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Information - Software - Tutorials - Data

See Also (other Links pages): Cartography, GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing, Map, MXD, Spatial Data, Spatial Web

ESRI Software	See Also:
Other / Open Source / Free Software	SAL Tutorials & Write-ups
ESRI Tutorials / Books	Books and Other Tutorials
Online Tutorials	GIS / GPS / RS Help and Resources
Magazines / Portals	GIS Jobs & Internships
Misc. GIS Links	Local GIS Resources

ESRI Software

ESRI (ArcExplorer, ArcView, ArcInfo, ArcGIS, etc.)

ArcScripts (ESRI and ESRI User's downloadable scripts, extensions, amls, etc)

Notes on Obtaining a Student copy of ESRI Software:

WWU is currently using ArcGIS 10.x as our main teaching software. This is installed in the Spatial Labs (AH-14, -16, -24 and ES-318) as well as many of the ATUS Windows Labs on campus (Haggerd Hall, etc.)

ESRI provides a Free Student Evaluation copy of ArcGIS (the ArcEditor license level) with extensions (Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Tracking Analyst, Network Analyst, Business Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Maplex, Publisher, Arc Scan and Schematics). This is a full copy of that can be used for 1 year and is available to WWU students. To pick up a CD, stop by Stefan's office (AH-201).

You can also request a 60-Day Evaluation copy directly from ESRI: ESRI ArcView Evaluation CD website

Currently enrolled students can also purchase a copy of ArcGIS (which does not time-out) by contacting ESRI. No upgrades, no tech support. Contact ESRI sales at 1-800-447-9778 ext.1306 for pricing, purchase details, extension options, etc.

Finally, some of the ArcGIS tutorial books include a evaluation copy with them. For example, Getting to Know ArcGIS (second edition) comes with a 180 version of the same software (including the extensions). The book (with CD) costs $80.00, and is available from ESRI Press.

To use ArcGIS you need: Windows XP or Windows 7 (650+ MHz, 1 GB+ RAM and 16+ MG Video Card STRONGLY recommended).

Other Software

Idrisi (Clark Labs)

ENVI (Remote sensing and image processing, installed in the SAL)
ER Mapper

ERDAS (Imagine, Remote Sensing)

ESRI (ArcGIS, the Spatial Analyst extension and Leicia's Image Analysis extension)
Maptitude

TatukGIS (low cost GIS) - http://www.tatukgis.com

OPEN SOURCE / Free GIS:

AccuGlobe (GIS viewer and simple editing/geoprocessing) - http://www.accuglobe.net/

DIVA-GIS (& climate data) ( http://www.diva-gis.org/ )

Forestry GIS (fGIS) - http://www.forestpal.com/fgis.html
Fusion (LIDAR viewing and analysis, installed in the SAL) - (http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/rsac/fusion/)

GRASS ( http://grass.itc.it/ )

GMT (Generic Mapping Tools - http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/ )

Gnuplot ( http://www.gnuplot.info/ )

ITC's ILWIS ( http://www.itc.nl/ilwis/default.asp )

MapWindow (Open Source GIS) - http://www.mapwindow.org/

(GPS connection, editing, geoprocessing, etc.)

Open JUMP ( http://openjump.org/ )

Quantum GIS ( http://qgis.org/ )

SAGA ( http://www.saga-gis.uni-goettingen.de/html/index.php )

SPRING (remote sensing, installed in the SAL) - http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/index.html)

uDig ( http://udig.refractions.net/ )

Whitebox ( http://www.uoguelph.ca/~hydrogeo/Whitebox/index.html )

Free & Open Source Software For Geospatial Conference ( http://www.foss4g2007.org/ )

2007 Conference in Victoria, BC

FreeGIS Project ( http://freegis.org/ )

List of Open Source GIS Options ( http://opensourcegis.org/ )

Open Source Geospatial Foundation ( http://www.osgeo.org/ )

GISuser's Free GIS Software and Map Viewers

ESRI Tutorial Books and Manuals (.pdf files)

(see also the SAL Library for a list of books available for loan)

ESRI digital books (.pdf files) available from J:\SALdata\ESRI_misc\esri_books\

ESRI digital books (.pdf files) available from J:\SALdata\ESRI_misc\esri_books\tutorials\

	see also tutorial data: J:\saldata\data_esri\ArcTutor_90

Misc. other titles available from Stefan

ESRI Tutorial Data (to go with Books and Manuals (above)

Tutorial Data for ArcGIS 9.0

Links to tutorials that demonstrate how to work with various types of data in ArcGIS

Mapping and Modeling Using ESRI Software

Misc. Online Tutorials

Misc. WWU (SAL) Online Tutorials

GIS File Formats

Online Tutorial Links (GIS Lounge)

UTexas List of ArcView (3.x) Tips and Tutorials

ArcInfo (Command Line) Tutorial by Shane Murnion (Queen's University of Belfast)

ArcInfo (Command Line) Tutorial by University of Delaware

("Strauss" is the name of their computer, the details of the tutorial should apply to any ArcInfo system as well)

ArcGIS Basics (University of Texas)

ESRI Canada: Tutorials for ArcGIS

ESRI's Mapping Center (Blogs, Cartographic Resources, etc.)

Introduction to ArcGIS (MIT)

Intro to GIS (Harold Reynolds)

GIS Basics (Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access)

GIS Lectures (Utah State University)

Intro To ArcView 3.x (UCLA)

Introduction to GIS Tutorial (Harvard)

IDRISI Tutorial (Eric Lorup)

GIS Tutorials (GIS, Analysis, Data, GPS, Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Projections) (GIS Development)

What is GIS? (GIS.com)

Intro to GIS (University of Melbourne)

Minnesota DNR Trainings

Overview of GIS - http://www.gisdevelopment.net/tutorials/tuman006.htm

Sketch-Up for Dummies - Videos - http://www.youtube.com/aidanchopra

Cartographic Tutorials

Tom Patterson's Shaded Relief - http://www.shadedrelief.com/

Sketch-Up for Dummies - Videos - http://www.youtube.com/aidanchopra

ESRI's Mapping Center - http://mappingcenter.esri.com/

USGS Help

GIS (Overview) - http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/

USGS GIS Tutorials - http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/globalgis/tutorials/index.html

USGS User Guides (including STDS) - http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/training.html

GISuser Guide to USGS Data - http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/607/28/

GeoCommunity Data Resources - http://data.geocomm.com/

Web Magazines / Portals

AAG GIS Specialty Group

ArcNews (ESRI)

ArcUser (ESRI)

Directions

Earth Observation Magazine

Elroi's GIS Newsletter

GeoCommunity

GeoConnexion - http://www.geoconnexion.com/geo.php

GEOInformatics - http://www.geoinformatics.com

GeoPlace

GeoSpatial Solutions (formerly GeoInfo Systems)

GIS Lounge

GeoTimes

GIS Development - http://www.gisdevelopment.net/

GIS Monitor - http://www.gismonitor.com/

GIS User

GI News (UK GIS)

Journal of Geographic Information and Decision Analysis (GIDA)

UCGIS Challenges

More GIS related Netzine links (GIS Lounge)

Links (Misc.)

GIS Code of Ethics (URISA)

GIS Dictionary (ESRI)

ArcGIS Styles (legends) (ESRI)

GIS List Serve Archives (Directions Magazine)

List of GIS Acronyms (Oregon Dept. of Forestry)

Local GIS Agencies / Departments / Consultants / Training

WWU GIS Classes

WWU Student GIS Projects

Northwest GIS User Group - http://www.nwesriusers.org/default.html

Northwest WA GIS Users' Group - http://www.wwu.edu/huxley/spatial/nwgis_info.htm

See also Spatial Data Citation links

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