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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
A guide to GIS resources at UTSA Libraries
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UTSA Faculty, Staff, and Researchers
UTSA Faculty and Staff can request ArcGIS Desktop for their UTSA computers from UTSA at no charge. The form is available through the University Technology Solutions. UTSA has a campus-wide license for ArcGIS software (installed on selected computers) and access to ESRI. Online use is available through MyAppsVDI.
ArcGIS software is available on all the Engineering Computers on the 2nd Floor of the John Peace Library. A list of software loaded on these computers is found on the College of Engineering site.
Engineering computers are available at the AET Library.
Key Databases
These databases are good places to start searching for journals and articles about geography-related topics.
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GeoRefSelectively indexes and abstracts the geoscience literature of the world including journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, theses and dissertations. Coverage for North America is 1785 to the present; coverage for the rest of the world is from 1933 to the present.
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)Indexes and abstracts more than 9,300 journals with full-text content for more than 5,300. Also indexes/abstracts over 10,000 monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. Highly multidisciplinary, this resource covers social sciences, humanities, computer science, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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ScienceDirectProvides full-text access to approximately 2,400 journals, and 9,200 of e-books published by Elsevier. Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 1,800 journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences.
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Web of ScienceSearch current and retrospective information from 12,000+ high-impact research journals worldwide. Provides seamless access to Science Citation Expanded (1900- ), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900- ), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975- ), Conference Proceedings Index (1990- ), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015- ). Cited reference searching enables tracking prior research, gauging the impact of research, and to locate articles that share common references.
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Social ExplorerMaps and reports based on U.S. Census and other data sources, 1790 to present.
Note: Trial access to this resource will end on May 31, 2022.
Free GIS Viewers
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ArcGIS ExplorerArcGIS Explorer is a free, downloadable GIS viewer that gives you an easy way to explore, visualize, and share GIS information. ArcGIS Explorer adds value to any GIS because it helps you deliver your authoritative data to a broad audience. (Description from ArcGIS Explorer homepage.)
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TatukGIS ViewerDesktop GIS Viewer - a free application for viewing and querying GIS data and creating projects. The Viewer is a slimmed-down version of TatukGIS Editor, without the data editing and programming features. (Description from TatukGIS products homepage.)