GIS/GPS Web Page

1. Course Syllabus

2.  Some useful links for beginning GIS students 

            Good, clear explanation of the geoid, ellipsoids, and mean sea level

3. GPS Tutorials - under construction (Funded by a Governor's Technology Grant)

4. Links

GIS Data:

Penn State's Digital Chart of the World

South Dakota Geological Survey

http://www.usgs.gov

http://www.nima.gov

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html

http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov

http://www.gisdatadepot.com

http://terraserver.microsoft.com/default.asp

http://www.esri.com/data/index.html

Organizations:

United States Geological Survey

United States Census Bureau

American Association of Geographers

The National Geographic Society

The Environmental Protection Agency

The National Resource Conservation Service (US Department of Agriculture)

US Bureau of Land Management General Land Office  

Tools:

The AGI GIS Dictionary

GIS and Software:

ESRI

RTSE USA (Metadata Software)

Trimble

Blue Marble Geographics

Web Magazines:

http://www.directionsmag.com

http://www.geoinfosystems.com

http://www.geospatial-online.com

http://www.aboutgis.com

http://www.GeoPlace.com

http://www.geocomm.com

Metadata:

http://www.fgdc.gov

http://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi/nsdi.html

GIS/GPS Jobs:

http://www.gjc.org

http://www.bestgisjobs.com

http://www.monster.com

http://www.headhunter.net

Other Useful Links

USGS Real Time Stream Flow  

United State Geological Survey (USGS) Home Page  

USGS Water Resources Division (great site for info on water quality, stream flow, and flood information)  

State of SD Department of Natural Resources (clearinghouse for state projects) 

Black Hills Hydrology Study (see the work underway in the Black Hills)

5. Excel Tutorial! (This a very nice review of the basics, including formulas)

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