Subject Guide » Geography

Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems (GIs)

Title: Library of Congress Science Tracer Bullet - Remote Sensing
Description: This is a guide to the field of remote sensing from the Library of Congress. It includes suggested core titles, indexing services, journals and sources of digital data both free and commercial.

Title: Manual of Remote Sensing
Description:
3rd ed.
Vol. 1 Earth Observing Platforms & Sensors
CD-ROM G 3 Waldo Library, Permanent Reserve

Title: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science
Description: G 70.212 .E 53 2008 (Ref)
More info

Title: Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Mapping, and Geography
Description:
A general gateway to GIS sources from the libraries at the University of North Carolina. Note that a number of the resources listed here are available only to UNC students,faculty and staff.

Title: Geographical Data: Characteristics and Sources
Description: G 70.212 .W35 2002

Title: GeoCommunity
Description: Lots of data, career information and books available at this extensive gateway

Title: Geodata.gov
Description: Geodata is the federal government's effort to provide a single site for accessing maps, data, and other geospatial services.

Title: Michigan Geographic Data Library
Description: The Geographic Data Library catalogs the available GIS data that the State of Michigan provides for Internet access. 

Title: GIS Data Sources
Description: G 70.212 .D44 2001

Title: Directions Magazine
Description:

"Directions magazine is an internet-centered publication delivering news, analysis, commentary and product information to people who need timely, insightful and accurate information about geo-demographic trends and the tools to analyze them." Resources available here include:
+ Directories
+ Feature articles
+ Map Gallery (static GIS-based maps)
+ Web Map Gallery (showcase for interactive GIS mapping technology)
+ Searchable database of GIS training programs and libraries at schools worldwide
+ Downloadable tools and applications

Title: GIS User
Description:

"GISuser.com was launched in February, 2004. The idea is a joint initiative of leading industry analyst/Geographer, Glenn Letham (owner, Spatial Graphics) and Allen Cheves (President, Spatial Media LLC). Our goal is to provide the geospatial technology user with the latest news, resources, and tools affecting the industry.  GISuser is owned and operated by Spatial Media LLC., Frederick, MD. - a partnership between Letham and the publishers of The American Surveyor Magazine."

Cartography

Title: How to Lie with Maps
Description: G 108.7 .M66 1996
The author of this book applies the concept of critical thinking to map use and abuse.

Title: Information Sources in Cartography
Description: Z 6021 .I53 1990 (Map Reference)
This comprehensive guide to the field covers the history of cartography, map librarianship, map production, the various types of maps, map use and map promotion. The book is comprised of bibliographic essays and each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography. While published in 1990, this book still has a lot to offer. It is international in scope. There appendixes list cartographic periodicals, map societies, and map publishers.

Title: Map History/history of cartography : The gateway to the subject
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Dictionaries

Title: A to Z GIS : an illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems
Description: G70.212 .A86 2006
This dictionary of over 1,600 terms covers all aspects of Geographic Information Systems. Numerous illustrations provide clear examples of many concepts.

Title: International GIS Dictionary
Description: G 70.212 .M33 1995 (Ref)
This small volume (It contains only slightly more than 500 definitions) will assist the user working in a rapidly developing, specialized field. An Appendix lists acronyms for geographic concepts, organizations, and systems.

Title: Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
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Title: GIS Dictionary from ESRI
Description:
Source of the most used GIS software as well as data and cartographic files.

Title: The GIS Dictionary
Description:

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