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"The CyberInstitute Short-Course on Geographic Information Systems"

GIS Link Sites

• Yahoo's Webpage on GIS.
• An extensive list of other GIS sites on the World Wide Web is maintained by Harvard Design and Mapping. This list includes data sources, GIS software developers/vendors, discussion groups, project sites, and more.
• Another extensive list of GIS sites is maintained at Kingston University, United Kingdom.
• Sol Katz's favorite WWW-based mapping and metadata sites.
• An inventory of spatial data hosted at the University of Arkansas.

Single-page version of this short course: Useful for printing or downloading..

• The Heart of the Issue - What is a GIS? (3 definitions)
• Tutorials on GIS.
• GIS Terminology Explained (a web-based dictionary).
• Case Histories.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on GIS.
• Related Discussions on GIS and Spatial Data.
• Bibliographies on GIS.
• What about GIS on the World Wide Web?
• "I want my own system. How do I proceed to find one?" (choosing a GIS "for me.")
• A list of GIS-related meetings, with abstract deadlines."
• Some "Favorite Links." (..above on this page..)
• Request for suggestions/enhancements. We're not lonely (we get over 1 million Web-hits per year). So don't feel an obligation to email us. However, if you have candidates for enhancements to this short course, or if (horrors!) you find something to correct, please let us know.