Archive for the ‘Free GIS Tutorial’ category

Technical Guide Datum and Coordinate System

January 20th, 2010

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Technical Guide Datum and Coordinate System from BAKOSURTANAL

This technical guide available in PDF format include an application software to :

  • Geographic Coordinate transformation to UTM and vice versa
  • Geographic Coordinates Transformation to TM3 ° and vice versa
  • Coordinate Transformation adjacent UTM zone
  • Coordinate Transformation in ID-74 to DGN-95
  • Corner Coordinate Transformation in Map-ID-74 to 95 DGN
  • UTM Map Projection Transformation in ID-74 to DGN-95
  • Map Projection Transformation TM3 ° to UTM.

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ArcGIS Explorer quick start tutorial online

January 13th, 2010

If you’re new to ArcGIS Explorer, or use for the first time, this online training will provide a valuable and comprehensive introduction.

The tutorial is a free 60 minutes online seminar, which presents the latest version of ArcGIS Explorer and covers the following topics:

  • Using ArcGIS Explorer and setting preferences
  • Navigation and exploring the map
  • Adding and working with content
  • Adding documents, photos, and more
  • Leveraging ArcGIS Online

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Video tutorial GIS : How to create an atlas with Geopublisher in 5 minutes

December 31st, 2009

Geopublisher is a application to generate & publish multimedia atlases & has been developed to overcome the technical obstacles in publishing geo-data. The targeted users are scientists & institutions that need to communicate their results to the general public. The exported atlases are user-friendly & can therefore easily be used by people who are not familiar with GIS.

From video tutorial below you will learn the steps you require to generate & export a basic atlas using the free Geopublisher program. The video takes about 5 minutes & its purpose is to show the basic steps needed to generate a first atlas with Geopublisher. » Read more: Video tutorial GIS : How to create an atlas with Geopublisher in 5 minutes

Download GIS for Forest Carbon Management

December 22nd, 2009

Foresters, owner makers, and businesses are using GIS to measure and support the forest’s natural ability to neat carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere and reduce the greenhouse effect on the climate. This free ESRI Best Practices booklet includes case studies about using GIS for forest carbon management. Learn about other GIS solutions for countering climate change.

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ArcGIS Tips : How to Copy Map from ArcMap Data View to Word/Excel/Powerpoint

December 11th, 2009

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ArcGIS Tips : How to Copy Map from ArcMap Data View to Word/Excel/Powerpoint
Available only in Bahasa Indonesia
by iniGIS


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GIS Tutorial : Design Geodatabase Using ArcGIS Diagrammer

November 17th, 2009

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GIS Tutorial : Design Geodatabase Using ArcGIS Diagrammer
Available in PDF format, language : Bahasa Indonesia
by Geovisi

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Google Maps Courses – Introduction to the Google Maps API

November 5th, 2009

From GeoSpatialTraining.com :

freexsmallThis is our entry level course for the Google Maps API, and is designed to enable you to build Google Maps applications for the web.  You will learn how to create maps, add map controls for user interactions (zooming, and panning), programmatically alter the map extent, add points of interest to the map, create lines and polygons on a map, add custom icons, geocode addresses on the fly, read addresses from XML or KML files, calculate driving directions, view current traffic conditions, display a street view, integrate with Google Earth, and display aerial photography.

Intended Audience
This course is designed for all levels.

Modules
Module 1: Introduction to Google Maps
Module 2: Basic Concepts of the Google Maps API
Module 3: Geocoding
Module 4: Reading Data from File and Database Sources (XML, KML)
Module 5: Driving Directions, Traffic, and Street View
Module 6: Integration with Google Earth
Module 7: Integrating Local Search with Google Maps
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Quantum GIS Tutorial

October 16th, 2009

Download for free a terrific tutorial series on GIS called “introducing GIS” by using Quantum GIS, was sponsored by the Chief Directorate: Spatial Planning & Information, Department of Land Affairs, Eastern Cape, South Africa (DLA).

Topics :

  • introduction to gis
  • vector data
  • attribute data
  • digitising vector data
  • raster data
  • topology
  • coordinate reference systems
  • map production
  • spatial analysis: vector data
  • spatial analysis: raster data

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Download Ebook “Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth”

September 17th, 2009

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Ebook “Hacking Google Maps and Google Earth”

This feature gives you a detailed explanation on building your own community site through Google Maps.

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How to Crop Raster Data Using Global Mapper

September 15th, 2009

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Video Tutorial GIS : How to Crop Raster Data Using Global Mapper

Video Format *.MP4

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GIS Tutorial : ArcView Network Analyst

August 18th, 2009

The ArcView Network Analyst extension module allows the user to solve 3 categories of the analysis of network problems; Best Route, Find and Find Next Service Facility. If you need to do a complex analysis of the 3 default options are available, you can do with Avenue scripts.

Find the best way to problems in finding the “least cost impedance” path through the network between two or more stops. Find Next concerns the ease of the distance from one event to another clinic, or vice versa, seeking the removal of a plant to one or more events. Service area you find the area of a plant may be in a certain time or cost frame.

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Synchronize Google Earth with ArcMap

August 14th, 2009

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Mini tutorial GIS How To Synchronizing Google Earth with ArcMap, where, it is possible from ArcMap view the same area in Google Earth windows and vice versa.

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Download Ebook “Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools”

August 13th, 2009

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Ebook “Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools”
Ebook available in PDF format in two parts

This book will give you an understanding of the Open Source GIS landscape, along with a detailed look at the major desktop applications, including GRASS, Quantum GIS, uDig, spatial databases, GMT, and other command line tools. Finally, the book exposes you to scripting in the OSGIS world, using Python, shell, and other languages to visualize, digitize, and analyze your data.

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How To Capture Maps from Google Maps Using Firefox Browser

August 1st, 2009

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eBook How To Capture Maps from Google Maps Using Firefox Browser

available only in Bahasa Indonesia

Tools Required:

  • Firefox Browser.
  • ScreenGrab extension for Firefox : It will capture what you can see in the window, the entire page, just a selection, a particular frame… basically it saves webpages as images – either to a file, or to the clipboard.
  • Notepad.

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Convert CAD Annotation to a Point Shapefile Using ArcGIS 9.x

July 29th, 2009

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Video tutorial how to convert CAD annotation to a point shapefile using ArcGIS 9.x
The new shapefile will contain all field from CAD annotation attribute layer.

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