GIS Tutorials and Training
GIS: Tutorials
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General GIS information and tutorials
- About GIS Introduction provided by ESRI to GIS and spatial operations.
- Sandia National Laboratories GIS technical information and tutorials related to ESRI products.
- Collection of GIS documents Extensive compilation of "how to" papers on specific GIS operations with an emphasis on ESRI products from the University of Kansas Library.
- The CyberInstitute Short-Course on Geographic Information Systems Links to a number of GIS related tutorials.
- ESRI Virtual Campus ESRI has developed a virtual campus providing self-paced GIS training on the Web. Some classes are offered free. Other classes are offered for a fee (first lesson is usually free). Educational discount of 40% for students and teachers.
- Essential Guide to GIS Guide to GIS developments. Oriented towards GIS development within business and organizations. (Ed Parsons, Kingston University.)
- GInfoserver-GIS Tutorial ListsA list of seminars and tutorials, including a number of internationally oriented sites for non-English speaking users.
- GIS Development Guides A wealth of information on how aquire, integrate, develop and maintain a GIS, targets local government needs. PDF files, undated.
- GIS Exercises From Utah State University, these GIS exercises provide clear instruction and practice assignments to ArcView and ArcInfo.
- Integrating SDTS Datasets into GIS Packages for Novice Users The conference paper presented at the Mid-America GIS Symposium
- Metadata Tutorials A "How To" Guide to Metadata Implementation, including on line exercises.
- Remote Sensing Core Curriculum Introduction to remote sensing, photogrammetry and image processing.
- Tutorial on "Representation of Spatial Knowledge" Tutorial aimed at AI researchers and engineers interested in representing and reasoning with spatial knowledge, i.e., shape, size, relative position, connectivity, ect.
- USGS PIGWAD, Planetary GIS Web Server Tutorial Page
- University of British Columbia Geography Department list of GIS resources. Among them are tutorials aimed at answering general questions regarding software, distance training, and seminars.
ARC/INFO:
- ARC/INFO Training (ESRI) Introductory course offered by ESRI.
- ARC/INFO Analysis Tutorial An introductory course in ARC-INFO by Shane Murnion.
- ARC/INFO tutorial on creating grids for use of Lidar in ArcInfo.
- How do you go from an HTML form to an Arc/Info Map? Tutorial on serving Arc/Info data over the Web.
- Method for Animating ARC/INFO Images Instructions for serving MPEG animations to Web browsers.
ArcView
- ArcView GIS Short Courses (USC) Nine exercise workbooks including guide to ArcView Basics, Nework Analysis, Spatial Analysis and Avenue.
- ArcView Tutorial (Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning) A brief tutorial for those who are new to ArcView and its capabilities.
- Introduction to Desktop Mapping & ArcView Overview of ArcView's functionality and capabilities as well as an explaination of terms.
GRASS
- GRASS Page A variety of tutorials in different languages using GRASS software (including data).
IDRISI
- IDRISI Tutorial HTML and downloadable executable versions available. Created by Eric Lorup, from the IDRISI Resource Center in Austria.
- Project ASSIST: IDRISI Support Materials Tutorials using IDRISI GIS software
- Tutorial on Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation & Analysis Image processing and raster GIS.
MapInfo
- MapInfo Video Tutorials Site is produced and maintained by Pitney Bowes Corp.
Other Relevant Tutorials
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Aviation Navigation NASA Tutorial introducing compasses, how to read aeronautical charts and plot courses. Part of a larger aviation navigation tutorial.
