Reference Material and Links

Software

• QGIS (formerly Quantum GIS)
• Main Home Page
• QGIS main documentation page
• User documentation
• QGIS 2.18 User Guide (on-line)
• QGIS 2.18 User Guide (pdf)
• A Gentle Introduction to GIS (Tutorial)
• Programmer documentation
• QGIS 2.18 PyQGIS Developer Cookbook (how to write plugins in Python)
• QGIS 2.18 API Python documentation
• Servers for downloading QGIS
• Official QGIS Downloads
  To be consistent with the class machines, if you will be using Windows, I'd recommend the QGIS Standalone Installer V. 2.18
• How-to articles


• Discussion forums
• OSGEO/QGIS


• GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library)


• OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation)


• ESRI ArcGIS Resources
• ArcGIS 10.1 Help Library
• ArcPy Help

Standards and Geologic Map Information

• The National Map


• National Geologic Map Database (NGMD)
• Digital Mapping Techniques Workshops
• Geologic Map Standards
• GeMS (Geologic Map Schema) Document
• GeMS (formerly NCGMP09) Website
• Suquamish, WA NCGMP09 Example Map
• NGMD Resources
• USGS 2016 Guide for converting GeoPDF to TIFF

Misc. geological maps used in the class

• Suquamish, WA (NCGMP09 Example Map)
• Mesa Verde, CO (2013 USGS GIS map)
• Mt. Baker, CA (Georeferenced Images, no GIS data)
• Sedan, MT Quad (mentioned in ESRI documents, has feature problems)

How-To Documents from other institutions

• U. Md. Introduction to GIS Workbook (pdf, for ArcGIS 10.1)

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