GIS Instruction and Assistance

GIS Instructional Opportunities

On-Line Courses & Tutorials

General GIS -- Concepts and Techniques
1. Free courses at ESRIs Virtual Campus
2. GIS Core Curriculum for Technical Programs - NCGIA, Over 50 units of technical instruction.
3. GeoComm has assembled a collection of GIS tutorials geared toward helping users import and read various GIS datasets.
Software-Specific Tutorials
1. ArcGIS Desktop Introduction - A basic tutorial from University of Arkansas.
2. Analysis with Arc/Info Training [2] - An introductory course tutorial on the Unix version of ARC/INFO.
Remote Sensing
1. Remote Sensing Core Curriculum-Well organized introduction to theory and applications of RS.
2. The Remote Sensing Tutorial-NASA's tutorial covers some of the fundamental concepts involved in satellite image interpretation and analysis.
Spatial Analysis & Statistics
1. Spatial Interpolation I and Spatial Interpolation II-Great site for learning about point and areal based interpolation methods.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
1. A Practical Guide to GPS -- UTM
2. Federal Aviation Administration: GPS Basics

"How-to Webpages"

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Branner Library's GIS Books

There are several GIS books with accompanying CD-ROMs available in Branner Library for self-paced training.

Local University Courses

GIS Conferences

Our GIS Conferences page has a listing of the major annual GIS conferences held worldwide.
The GeoCommunity's Spatial News site maintains a comprehensive listing of GIS events and conferences.

Other Sources for GIS Help

ESRI Support Main Page- List archives, discussion forums, scripts, and utilities.
Directions Magazine's GIS search engine allows you to search 10 lists at once.
GIS Dictionary
GISLounge.com - A GIS page managed by my friend, Caitlin Dempsey.
GISUser.com - GIS News, Data, Jobs, Forums, etc.
Branner's GIS Tools Page - Extensions, utilities, & scripts
GIS FAQ

ESRI Technical Support

For Tech Support from ESRI, see the Tech Support page.

Last modified: February 9, 2006