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Web Resources

• General Resources
• National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

Of particular interest will be the publications page and the education pages including the Core Curriculum in GIScience
• Texas A & M GIS/Remote Sensing/GPS site

This is a gateway to several interesting resources including data sources, and software.
• UBC Geography online resources

This is a very useful site with resources in many areas of GIS. Definitely visit this site.
• Instructional Materials (Teaching and Lab Materials)
• UBC GIS online materials

On line demos, tutorials, syllabi, etc. Definitely look at this!!
• Everyday Earthquakes Lesson from Joseph Kierski, USGS
  Earthquake mapping exercise for GIS (ArcView)
• Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP) GeographyCal

This is a series of learning modules for many areas in geography. It is a for purchase product. It is divided into Human, Physical, and Geographical Techniques sections. The Geographical Techniques section has the following units. Introduction to GIS, GIS in a Utility, GIS in Business, and GIS in agriculture. There is also a section on Map Design.
• Data Sources
• MAIA Geographic Reference Database

This EPA site contains downloadable data for a number of physical proces ses as well as roads and railroads. It includes images, metadata, and the data in arcinfo export format.
• EMAP Data

This is an EPA hosted site which provides a wide variety of environmental data sets.

Textbook and Lab Resources

• Getting Started with GIS - Keith Clarke

Published by Prentice Hall
• Getting to Know ArcView GIS - (General GIS content and Exercises in ArcView useful in a hands-on introduction to ArcView course

Published by GeoInformation International, 1997 (available from ESRI)
• Arcview GIS Exercise Book- Pat Hohl, Brad Mayo

Published by OnWord Press Publication date: March 1997
• Exploring Spatial Analysis in GIS- Yue-Hong Chou

Published by OnWord Press Publication date: December 1,1996
• GIS County User Guide : Laboratory Exercises in Urban Geographic

Information Systems (Spatial Information Systems)-
William E. Huxhold (Editor), et al.
Published by Oxford Univ Pr (Short Disc), Publication date: December 1996
• The GIS Application Book : Examples in Natural Resources : A Compendium, 1994

Published by Asprs Pubns Publication date: June 1994
• NCGIA GIS Laboratory Excercises

Published by Univ of California Natl Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
• GIS Laboratory Excercises : Technical Issues/Order No. 91-14/With Disk Vol 2- Howard Veregin

Published by Univ of California Natl Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, Publication date: August 1991
• Understanding GIS : The Arc Info Method : Self-Study Workbook Version 7 for Unix and Openvms

Published by Environmental Systems Research Publication date: January 1995

GIS Training Opportunities

Current:
• Cypress College GIS ACCESS Summer Institutes on GIS and Active Learning Strategies for educators from high school through university. The first round of 2-week institutes will take place around the nation in summer 1999. Steve Palladino, NCGIA Education Projects Manager is a Co-PI on this project.
• Geologic Society of America's ESSTEP Program. Summer workshops for grade 8-16 teachers in Earth Science Technologies, including GIS. More Information

Past:
• Indiana State University: GIS in 21st Century Project : GIS training for Community College Instructors

GIS Education Discussion Groups

• ESRI Forum:  A web based discussion group on post-secondary GIS education (includes a thread on Community College GIS)
• EDGIS:  An email discussion list for K-12 GIS
• GISE-L: An email discussion list for international GIS Education efforts.

Tips, Discussion, Ideas, ...

• Brainstorm of On-Going GIS Conerns and Challenges provided by Bob Christopherson at American River College.