GIS Basics

• One definition of a GIS is "A collection of computer hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, storing, updating, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information." From the Dictionary of GIS Terminology (Redlands, ESRI Press, 2001)
• What is a GIS? Here is one explanation from the TTU Department of Economics and Geography.
• The USGS also has an explanatory website: Geographic Information Systems
• ESRI, the world's leader in GIS, has a GIS Basics page as well as a glossary of GIS terms.

Bibliographic Listings on GIS

Books listed here are available in the University Library on stack level 1 unless otherwise stated.

• Alibrandi, Marsha. GIS in the classroom :  using geographic information systems in social studies and environmental science. Portsmouth, NH :  Heinemann,  c2003. [LB1584.7 .A45 2003 - Stack Level 2]
• Arctur, David, 1951-. Designing geodatabases :  case studies in GIS data modeling. Redlands, Calif. :  ESRI Press,  c2004. [G70.2 .A74 2004]
• Brimicombe, Allan. GIS, environmental modelling and engineering. London ;  New York :  Taylor & Francis,  2003. [G70.212 .B75 2003]
• GIS for coastal zone management /  edited by Darius Bartlett and Jennifer Smith. Boca Raton :  CRC Press,  c2005. [GB450.2 .C625 2001]
• GIS in public health practice /  edited by Ravi Maheswaran, Massimo Craglia. Boca Raton, FL :  CRC,  2004. [RA440.85 .G57 2004 - Stack Level 5]
• Remote sensing and GIS accuracy assessment /  edited by Ross S. Lunetta, John G. Lyon. Boca Raton, Fla. ;  London :  CRC Press,  [2004]. [G70.39 .R45 2004]
• Tomlinson, Roger F. Thinking about GIS:  geographic information system planning for managers. Redlands, Calif. :  ESRI Press,  2003. [G70.212 .T66 2003]
• Van Sickle, Jan. Basic GIS coordinates. Boca Raton, FL :  CRC Press,  2004. [GA116 .V36 2004]
• Wyatt, Peter, 1968-. GIS in land and property management. London ;  New York :  Spon Press,  2003. [HD1380 .W93 2003]

Bibliographic Listings on ArcGIS

Books listed here are available in the University Library on stack level 1 unless otherwise stated.

• Burke, Robert, 1963-. Getting to know ArcObjects :  programming ArcGIS with VBA. Redlands, Calif. :  ESRI Press,  c2003. [G70.212 .B86 2003]
• Chang, Kang-Tsung. Programming ArcObjects with VBA :  a task-oriented approach. Boca Raton :  CRC Press,  c2005. [T58.62 .C27 2005]
• Getting to know ArcGIS desktop :  basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo /  Tim Ormsby ... [et al.]. Redlands, Calif. :  ESRI Press,  c2001. [G70.212 .G489 2001 - East Basement Maps Reference Collection]
• Razavi, Amir H., 1957-. ArcGIS developer's guide for VBA. Clifton Park, N.Y. :  Thomson, Delmar Learning,  2002. [G70.212 .R39 2002 ]

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