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GIS/GPS Training Materials The Minnesota Department of Natural Resource's ArcView GIS/GPS Training Page includes lessons on raster/spatial analysis and hydrological analysis. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tools/arcview/training.html

GIS.com General information about GIS & spatial data. A good, basic introduction to the technology. http://www.gis.com/

Trimble GPS: An excellent tutorial on GPS technology, including illustration and Flash animation. Shockwave player is required to view the tutorial. http://www.trimble.com/gps/

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The Geographer's Craft Project, Department of Geography, The University of Colorado at Boulder: This is a collection of illustrated readings and notes to accompany college GIS courses. Links to some of these readings are included below; you can access the entire collection by clicking here. http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/notes.html

   Cartographic Communication developed by Kenneth E. Foote and Shannon Crum, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

   Aerial Photography & Remote Sensing developed by Shannon Crum, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

   Database Concepts developed by Kenneth E. Foote and Donald J. Huebner, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1996.

   Error, Accuracy, and Precision developed by Kenneth E. Foote and Donald J. Huebner, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

   Ethical Issues in Electronic Information Systems developed by Margaret Lynch, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1994.

   Geodetic Datum Overview developed by Peter H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

   Map Projection Overview developed by Peter H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1995.

   Global Positioning System Overview developed by Peter H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1994.

 

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