as well as recommended
links to more general GIS data sources.
- Arkansas
- University of Arkansas, Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies.
Comprehensive and well-organized list of pointers to tutorials, newsgroups,
educational, commercial, military and government servers, U.S. and international.
Source of Arkansas and U.S. data coverages, including archaeological
themes.
- Montana
- Geographic Information System, Montana State Library, Natural Resource
Information System. Provides GIS data and services for State of Montana.
Site includes sample analyses and selected thematic coverages available
as GIF or ARC/INFO files.
- Upper Mississippi River
- Environmental Management Technical Center, U.S. Dept. of the Interior,
National Biological Service. Includes a graphic interface for selecting
GIS coverages of the Upper Mississippi River.
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Research Institutes and Universities
- National Center for
Geographic Information and Analysis
- Research consortium of three U.S. universities funded by the U.S.
National Science Foundation. Research focus on geographic analysis using
GIS technology. Site provides info about publications including NCGIA
Core Curriculum, software and public domain datasets available.
- U.S. Geological
Survey GIS
- Links to National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, U.S.G.S. Data Products
catalogue, and sources of software, standards, publications and other
resources. Sections on "How does a GIS work?", "What's special about
a GIS?", "Applications of GIS"
- Geographic
Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS)
- Open GIS developed by U.S. Army. Homepage provides information and
links for GRASS users, and some general GIS related references.
- University
of Buffalo, GIAL
- Geographic Information and Analysis Lab, Dept. of Geography. Description
of GIAL policies and equipment, links to a selection of other resources
with brief descriptions.
- University of California at
Berkeley, REGIS
- Research Program in Environmental Planning and Geographic Information
Systems. Includes database of maps, photos and research done on San
Francisco area, list of publications available, and links to other WWW
sites, also interactive link to GRASS GIS.
- University
of California at Berkeley, AEGIS
- Applied Environmental Geographic Information Systems, College of Environmental
Design. Description of projects underway and sample images from AEGIS
projects. Part of REGIS project.
- University of Maine, Dept.
of Spatial Information and Engineering
- Specialized interests include Land Information Systems in Emerging
and Developing Countries, Law and Information Policy for Spatial Databases,
Spatial Temporal Reasoning in GIS.
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Software and Public Access GIS
- National Atlas of Canada
- Canada National Atlas Information Service. "First WWW-based GIS".
User can view and manipulate National Atlas data layers and custom-construct
a map of Canada or any province, with some flexibility in colour selection.
- GRASSLINKS
- Public Access GIS. WWW interface to selected California environmental
data, provided by REGIS, University of California at Berkeley.
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