Discussion and Mailing Lists
Author:Caitlin Dempsey 
• 8/28/10 • Categorized as Community,Learning GIS,Link Library
Learn where to get your most complex questions answered by other GIS professionals. Mailing and discussion lists are an invaluable tool in keeping “in the know” in the field of GIS.
GIS Related Discussion Lists
User-sponsored GIS software discussion lists hosted at Directions Magazine.
ESRI User Forums
For expert advice or information on using any of ESRI software products, you can submit your questions to a range of ESRI software User Forums.
Email Discussion Lists
Email based discussion lists. To subscribe send a preliminary email as directed to the email list you are interested in.
FreeGIS
Discussion and news emailing list for the FreeGIS project.
GRASS Developer’s Forum
Email-based discussion list for developers that improve and contribute source code.
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Article originally published: 8/28/10
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