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GIS
If you are not familiarized with the industry vocabulary or applications, here you will find some resources to get on board.
Table of contents
Introduction
From 'Geographic information system' at Wikipedia:
In general, the term describes any information system that integrates, stores, edits, analyzes, shares, and displays geographic information. GIS applications are tools that allow users to create interactive queries (user-created searches), analyze spatial information, edit data in maps, and present the results of all these operations.
Check this: 1000 GIS Applications & Uses
GIS core concepts
| Concept | Resource | Resource type |
|---|---|---|
| Projections & Spatial reference | Understanding and Using Geometry, Projections, and Spatial Reference Systems in ArcGIS | Video |
| Coordinate System, WKID, WKT, ... | Introducing Coordinate Systems and Transformations | Video |
| Geographic and vertical transformations | What You Should Know About Geographic (Datum) and Vertical Transformations | Video |
| Projections | What are map projections | Article |
Resources:
- Youtube Playlist: Core Concepts for GIS Dev
- Coordinate system ID reference: Projected Coordinate Systems and Geographic Coordinate Systems
- What are map projections
ArcGIS core concepts
ArcGIS Core concepts: Web Maps, Web Scenes, Layers, ...