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GISHowTo.com Launches
Update: this site is no longer in existence. A new GIS tutorial site has launched. Run by Anthony Calderon*, GISHowto.com features tutorials in video format for a range of software programs such as ESRI’s ArcGIS, ENVI, MapInfo and Google Earth. The fledgling site also hosts an event calendar, a forum for discussing GIS software issues, [...]
ArcGIS Tutorials
Tutorials for performing GIS functions in ArcGIS desktop (ArcView and ArcInfo). Buffering Demonstration of buffering in ArcGIS. Calculate Area of a Polygon Shows how to calculate the geometry of a polygon in ArcGIS to determine area. Clip Analysis Demonstration of the Clip Analysis function using ArcGIS Desktop. Digitizing Basic digitizing using the Editor toolbar in [...]
Preparing for a GIS Job Interview
Having sat on both sides of the table, I know that the interview process can sometimes be an uncomfortable and even painful process. To make matters more difficult, the GIS field requires a broad range of skills ranging from cartographic techniques to programming to relational database management. Acquiring enough depth in any of these areas can seem impossible especially when the field is still evolving at a horrendous pace. So what is it that’s really important when it comes to interviewing for a GIS position?
Clip Analysis using ArcGIS Desktop
Clip analysis is the function of using the extent of one geographic layer to clip the extent of another geographic layer. For example, if you had a land use layer for an entire county that you only wanted information for a particular city, you would use clip analysis to crop the extent of the layer [...]
How to Calculate the Boundaries of an UTM Zone
Calculating the eastern and western boundaries of a UTM is very straightforward. Developed by the U.S. Army, the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) is an international plane (rectangular) coordinate system. In the coordinate system, the world is divided into 60 zones of 6 degrees longitude. Each zone extends 3 degrees east and west from its central [...]