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New to GIS or confused about all that terminology? Browse through these links to find answers to your frequently asked questions about this field.
Glossary from GIS Lounge
Find definitions for GIS and Geography related terminology.
AGI GIS Dictionary (Free Edition)
Nearly 1,000 GIS terms are defined in this dictionary from the Association for Geographic Information.
Dictionary of Abbreviations
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Find resources for the application of GIS in wind mapping, analysis and modeling. Find data, software applications and tools related to wind.
Geographic Information Systems in Support of Wind Energy Activities at NREL
The methodology used to make a wind-potential ranking map is described in this 2001 report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
MesoWest Surface Weather Maps
Dynamic [...]
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Data sources, both commercial and free, in GIS format covering the continent of Africa. Find cadastral, environmental and cultural data.
Africa Data Dissemination Service
Land use and base GIS data.
Africover
Land cover and agricultural data for 10 nations in eastern Africa from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
ReliefWeb GIS Data
ESRI Shapefile and MapInfo [...]
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If you’ve ever been curious about how to precisely size your dot density map, this PDF presentation by A. Jon Kimmerling of Oregon State University provides a detailed and mathematical approach to calculating the most appropriate size when creating a dot density map.
Dotting the Dot Map, Revisited - A. Jon Kimmerling
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Now available in the open source utility library, MapIconFactory v1.0 enables you to more easily create variably sized and colored markers for your Google Maps mashup. This post over at the Official Google Maps API blog has more information including their Google Maps Election demo.
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The latest Service Pack for ArcGIS is now available. ESRI had announced earlier this month that ArcGIS 9.2 Service Pack 5 would be available for download by the end of March. Also available is a PDF that lists and describes “What’s New in ArcGIS 9.2 Service Packs.”
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The beta version of MetaCarta’s GeoSearch News was recently launched. According to MetaCarta’s web site, the mapping service pulls from more thatn 1,400 international, national and local news organizations to present a 30-day window of news events around the world. Users can search for news items by place and/or subject matter. News items are displayed [...]
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A relatively new employment resources for jobs in geography, GIS and other related disciplines is the GeographyJobs.com web site. The home page of the site contains a growing list of countries that link to an employment gateway specific to the selected country. The site is free to browse for open positions but registration (also free) [...]
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If you’re curious about the enchancements to be found in the upcoming release of ArcGIS 9.3, check out ESRI’s ”What’s Coming in ArcGIS 9.3” page. The update is expected to be released sometime in the third quarter of 2008. If you still have questions, you can ask them through ESRI’s questions page.
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Google has announced the dates for Google I/O which will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco over two days (May 28th and 29th). Of particular interest to geospatial developers is the track focusing on: ”Maps & Geo: Since the introduction of the Google Maps(tm) API in 2005, geo and map applications have been [...]
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