Contacts
Tsegaye Nega: tnega@carleton.edu
Wei-Hsin Fu: wfu@carleton.edu
Textbooks
Lecture textbook:
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 9th edition. Kang-tsung Chang. McGraw Hill.
Rental and printed copy available at
Lab tutorials:
GIS Tutorial for ArcGIS Pro 2.8, 4th edition. Gorr and Kurland. Esri Press.
- Rental available at vitalsource.com. The option of $30 for 60 days will cover week 2 – week 9 when it is needed.
- Kindle and paperback formats are available at Amazon.
Software tutorials get outdated quickly, so consider rental options.
Additional Resources
- E-text GIS Commons
- The Nature of Geographic Information. An open geospatial textbook written by David DiBiase with contributions by James L. Sloan II, Ryan Baxter, Wesley Stroh, Beth Fletcher King, and many students
- Essentials of Geographic Information Systems, v. 1. Jonathan Campbell and Michael Shin. Saylor Academy. 2012. (Another link here)
- Geospatial Analysis online, 6th edition. Michael Smith, Michael Goodchild, Paul Longley.
- Geographic Information Analysis, 2nd edition. David O’Sullivan and David Unwin. 2010. Wiley.
- Map Use: Reading, Analysis, Interpretation, 8th edition.
- How to Lie with Maps, 3rd edition. Mark Monmonier. 2018. University of Chicago Press.
- Cartography Guide – a short, friendly guide to basic principles of map design. by Axis Maps.
- Lesson Gallery at Learn ArcGIS: Lessons for various GIS applications carried out with ArcGIS desktop software or ArcGIS Online. A good resource for final projects.
- Projection Wizard: Helps you find appropriate map projections.
- Quick Notes on Map Projections in ArcGIS: Help you choose an appropriate map projection in ArcGIS software for maps that display the world or other large areas.
