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GIS Resources Sources for simple training
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In my hunt for simple instructions, I was amazed by what has turned up on the Internet. I remember doing a similar search only a few months ago. The wealth of resources has increased significantly. It would probably be simpler to just recommend one resource, but I find that people vary significantly in what they find useful. Each author puts a particular twist on these beginning steps, including myself. I want to combine the products from ArcView with all sorts of other things, especially multimedia, so my focus is a little different. I wouldn't print off all of these as they represent an immense amount of pages. Browse through them until you find a writing style that makes sense to you. Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASADA) This is maybe the place to start if you want to learn about GIS via the Internet without taking a course. They've done a very nice job of breaking down the concepts into managable tasks and providing training PDFs. Go to: http://www.pasda.psu.edu/tutorials/ University of Alberta The University has taken a different approach that many people might find valuable. They're summarizing key information about ArcView and combining that with screen captures. It wasn't intended for raw beginners, but it still has some pretty good information in a concise manner. Go to: http://www.ualberta.ca/~gis1/ArcView/Labs/Lab1.htm An Introduction to ArcView GIS by Dr. Walid H. Shayya Dr. Shayya has done a wonderful job of giving some step-by-step instructions for getting started with ArcView and they're complete with screen captures. He's with the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Morrisville State University of New York. Go to: http://people.morrisville.edu/~shayyaw/ArcView/IntroArcView.htm African Population Project: A collaborative effort between Colorado State University and Poudre School District For teachers, here's the chance to learn ArcView based on a real teaching situation. Lessons are nice and simple, but occasionally some of the screen captures are missing. Creating
a Map in ArcView - Simple Example
Volusia County Volusia County, Florida has found a unique way to involve their populace with the information about the county. They've set up a page that gives people data and the link to the free software from ESRI (ArcExplorer) that will let them begin playing with visualizing data. Some simple explanations have been provided at the site along with the other important links to get you started at home. Go to: http://volusia.org/gis/athome.htm Creating a Subset Theme of a Larger Theme in ArcView Linking Tables to Geographic Data from MIT Provided by the Spatials Data Services at MIT, these materials will teach you to:
Geographic Information System Laboratory at MIT Objective: Skills To Learn: A Sane ArcView Workstyle from Harvard Just like it says, this page will point out some recommended steps to take when you launch yourself into the world of ArcView. Once you start playing, you might want to visit this page as the tips will start to make more sense to you at that point. Go to: An Introduction to Geographic Analysis Support System From James Madison University, Cate Wardell has done an extensive amount of work putting together a concise guide to learning GIS. Go to: http://www.isat.jmu.edu/env/edss/grass/indices.htm |