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Mapping the Nation: How the US Government Uses GIS

January 23, 2015By Caitlin DempseyGIS Industry

In February, Esri will be releasing the fifth book in its Mapping the Nation Series. A collection of maps, Mapping the Nation: Building a More Resilient Future shows how GIS is being used at the federal level in the US government. The print version of latest volume contains 118 maps from more […]

Geospatial Redux: Geo-Literacy Awards, NGAC Call for Nominations, Top UK Geography Programs

June 6, 2012By Caitlin DempseyGIS Industry

This edition of geospatial redux covers Geo-Literacy Awards, NGAC Call for Nominations, and the Top UK Geography Programs.

Elements of a Map

Map elements such as the map frame, legend, and north arrow are parts of what create a map.

Learn GIS for Free

There are a few online options to learn GIS for free. Take advantage of resources that provide you access to free courses from some of the world’s best universities and institutions.

What is GIS?

GIS is a technological field that incorporates geographical features with tabular data in order to map, analyze, and assess real-world problems. The key word to this technology is Geography – this means that some portion of the data is spatial.

Open Source GIS and Freeware GIS Applications

An open source application by definition is software that you can freely access and modify the source code for. Open source projects typically are worked on by a community of volunteer programmers. Open source GIS programs are based on different base programming languages. Three main groups of open source GIS […]

Calculating Polygon Area in ArcMap

Here are the steps for calculating the area of a polygon using ArcGIS.