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August 2000
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Training product from CARIS – A Complete GIS Teaching Resource for Academia
Discovering GIS the CARIS way is an educational solution that includes all to the necessary
materials and methodology to introduce the technology of Geographic Information
Systems (GIS).
Academic Institutions gain a complete curriculum for the introduction of GIS technology to students
by Discovering GIS the CARIS way. The package consists of a self-paced workbook
and associated datasets centered on a specific GIS analysis project to be
conducted using CARIS GIS. This educational solution introduces the basics of
geographic spatial theory and its application within a GIS. With the
comprehensive workbook and datasets, Universities, Colleges and High Schools
have all the materials and technology necessary to add GIS training courses to
their curriculum or to their labs.
Discovering GIS the CARIS way is organized into ten Lessons. All basic GIS project components are
covered in these lessons including project planning, designing of the database,
collecting data, managing data, performing analysis, and presenting the
results. Each Lesson focuses on one specific stage of the of the GIS project lifecycle and the functions and processes
needed to complete that stage. By completing the project within Discovering GIS
the CARIS way, readers gain basic theoretical and system experience and
knowledge enabling them to approach new GIS projects and application areas with
confidence. This educational solution can be applied as a self-study guide in a
GIS lab environment or by individuals in an organization.
More detailed information available at www.caris.com
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