Section 4: Other quality web-based sources of advice and information.
This section of the
website provides other sources that you can look at for information about
GIS. Some are quite detailed and others provide a brief overview. Each
one has a slightly different perspective which should help to develop your
understanding about GIS and its possibilities in the classroom.
GIS
For the Curious - “This guide on GIS is for the curious. It is for those
who want to learn GIS concepts, use actual GIS software to obtain hands-on experience,
and gain an insider's view of how GIS software operates. We have provided exercises,
questions, and technical notes and animated demonstrations
to help you.”
URL: http://gge.unb.ca/Resources/GISForTheCurious/
Ordnance
Survey GIS Files – over 7MB of information from the people who make the
maps. A very comprehensive and user-friendly source of information. It is particularly
good on the technical side of GIS for those who want to know a little more. You
can download individual
sections of the information if you wish.
URL: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/GISfiles/
USGS
geographic information
Systems – a well presented and detailed outline of ‘What is a GIS?’.
There are lots of excellent maps and graphics as used by the USGS. It is based
on a poster produced by the USGS to promote the use of GIS.
URL: http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/GIS_poster/
GIS.COM What is GIS? – a set of GIS tutorials outlining the main ideas behind
GIS. It includes a detailed and useful Powerpoint presentation on ‘What
is GIS?’. This Powerpoint could be used in the classroom as part of
CPD or with students when introducing GIS.
URL: http://www.GIS.com/whatisGIS/index.html
University
of Melbourne GIS Tutorial – part of a set of tutorials designed for
students at the University. It contains a fairly brief but useful introduction
to the concepts behind GIS.
URL: http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/GISweb/GISModule/GISTheory.htm
ESRI.COM
GIS Basics – a brief introduction to GIS from the software
company that produces the world’s most popular GIS software package
(ArcView)
URL: http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/basicGIS.html
GeoExplorer
What is GIS? - a nice straightforward account of the basics of GIS which leads
on to some links to other sources and to a brief discussion of the main software
available.
URL: http://www.geoexplorer.co.uk/sections/GIS/GIS_explained.htm
Kingston
University Presenting GIS – there are a number of good resources available
at this site for teachers looking for GIS materials. The materials provide
a wide ranging first look at the GIS concept.
The first resource is a set of three useful Powerpoint presentations which
deal with ‘An introduction to GIS?’, ‘Analysis in GIS’ and ‘Uses
of spatial data’:
URL: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/esg/GIS_for_teachers/Intro_GIS/presenting_GIS.htm
The second resource is a Word document that covers Module 1 of the GIS Training
Program:
URL: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/esg/GIS_for_teachers/Intro_GIS/module%201.doc
The third resource is an online introduction to ‘Understanding GIS’:
URL: http://www.kingston.ac.uk/esg/GIS_for_teachers/Intro_GIS/overview_article.htm