Tutorials and Courses for Map Curators

GdC Campus: Tutorials and Courses

A. Cartography

General Cartography

• Cartographic Communication (The Geographer's Craft)
• Dictionary of abbreviations an acronys in GIS systems, cartography and remote sensing
• Discover Canada trough National Maps and Facts : Lesson Plans
• Guide to cartographical sites
• Introduction to Cartography (University of Nebraska (Geography 3530)
• USGS Educational Materials
• USGS Geography Educational Materials
• USGS Science Education
  
• Western Association of Map Libraries' Map Librarian's Toolbox
• 3G on W3: The Great Globe Gallery (Cartography)

History of Cartography

• Willkommen beim Tutorium "Historische Kartographie" - Welcome to the Tutorial "History of Cartography"
• Online Tutorials in the Auxiliary Studies in History - Tutorien zu den Regionen Europas
• Tutorium "Historische Kartographie" - Sprachenauswahl
• What can you find about early maps on the Web?

Topographic maps

• National Services Canada - Topographic Maps: The basics
• USGS Topographic maps
  

Satellite and Space Images

• National Services Canada - Air Photos 101 - Principles of Aerial Photography
• USGS: Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
• USGS Learning Web: Exploring Maps
• Education & References (Canada Centre for Remote Sensing)

Map Reading

• USGS: Topographic Map Symbols
• USGS: What Do Maps Show?
• USGS: Working with Maps

Mapping

• Creating a Map of Census Data, Using a Geographic Information System
• Digitale Geländedarstellung - Digital Elevation Models
• elan-Kurse (Giszentrum Univ. Hannover): Webkartographie
• ESRI Training and Education
• Make a Map (National Resources Canada)
• Make Your Own Globe
• Online Map Creation (Aquarius Geomar)
• The Great Globe Gallery - Online Map Creation

Coordinates and Scales

• Celestial Navigation
• Coordinate Systems Overview
• Guide to Map Scale (Univ. of Arizona Library)
• Map Scales (USGS)
• Map Scale (Centre for Topographic Information of Natural Resources Canada)

Compass

• How to use a compass
• USGS: Finding Your Way with Map and Compass

Projections

• Map projections (Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Map projections (Aquarius Geomar)
• Map projections (The Geographer's Craft)

B. Digital Library

• LIBCAT: A Guide to Library Resources on the Internet
• Library Land - Index to resources for Librarians
• Librarians:Internet Index: Training
• The Electronic Library Classroom 101 - A Class on the Net for Librarians with Little or No Net Experience
• How to Cite Electronic Sources (Libray of Congress)

C. Geoinformation and GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

Dictionaries and Glossaries

• AGI GIS Dictionary
• Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
• Getting Started with GIS

General information

• Geographic Information Systems FAQ
• Geographic Information Systems: General information (USGS)
• GIS Core Curriculum for Technical Programs (National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, NCGIA)
• GIS for Everyone (ESRI)
• GITTA - Geographic Information Technology Training Alliance
• How GIS Works
• The NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIScience
• NCGIA Core Curriculum 1990 Version
• What is GIS ? (ESRI)
  

GIS training

• elan-Kurse (Giszentrum Univ. Hannover): GIS Internet, Geodatenbanken)
• Esri Training and Education
• FerGi - Fernstudienmaterialien Geoinformatik
• Geographic Information Systems - Esris's Tips
  
• Geography Matters to Schools, Libraries, and Other Neat Places
• Geoinformation.net (Tutorial in German)
• GIS education & trainig on the web: Course Catalog
• GIS education & trainig on the web: Live training seminars
• GIS for Schools (Esri)
• GIS Software Tutorial
• Das GIS-Tutorial
• GIS Tutorials and Exercices
  
• GITTA - Geographic Information Technology Training Alliance: E-Learning

GIS applications

• ArcGis Explorer (Esri)
• ArcView Gis
• Census 2000 TIGER (Geonetwork)
• NCSU Libraries: Geographic information systems: Workshops, software etc.
• GPS Nuts - Ron Wilson and Andrew Kalinowski
• Using Tiger 2000
  

D. Geography and Astronomy

General information and tutorials

• Athena - Earth and Space Science
• Discover Geography
• GECH Géographie Education Civique Histoire
• Geographie Tutorium (Gerhard-Mercator-Universität-GH-Duisburg)
• LandView 5 Tutorial (U.S. Census Bureau)
• The Virtual Geography Department

Satellite images and remote sensing

• Dictionary of abbreviations an acronys in GIS systems, cartography and remote sensing
• EOWEB - Earth Observation on the Web
• NOAA Satellite and Information Service
• The Remote Sensing Tutorial (NASA)

Astronomy

• Here Comes the Sun: A Solar/Terrestrial Tutorial
• Space Educator's Handbook
• The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System, by Bill Arnett

F. Geosciences

General

• EarthNet (Virtual Resource Center for Earth Science Educators, Canada)
• USGS Education 

Geology

• USGS Education - Schoolyard Geology
• Educational Resources (Geological Survey of Canada)
• Web Geological Time Machine - University of California
• VolcanoWorld
• Understanding Earthquakes

Hydrology, Meteorology, Biology

• USGS Education:  Ecosystem and Biology
• USGS Water Resources Information for Students and Teachers

G. Internet and Web

General Information and Tutorials

• A Brief Introduction to the Internet
• elan-Kurse (Giszentrum Univ. Hannover): Webkartographievgf
• Web Tutorials
  

Guides and Glossaries

• Beginning Internet User's Guide
• Glossary of Internet and Web Jargon (Tutorial)
• Internet Glossary
• Internet Tutorial - Glossery
  
• User's Guide to the Internet
  

HTML

• HTML-Tutorial
• HTML Tutorial
  
• The HTML Resource Page - A few links to get you started with HTML

Creating Web Sites

• Creating a Website
• Create a Website - a Step by Step Gudie
• Creating Website Pictures - An Overview

Specific themes

• ISDN Tutorial
• Virtual Reality Entertainment (Atlantis Cyberspace)
• XML, DTD, XSL (EducETH)