Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Geospatial Technology
Directions Magazine
Electronic magazine related to GIS technology and the geospatial industry.
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
U.S. interagency committee that promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis. This nationwide data publishing effort is known as the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
Geoscience Information Society
Facilitates the exchange of information in the geosciences through cooperation among scientists, librarians, editors, cartographers, educators, and information professionals.
Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA)
Professional association and leading advocate for anyone using geospatial technology to help operate, maintain, and protect the infrastructure, which includes organizations such as utilities, telecommunication companies, and the public sector.
GIS.com
Guide to Geographic Information Systems showcases how people use GIS and geospatial technology and provides GIS users with links to resources
GIS Learning Modules
College level online learning modules for Geographic Information Systems in English and French.
International Cartographic Association (ICA)
The International Cartographic Association promotes the discipline and profession of cartography in an global context.
National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Established to reduce duplication of effort among agencies, improve quality and reduce costs related to geographic information, to make geographic data more accessible to the public, to increase the benefits of using available data, and to establish key partnerships with states, counties, cities, tribal nations, academia and the private sector to increase global data availability.
Open Geospatial Consortium
non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services.
Open-Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
Created to support and build the highest-quality open source geospatial software and encourage the use and collaborative development of community-led projects.
What is a GIS? | U.S. Geological Survey
Find out what GIS is and how the technology works at this informational spot / poster provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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