Comments on: Free GIS Stuff

By: John

John — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:09:43 +0000

Thanks Eric! Things (hardware, software, operating systems) have sure changed this article first appeared in 2000!

By: Caitlin Dempsey

Caitlin Dempsey — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:17:36 +0000

Thanks, Eric. I’ve updated the page to remove the listing.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:13:23 +0000

Hi Caitlin,

Also, wanted to share that there’s the Our World Series for K-12. Books 1, 2 and 3 are that is needed. I know it’s not free, but each book is only $19.99. Books 2 and 3 comes with a 365-day trial for ArcGIS for a computer lab. So, for around $40, a school can have ArcGIS available for about 2 years. Not a bad deal, if you ask. I have used these resources with teachers and the books come with lessons already premade and photocopyable. It has been my experience that teachers don’t “need to know” GIS, but just know how to teach. The students really seem to get into the gis lessons since they are learning with GIS and not just using it.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:02:52 +0000

Hi Caitlin,

ArcVoyager Special Edition is no longer being supported and is built off of the old ArcView 3.x. It’s been forever since I have been able to run it and most new computers won’t be able to install it. I should know since I was a technology specialist for a school district prior to moving to Esri. I think there was issues with XP and service packs that caused issues. If you are interested in free resources like ArcVoyager, take a look at ArcExplorer Online and ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. Most of the ArcVoyager lessons have been converted to ArcGIS Explorer versions thanks to Barbaree Duke and others. Check out the Esri K-12 GIS community for the lessons – http://edcommunity.esri.com.

By: John

John — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:12:13 +0000

ArcVoyager is still around? I could not find it on the link provided.

By: Jim Richardson

Jim Richardson — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:47:27 +0000

Thanks a million for the expansive list of free stuff available that is related to GIS technology. I’d never even heard of GIS until I stumbled upon your site today. But with all this information and downloads, readily available, it behooves me to delve a little deeper into this subject. I especially appreciate the link providing a “gentle introduction” as some of this terminology already has me scared. My second favorite link has to be the “Fun with GIS” one. Nearly any link that has the word fun in the title will get clicked on by me. Again, I am grateful for the information.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:23:43 +0000

Hi,

does anyone know of a freeware Gis software wich has the ability to represent wind gradient with an arrow. Now, this arrow should be proportional to the velocity of the wind and of course, should point in it’s direction.

Thanks

By: Martin Feuchtwanger

Martin Feuchtwanger — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:26:17 +0000

Version 08.12 (released on 2008.12.22) of Copan for Windows has improved support for the different bearing (or direction) formats used around the world.

Copan is a free coordinate geometry (COGO) tool for field surveyors and map drafters.

By: Martin Feuchtwanger

Martin Feuchtwanger — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:09:43 +0000

UGL offers free geomatics engineering software — COGO calculation, field and map traverse adjustment, and coordinate transformation — on Windows, Palm, and Pocket computers, for students and professionals.

By: Tom findjobs

Tom findjobs — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:12:17 +0000

I’m investigating a career that uses Geographic Information Systems, and I think it’s a good thing that I’ve found some Free GIS Stuff.