What Is GIS?
A Geographic Information System is an automated system that provides for the capture, storage, display, manipulation, and output of spatially referenced data.
In a GIS model:
- Data is organized by layers
- Each layer represents a common feature (transportation, soils, elevation…)
- Layers are bound by a common reference system
More Information
For a general overview of GIS and how it is applied in different industries check out ESRI’s About GIS.
ESRI and the office of the CIO have partnered to provide software and instruction to all K-12 schools in Nebraska. To take advantage of GIS in your class, visit: https://needgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html or https://cio.nebraska.gov/gio/
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Gis Links
GIS Basics
ESRI – What Is GIS?: http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/index.html
USGS – Geographic Information Systems: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-geographic-information-system-gis
Other Organizations
Nebraska GIS/LIS Assocation: http://www.gislis.org
Federal Geographic Data Committee: http://www.fgdc.gov
MidAmerica GIS Consortium: https://www.magicgis.org/
Cooperative State Organizations
Nebraska Geographic Information Office: https://cio.nebraska.gov/gio/index.html
NebraskaMAP: http://www.nebraskamap.gov/
Nebraska GIS/LIS Assocation and Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies: http://www.calmit.unl.edu
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources: dnr.nebraska.gov
Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service:http://www.ne.nrcs.usda.gov
GIS Data Sources
Geospatial One Stop: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?metadata_type=geospatial
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Data Bank: https://dnr.nebraska.gov/data
Web Soil Survey:http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
USGS National Map: http://nationalmap.gov/viewer.html
USDA Geospatial Data Gateway: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov
GIS Basics
ESRI – What Is GIS?: http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/index.html
USGS – Geographic Information Systems:http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/gis_poster/
Other Organizations
Nebraska GIS/LIS Assocation: http://www.gislis.org
Federal Geographic Data Committee: http://www.fgdc.gov
MidAmerica GIS Symposium, LTD (MAGIC):http://magicweb.kgs.ku.edu
Cooperative State Organizations
NRD MapMaker: http://www.nrdmapmaker.org
Nebraska GIS/LIS Assocation and Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies:http://www.calmit.unl.edu
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources:http://www.dnr.state.ne.us
Nebraska Natural Resources Conservation Service:http://www.ne.nrcs.usda.gov
GIS Data Sources
Geospatial One Stop: http://geo.data.gov/geoportal
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources Data Bank:http://www.dnr.ne.gov/databank/dbindex.html
Web Soil Survey:http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx
USGS National Map: http://nationalmap.gov/viewer.html
USDA Geospatial Data Gateway: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov