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Archive for January, 2009

ArcView (ArcGIS)

Filed in GIS News by Caitlin Dempsey on January 21, 2009 • 2 Comments

ArcView GIS is part of the ArcGIS software system created by ESRI. Find information, tutorials and resources about this desktop GIS software.

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Open Source Imagery Processing

Filed in GIS Software by Caitlin Dempsey on January 13, 2009 • 0 Comments

Resources for finding open source software for aerial and satellite imagery processing. FILTERS Open source image processing library. GIMP GIMP is open source software for manipulating and retouching imagery. Opticks Open source satellite imagery processing software.  Opticks supports imagery, motion imagery, SAR, multi-spectral, hyper-spectral, and other types of remote sensing data. OSSIM – Open Source [...]

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Recovering the Economy with GIS

Filed in GIS News by Caitlin Dempsey on January 13, 2009 • 0 Comments

With all the ideas and plans for fixing the current economic crisis in the United States, it’s not surprising that a proposal to invest in GIS as a method of recovery is being floated. Put forth by Jack Dangermond of ESRI and Anne Hale Miglarese of Booze Allen Hamilton, the four page document suggests that [...]

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North American Tribal Data

Filed in GIS Data by Caitlin Dempsey on January 2, 2009 • 2 Comments
North American Tribal Data

Free sources of GIS data for North American Tribal regions. Aboriginal Mapping Network The Aboriginal Mapping Network is a collection of resource pages for First Nation mappers who are looking for answers to common questions regarding mapping, information management and GIS. Federal and Indian Lands Datset of federally and Indian administered lands of the United [...]

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The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design is a cartographic classic by Arthur H. Robinson originally published in 1952. The book was based on Robinson’s doctoral research “which investigated the relationship between science and art in cartography and the resultant refinement of graphic techniques in mapmaking to present dynamic geographic information.”

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