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Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Terms & Concepts

Course Videos

Multimedia material is available to help you understand course topics. Links are arranged by Unit Topic. 

What geospatial tech is

Title Time Link
Geospatial Revolution 12:40 Geospatial Revolution
Day at Work: GIS Analyst 4:15 Day at Work
What is a GIS 2:49 What is a GIS

Spatial Data

Title Time Link
Why All World Maps are Wrong  6:00  World Maps are Wrong
Can You Make an Accurate Map? 4:33 Accurate Maps
Learn More About Raster and Vector Map Data 2:24 Raster and Vector Map Data

GIS

Title Time Link
What is GIS? 1:02 What is GIS? #1
What is GIS?  2:32  What is GIS? #2
Lesson 4: Introduction to GIS  4:53 Introduction to GIS

GPS

Title Time Link
How does GPS work? 4:50 How does GPS Work?
The Truth about GPS: How it Works  3:11 The Truth about GPS
Where am I? GPS explained 6:18 Where am I?

Remote Sensing

Title Time Link
What is remote sensing?  2:04 Remote Sensing
Mapping the Invisible: Introduction to Spectral Remote Sensing  6:05 Spectral Remote Sensing
How do you observe the Earth with satellites?  4:22 Observing with Satellites

Mobile/Web Arc Online

Title Time Link
Making Maps with ArcGIS Online 2:38 Making Maps with ArcGIS
ArcGIS Online: Mapping Basics 1:23 ArcGIS Online
Introduction to Survey123 for ArcGIS 2:10 Introduction to Survey123

UAS

Title Time Link
Photogrammetry with a UAV  7:04 Photogrammetry
Introduction to Mission Planner  13:13  Mission Planner
UAV-/Drone-Based Surveying & Inspection of a Ruin Castle  3:37  Drone-based Surveying

AR/VR

Title Time Link
The Most Advanced AR System for GIS - VGIS Utilities 3:16 vGIS Utilities
Civil Maps Augmented Reality Maps & Localization  1:18 Civil Maps
Esri CityEngine Mobile Virtual Reality Solution 1:51 Esri CityEngine
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