A Gentle Introduction to GIS

Posted by Caitlin Dempsey on 1/12/10 • Categorized as Education,Free GIS


Written for those seeking a broad overview on concepts relating to GIS, authors Tim Sutton, Otto Dassau and Marcelle Sutton have produced “A Gentle Introduction to GIS” (PDF format).  The text is particularly aimed at educators as each chapters runs through that topic’s concepts, examples and then a “Now you try!” section.  The PDF is divided into major conceptual areas of GIS: an introduction, vector data, attribute data, rasterd data, data capture, and more.  You can find the individual worksheets, videos, and sample data that complement the text on the linfiniti.com.  The document was sponsored by the Chief Directorate: Spatial Planning & Information, Department of Land Affairs, Eastern Cape, South Africa.  (via John X. Chiu)

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2 Comments

  1. Tim Sutton
    January 16, 2010 • 3:45 pm

    “You can find the individual worksheets, videos, and sample data that complement the text on the QGIS site.”

    Note that the videos and sample data are on linfiniti.com, not on the QGIS website.

    Thanks

    Tim

  2. Caitlin Dempsey
    January 16, 2010 • 3:52 pm

    Thanks. I’ve corrected the post. Cheers, Caitlin

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