Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

A guide to GIS resources at UTSA Libraries

Online

Encyclopedia of GIS - Shashi Shekhar, Hui Xiong (eds.)
SpringerLink
GIS for Dummies - Michael N. DeMers
EBL
Introducing Geographic Information Systems with ArcGIS - Michael D. Kennedy
Wiley
2013
An integrated approach that combines essential GIS background with a practical workbook on applying the principles in ArcGIS 10.0 and 10.1

Key Concepts and Techniques in GIS by Jochen Albrecht
Call Number: Online Sage Methods
Publication Date: 2007
Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science by Karen K. Kemp (Editor)
Call Number: online Sage Knowledge
Publication Date: 2008
3-volume set
Geographic Information Science at the Heart of Europe
Call Number: Online Springer
Publication Date: 2013

Print

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems by Kang-Tsung Chang
Call Number: G70.212 .C4735 2016 (JPL Reserves)
ISBN: 9780078095139
Publication Date: 2015 (8th edition)
For first or second GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use of GIS.
The Handbook of Geographic Information Science by A. Stewart Fotheringham (Editor)
Call Number: G70.2 .H356 2008
Publication Date: 2007
Mapping the Nation: Building a More Resilient Future by An Esri Esri (Editor)
Call Number: G70.215.U6 M263 2015
ISBN: 9781589483910
Publication Date: 2015
A collection of GIS maps illustrating the many ways that federal government agencies rely on GIS analysis to build stronger, more resilient communities.