Welcome to the Essential Guide to GIS.
The aim of this guide is to provide newcomers to the field of GIS with a
basic grounding of the princples and technology of Geographical Information
Systems.
I hope to update the guide from time to time, so if you have anything which
you feel should be covered in more detail, please contact me.
1.1 Why is GIS important to me?
1.2 A definition?
1.3 What does a GIS consist of?
1.4 How many people use a GIS?
1.5 What will I need a GIS for?
1.6 What are my competitors using it for?
2.1 What is spatial data?
2.2 Data models
2.3 Converting your data
2.4 Scanning or table digitising?
3.0 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TOOLS
4.0 JARGON BUSTER !
5.0 WHERE TO GO NEXT ?
5.1 Suggested reading
5.2 Conferences and exhibitions
5.3 Organisations
