What is GIS?

BellNET: GIS School to Work Project: by Connie Wood

Basic Geographic Concepts: by Gary Coutu

• ARCNews
  -Welcome to ArcNews. This site features GIS software reviews, online mapping, online GIS training, demos, data and product information on ESRI products.

• CMU, Heinz School Minority Student  GIS school-to-work project
  -linking minority students to employment opportunities in the technology sector   

• Community Research- ESRI

• Education World
  -This site is maintained by Education World. It provides good lesson plans in Geography – if you can ignore the rodent!

• ESRI Map Gallery Award Winners
  - This site houses the winners of last year's poster competition.

• GEM
  -This site provides an exceptional reference manual for Professionalism on the job. It has lessons on attire, appropriate language, etiquette, behavior, etc. listed by grade level for easy reference.
  -The 11-12 grades have a Career Planning session that is easy to utilize.
  -But the GEM of this web site is "How to Survive Internship!"—A must for this project!

• Geography: A newsletter for Educators
  Volume 7, Number 2, Fall 1997; "The Computer as a Geographer's Tool"

• GeoPlace
  -This site provides general information about Geo products, news, and publications.

• GIS DAY

• GIS Day 1999 Monthly News Letter

• Global Mapping Services
  -This is a commercial site that focus’ on the applications of GPS technology in the real world and may serve to spark some interest in career choices for the student.

• Global Positioning Systems
  -This site is provided by the Department of Geography at the University of Texas and serves as an overview of Global Positioning Systems, what it is, definitions of terms, history of GPS, etc.

• Great Geography: Ten Lessons on the Internet
  -This site is also maintained by Education World. It is a compilation of the Top 10 Geography Projects from the Internet. Each is linked to teachers and classrooms working in the field of geography.
  -Some of the projects are for the elementary level, but would serve as good bridging or mentoring projects within a school district.

• MapQuest
  - Interactive mapping, routing, and trip planning.

• School of Rural Public Health Informatics System
  Rural Public Health Database

• Terraserver, by Microsoft
  Over 1 TB of aerial images from around the world.

• Texas Natural Resources Information System  - TNRIS

• USGS Geographic Name Information Service Online Data Base
  -Enter a geographical feature and a location (if you have one and a map will appear.

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