Featured E-books
Managing GIS 2
Written by members of URISA these eight articles cover topics from spatial data management to enterprise GIS.
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The New Geographers
Inspiring stories about how new geographers are making a difference by applying GIS in their communities and the world.
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What is GIS?
GIS is software that links where things are with what they are. Unlike a paper map, GIS presents many different layers of information.
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Understanding Earth
For our ancestors, geographic knowledge was crucial for survival. It plays an equally important role for our survival today.
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Geomedicine
The emerging field of geomedicine will produce a new type of medical intelligence, leveraging spatial data to benefit personal health.
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The Ocean GIS Initiative
Cheif Scientist Dawn Wright explains Esri’s Ocean GIS Initiative, a commitment to understanding our oceans.
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Changing Geography by Design
Geodesign provides a framework and technology that results in designs that more closely follow natural systems.
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Climate Change is a Geographic Problem
GIS can help us gain a scientific understanding of Earth's systems so we can make thoughtful, informed design decisions.
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