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Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) And GeoMapping
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Introduction To Geographical Information Systems
Site provides a basic introduction to geogrpahic information systems (GIS)
and what GIS software is intended to do, and highlights some of the problems
associated with the use of GIS.
U.S.
Census Bureau Geography.
US Census Bureau Geography Division Web Page. Includes links to information
about the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Online Maps, Census 2000 Maps, Cartographic
Boundary files, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), ANSI Codes, 2010 Census
Geographic Products, and other products.
GeoCommunity
Portal site for the GIS, computer aided design (CAD), mapping and location-based
industries offers free GIS packages, viewers, converters, compression
utilities, and other downloads. Site also has news, forums, a career center,
white papers, and tutorials.
GIS.com
Extremely slick portal site offers free GIS software; information on where
to find data; education and training in GIS; user groups; career center;
glossaries; directories; associations; publications; and a searchable
database of GIS-related links and news.
MapInfo
Site for leading desktop mapping software offers links to MapInfo user
groups and support literature. Web seminars offer more general GIS information,
covering subjects such as customer relationship management, location-based
intelligence and e-government.
U.S.
Geological Survey: Geographic Information Systems
Basic background and links on GIS technology from the United States Geological
Survey, including "how does a GIS work?" and application of
GIS. Also provides linked access to the USGS's node of the National Geospatial
Data Clearinghouse.
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