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Welcome to the GIS WWW Server


This WWW server at the University of Edinburgh provides information on all aspects of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), as well as providing a number of useful links to other servers worldwide.

If you encounter any problems whilst using the server, or have any comments on the information provided by it, please use the feedback form.


GIS at Edinburgh...

* What is GIS?
* Studying GIS at Edinburgh
* GIS Research being undertaken at Edinburgh
* Staff undertaking GIS Research and Teaching at
Edinburgh

Important Sources of Information about GIS...

* The AGI and their GIS Dictionary (follow Resources)
* Bruce Gittings' Digital Elevation Data Catalogue
* GIS Reference Database (contains other references too)
* A Major GIS Bibliography at Ohio State University
* The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List from GIS-L
- Answers many GIS-related queries
* GIS Research UK (GISRUK) Conference Series Home Page [NEW!]
* Other Forthcoming GIS and Related Conferences

Other Useful GIS & RS Resources...

Links to sites providing GIS related information and data via the WWW, Gopher, or ftp.
* Some Demonstrations from other places
* University of Minnesota's Information Page - includes online GIS publications (e.g. Geo Info Systems)
* University of Edinburgh Data Library
* USGS GIS Data Resources
* Our list of GIS World Wide Web Servers
* Our list of GIS Gopher Servers
* Our list of GIS Ftp Servers
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