ARC/INFO Training and GIS Tutorials Leicester Univ. Dr Dave Unwin Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software, such as the ARC/INFO package recently acquired for the community by CHEST, create major problems of service delivery and support, yet they are a powerful tool in all science and commerce where a spatial component is involved. Currently, GIS are a major growth area in computing. The major problem inhibiting further applications is that very few users outside geography have access to essential background concepts. The major objective of the project is to provide materials to enable workers in other disciplines to use the technology correctly. The project is related to one at Southampton University which intends to create materials relating to general awareness of GIS potentials. The project will undertake four linked activities aimed to promote and extend the use of GIS software: 1. collation and dissemination of exisiting training materials for commonly-used GIS. 2. development of a set of training materials for the ARC/INFO package using UK data. 3. distribution and some support for the public domain GRASS system for SUN platforms. 4. development of computer-based tutorials to illustrate basic concepts in GIS. For further information contact David Unwin, Midlands Regional Research Laboratory, Leicester University (Telephone 0533-523824, E-mail DJU@uk.ac.le) _______________________________________________________________________ | | | In general the copyright for material on the NISS Bulletin Board | | is held by the CHEST & NISS Centre (University of Bath) or by the | | authors. | | | | Copying or reproduction of the material is permitted provided that | | | | (a) the source is acknowledged | | and (b) the material is not used for commercial gain. | | | | However, material must not be made available outside the academic | | community without prior consent. | |_______________________________________________________________________|