Resources

Websites, ebooks, and more to help learn GIS.

General GIS

• GISGeography ~ All things GIS.
• GIS Term Dictionary ~ Various and general GIS definitions.
• GDAL ~ File formats and conversions.
• PennState GEOG 486 ~ Cartography and spatial data visualization.

ArcGIS Pro

• Esri Spatial Statistics Resources ~ Tutorials on using spatial analysis tools in the Esri environment.
• Esri Training ~ Main education and training page for ArcGIS suite of products.

Projections

• EPSG Projections ~ Projection codes and help selecting projections.

Spatial Data in R

• Mapping in ggplot with sf ~ R-Spatial page on sf and ggplot.
• Spatial Data Science Book ~ Ebook on all things spatial data science in R.
• Geocomputation with R ~ Another ebook on geostatisitcs in R.
• R-ArcGIS Bridge ~ Overview of R-ArcGIS Bridge capabilities.
• CRAN Spatial Task View ~ Contributed packages dealing with spatial data on CRAN.

Data Sources

• lterdatasampler ~ R package with sample LTER data
• Open Land Map ~ Data portal to the world’s environmental data
• Earth Map ~ Tool for quick multi-temporal environmental and climate analysis