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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:45:52 CST
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- Subject: Explaining GIS to non-techies (fwd)
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- >
- > During December, some students who are working on their certification
- > in Earth Science Education (grad level) will be visting our office.
- > Does anyone know of any non-technical, applications oriented pub(s)
- > that might be appropriate to use as hand outs? I feel that the
- > NGCIA pubs would be way over their heads in explaining GIS to them.
- > Please reply to my e-mail address.
- > Regards,
- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`~~~
- > Ted Samsel.......TBSAMSEL@QVARSA.ER.USGS.GOV..(use this!)
- >
-
- Here are several articles that describe GIS and GIS applications in simple
- terms.
-
- Jessup, Shelby P and Cary, Ernestine. "Geographic Information Systems: What
- they ARe, and How They Work." FOCUS. Summer 1989, pp.10-12
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- Rhind, David. "Why GIS?" ARC NEWS. Summer, 1989 ( This is a publication put
- out by Environmental Systems Research Institute. Any place that has
- Arc/Info will have a copy. If they keep them.)
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- Thompson, Derek. "Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction." 1991-92
- INTERNATIONAL GIS SOURCEBOOK. GIS World, 1991, pp. 338-341.
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- For examples of applications see: Goodchild, Michael. "A Taxonomy of GIS
- Systems." INTERNATIONAL GIS SOURCEBOOK. 1991, PP. 380-383.
-
- There was also a simple GIS article in the Journal of Geography, probably
- 2-3 years ago. I cannot recall the title, however.
-
- Regards
-
- Larry Lewis BITNET: mfltl@ecnuxa.bitnet
- Geography Department INTERNET: mfltl@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
- Western Illinois University
- Macomb, IL 61455
- Tel (309) 298-1764
- (309) 298-1648
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