Glossaries and Reference Information

Other GIS Ref. Map Projections GPS Cartography Air Photo/Remote Sensing

 

These sites maintain On-Line Glossaries of GIS Terms:

AGI Dictionary (Association of Geographic Information) - searchable by keyword
GIS Glossary ECMOE by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks
GIS Glossary USGS by the United States Geological Survey (alphabetical text files)
Glossary of GIS terms by ESRI
Glossary from the Geographer's Craft - University of Texas at Austin

Other Useful GIS Reference sites include:

The NCGIA Core Curriculum for GIS Instruction
GIS: Concepts and Definitions from the University of Texas - Austin
GPS Glossary
A GIS Primer by Innovative GIS Solutions, Inc.
GIS: Information and application by the United States Geological Survey

For Information on Map Projections, check these sites:

Introduction to Map Projections by Peter H. Dana (lots of illustrations) % University of Texas - Austin
The Map Projection Home Page from Hunter College, NY

These sites have lots of Information About Global Positioning Systems:

GPS Resource Library by Macintosh GPS Communications
An Overview of GPS by Peter H. Dana (lots of illustrations) % University of Texas - Austin

Cartography Resource sites include:

Cartographic Communication has lots of useful tips for designing effective maps. At the University of Texas - Austin
Making Maps Easy to Read reports the results of several cartographic communications studies.

Reference Sites for Aerial Photography / Remote Sensing:

Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing reference site by Shannon Crum At the University of Texas - Austin
A comprehensive Remote Sensing site from the Remote Sensing Group of VTT Automation Space Technology, Finland.

 

The Page Master / mpuddist@uoguelph.ca
April 8, 2004

 

 

updated February 13, 1998