Geographic Information Systems FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Geographic Information Systems.
This FAQ about Geographic Information Systems was compiled and written by Lisa Nyman lnyman@census.gov with numerous contributions by others.
1.1: How do I get the FAQ list? (comp.infosystems.gis)- The most current version is ...
- 1.2: What is the difference between the newsgroup and listserv? (comp.infosystems.gis)
- The newsgroup comp.infosystems.gis is a Usenet special interest ...
- 1.3: Can I post a commercial advertisement to this list/group? (comp.infosystems.gis)
- In principle, announcement of professional services or products on ...
- 2.1: What in the world is a 'GIS'?
- From: Scott ...
- 2.2: What colleges and universities offer coursework in GIS?
- Many schools throughout the world offer coursework in GIS and ...
- 2.4: Where is that On_Line GIS bibliography (and what's in it)?
- From: Duane F. Marble
- 3.3: What is this SDTS thing and is it available via ftp? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: Dan Henke
- 3.4: What is a DXF file and where can I get info about it? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: tchild@AUTODESK.COM (Timothy Child)...
- 3.5: What is DEM? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: David Mark (dmark@sun.acsu.buffalo.edu)...
- 3.6: Where can I get information about TIGER/Line? I heard there is a terrific new and improved release... :-) (Geographic Information Systems)
- For information on TIGER/Line products and releases, ...
- 3.7: How do I order USGS maps? (Geographic Information Systems)
- It's easy. Just call (in the US) 1-800-USA-...
- 3.8: What is the Digital Chart of the World (DCW) and how do I get one? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: Mike Phoenix
- 3.9 Is there a package available to convert FROM UTM to latitude/longitude? (Geographic Information Systems)
- An on-line service is available at:...
- 3.10: Does a file exists of latitude and longitude of US cities?
- From: Craig Best
- 3.11: Where can I get old antique maps? (Geographic Information Systems)
- Contact the International Map Dealers Association....
- 3.12: Is there a standard for representing latitude and longitude? (Geographic Information Systems)
- Yes. ISO 6709:1983 Standard Representation of Latitude, Longitude and ...
- 3.13: Has anyone compiled a list of standards and formats? (Geographic Information Systems)
- Yes, people are attempting to do this. For a start, check out:...
- 4.1: What are some other related mailing lists, ftp sites and internet sources for useful resources? (Geographic Information Systems)
- A. Bill Thoen has compiled a *huge* resource list ...
- 4.2: How do I subscribe to GIS-L?
- If you are unable to access the comp.infosystems.gis newsgroup, ...
- 4.3: What are some books and magazines available on GIS? (Geographic Information Systems)
- ____ GeoInfo Systems Magazine, PO Box 7678, Riverton, NJ 08077-9178 ...
- 4.4: Where can I get a copy of the SpatioTemporal Bibliography? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: soo@CS.ARIZONA.EDU (Michael Soo)...
- 4.5: What are some professional organizations out there for GISers?
- URISA is the Urban and Regional Information Systems ...
- 4.6: What are some journals which carry GIS articles?
- From: Casson Stallings and Friends
- 4.7: How can I subscribe to the Int'l Journal of GIS?
- From: Duane F. Marble
- 4.8: What are some World Wide Web URLs for GIS information?
- [Ed. Note 2/13/97: It's a waste of space to keep a list of ...
- 4.9 Where can I find pointers to satellite data?
- One site is SOEST SATELLITE OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY:...
- 4.10: Are any mailing lists archived anywhere? (Geographic Information Systems)
- ESRI-L, ARCVIEW-L and IMAGRS-L are archives at:...
- 4.11: Can you recommend any other resource documents? (Geographic Information Systems)
- The Virtual Earth - A Tour of the WWW for Earth ...
- 4.12: Can you point me towards some on-line job resources? (Geographic Information Systems)
- Sure we can. Use your favorite WWW browser to access:...
- 5.1: What is the best way to calculate the great circle distance (which deliberately ignores elevation differences) between 2 points?
- (This answer was prepared by Robert G. Chamberlain of Caltech (JPL):...
- 5.1a: What value should I use for the radius of the Earth, R?
- The historical definition of a nautical mile is one minute of arc of ...
- 5.1b: When is it NOT okay to assume the Earth is a sphere?
- A quick test is: Compute the values of R produced by the equation with ...
- 5.1c: When is it NOT okay to assume the Earth is an ellipsoid?
- The shape the Earth would assume if it were all measured at mean sea ...
- 5.2: What is GPS?
- More information is available from:...
- 5.3: What can you tell me about map projections? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: John Ganter
- 6.1: What are e-mail and paper addresses, and WWW sites of some vendors? (Geographic Information Systems)
- For a complete USMail address list of GIS and mapping vendors, ...
- 6.2.1: What public domain or shareware GIS/carto software is available and where is it? (Geographic Information Systems)
- This list seems to be growing with software that does ...
- 6.2.2: What public domain or shareware GIS/carto software is available and where is it? (Geographic Information Systems)
- The National Geodetic Survey (NOAA/NGS) provides many FORTRAN ...
- 6.4: How do you convert ARC coverages to IDRISI? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: Mike Killion
- 6.5: How do I convert ARC coverages to GRASS? (Geographic Information Systems)
- [Ed. note: As with most lists, this one has been ...
- 6.6: Where can I find some AMLs to look at? (Geographic Information Systems)
- AMLs and other ESRI scripts are available at ...
- 6.7: How can I convert ARC files to some other graphics formats? (Geographic Information Systems)
- Summary From: Fred J. Calef III
- 6.8.1: How do Arc/Info and Intergraph MGE compare? (Geographic Information Systems)
- Summary from: Chris Wade
- 6.8.2: How do Arc/Info and Intergraph MGE compare? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: HarleyP@MSMAIL.WAIRC.GOVT....
- 6.8.3: How do Arc/Info and Intergraph MGE compare? (Geographic Information Systems)
- From: sonny@tfssun.tamu....
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