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GIS Activities

CommonCensus Map Project
Redrawing the US based on voting instead of state and county boundaries.

GIS in the News

Volunteer Geographic Information in the News, NYTimes, 17 November 2009 - "It is a huge shift," said Michael F. Goodchild, a professor of geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. "This is putting mapping where it should be, which is the hands of local people who know an area well." more...

GIS and Education

Degree Confluence Project - includes pictures and stories from each latitude and longitude integer degree intersection in the world.

Find a GIS Program - An ESRI site that allows you to search for institutions that offer GIS courses.

GIS Organizations

GISuser Website- GISuser.com is an information rich news and technology resource for GIS professionals. All the latest news, articles, tools, event info, free job posting and much more is available. Also you'll find a 3x, a week industry newsletter.

GIS Resources

ArcGIS Online provides ArcGIS users with a set of foundation services that is deeply integrated with ArcGIS. As an ArcGIS user, you have immediate access to map services, task services, software developer kits (SDKs), and other content via the Web.

Geography Network - Share geographic data and services through a global network of publishers.

GIWIZ - Geospatial information network that includes finding employment, educational resources, industry data, and more.

webGIS - extensive map coverage for technical applications.

University of Wyoming GIS Resources Links

• Wyoming Geolibrary
• Water Resources Data System
• Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
• Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
• Wyoming State Geological Survey

Wyoming GIS Resources Links

• Cheyenne/Laramie Cooperative GIS Program
• NRCS Data Gateway
• BLM Wyoming Geographic Information Systems
• Teton County GIS and Data Archive
• GIS for Kids
  

ESRI GIS Resources Links

• ArcGIS Online
• ArcGIS Explorer

GPS Resources

GPS.gov - Links to sources of information about GPS for both civil and military users, including tutorials.

GPSFAQ.com - Links to reviews of GPS units and articles.

Interesting Online Mapping

TRF Policy Map - The latest mortgage statistics from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) for 2007, along with data for 2004, 2005, and 2006 are now available and mapped on PolicyMap. more...

U.S. Credit Conditions - The Federal Reserve considers the record rate of mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures and their impacts on communities an urgent problem. more...

Journals

The opinions expressed on the websites below do not represent those of WyGISC or any of our affiliates.

• All Points Blog - The Weblog for Location Technology & GIS
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) GeoBlog
• GEOPlace.com
• Urban Cartography
• GeoCarta Web Site
• Google Earth Blog
• AnyGeo Blog
• Free Data Blog

Remote Sensing Resources

ASPRS Guide to Land Imaging Satellites

Software

       ESRI

ESRI Developer Support Website - documentation, downloads, object models, etc.

Tips and Tricks

TypeBrewer - Online cartographic typography selection application.

If you would like to submit a GIS related item for WyGISC to feature on our website please e-mail wygisc-info@uwyo.edu.

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Last Updated on 11/20/2009 10:44:47 AM