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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) And GeoMapping 

  

An 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.

The Geographic Information Systems F.A.Q.
U.S. Census Bureau-produced guide to the terminology of geographic information systems. Particularly useful in highlighting the standards used by the Census Bureau and other U.S. government sources.

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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