What is GIS?

“A geographic information system (GIS), is a system that captures, stores, analyzes, manages and presents data with reference to geographic location data. In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis and database technology.”

- wikipedia

GIS Resources at Williams

GIS Labs

Courses with GIS Modules

• ENVI/GEOS 214 - Remote Sensing and GIS  a lecture/lab class taught Spring semester only.
• ENVI 102 - Introduction to Environmental Science has a GIS Module.
• ENVI 302 - Environmental Planning Workshop has a GIS introductory module.

Available Software

• ESRI products including ArcGIS 10.0, ArcPad 10 and ArcGIS Explorer desktop are available on all OIT imaged lab computers or can be loaded on faculty/staff machines upon request, contact Sharron Macklin, Instructional Technology.
• Clark Labs  IDRISI Taiga available only in the GIS labs.
• Trimble products including Pathfinder Office 3.0 available in the GIS labs.
• Research Systems Inc.  ENVI Runtime 4.8 available in the GIS labs, 25 licenses total.
• Global Mapper Software LLC products including Global Mapper 12 available in the GIS labs.
• ERDAS Imagine version 11.03.1 available in the GIS labs.
• ExpertGPS available in the GIS labs.

Local Data Resources (campus only)

• ESRI Data (\\Athena\ESRIDATA)
• National Geographic Topo™ data for New England, NY, Colorado
  (\\Athena\STATEDATA)

Resources on the Web

Data Sources

• MASS GIS Site
• ESRI Data
• Geodata
• USGS EROS Center
• USGS Earth Explorer (Landsat) Site
• U.S. Census Bureau Tiger Line Files
• U.S. Census Bureau Census Data

Interactive Online Maps

• Google Earth
• Oliver (MassGIS state site)
• Bing Maps
• National Geographic MapMaker Interactive
• Google Maps
• NationalAtlas Map Maker
• Holt, Rinehart, and Winston

Ready-Made Maps

• Branner Earth Sciences Library and Map Collections
• David Rumsey Historical Collection
• Library of Congress
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
• The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia

Maps and Interactive Geography Tools

• Paul Hensel’s Maps and Interactive Geography Tools 
• Nasa World Wind

For more information, contact Sharron Macklin, Instructional Technology.

GIS Job Announcements!

• http://gisjobs.com
• http://jobs.gislounge.com
• http://www.socalgis.org
• http://www.geosearch.com
• http://www.gjc.org
• http://www.aag.org – mostly academic positions