Subject: ‘Free GIS’
| January 13, 2012Maximize ROI: Integrate Your iCity Financial Data to iVAULT Web-Based Mapping | Webinar |February 16, 2012Conferences[ February 16, 2012; ] Free Webinar: Maximize ROI: Integrate Your iCity Financial Data to iVAULT Web-Based Mapping When: Feb 16, 2012 @ 10 AM PST Presenters: Wayne Anderson and Jeff Lamb In this free 60-minute webinar, Pacific Alliance Technologies and Vadim Software will be presenting the benefits of integrating iCity financial data to a map. We have a special promotion for all Vadim clients: get 10% ... read more January 11, 2012Free GIS DatasetsData, Free GISLooking for free GIS data? Robin Wilson, a PhD student at the University of Southampton, has a frequently updated list of free GIS datasets that he has found in the course of his research and based on recommendations from other GIS users. The list is broken down into broader categories covering Physical Geography, Human Geography, and individual countries. ... read more December 28, 2011Free GIS StuffFree GISAll of the costs involved to learn GIS, purchase hardware and software, and obtain data can be a bit disarming. Listed here are some completely free GIS related resources. Free GIS Posts Visit the Free GIS category on GIS Lounge for some of the most recent posts about free geospatial resources. Free GIS Books Guide to online options for ... read more November 16, 2011Free GIS ApplicationsFree GIS, SoftwareListed here are applications that provide mapping and spatial analysis functionality in a no-cost software application. BASINS 4.0 BASINS 4.0 is an environmental modeling interface built upon the open source GIS MapWindow. The system contains tools to download data from the internet and can perform basic GIS functions to prepare inputs for modeling pollutant loading in streams. ... read more October 3, 2010GIS Data WarehousesDataInformation about web sites that host large amounts of GIS datasets both at the nationwide (United States) and global levels. Most of the GIS data is available for free or for little cost. Data.gov Data depository for U.S. government data with over 272,000 datasets. The site also has an Apps Showcase, highlighting different sites that are using ... read more January 12, 2010A Gentle Introduction to GISEducation, Free GISWritten 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 ... read more November 12, 2009Thematic Mapping at the US County Level with Free ToolsCartography, Free GISThe FlowingData site has a post with instructions from Nathan Yau on how to create “a simple map without all the GIS stuff“ of the United States at the county level using free tools. Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on unemployment rates, Yau provides the steps necessary to use a SVG map showing ... read more |


