GIS Resources

Topic outline

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  • GIS Educational Links
  • ESRI GIS Education Community URL
  • GIS Career & Education Awareness website URL
  • USGS Lessons for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) URL
  • ArcGIS Map Viewer URL
  • ArcGIS Explorer Online URL
  • Geospatial Revolution Video URL
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  GIS Boot Camp Resources

  • Files from Day 1 Folder
  • OSPI Educational Data for Downloading URL
  • Files from Day 2 Folder
  • Files from Day 3 Folder
  • Files from Day 4 Folder
  • Projects Folder
  • Map of one room schools in Tonasket School District URL
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  ESRI GIS Software for WA K-12 Schools

  • Summary of ArcGIS 10.1 Software File
  • Complete List of Software Available File
  • Obtaining Software & Licenses URL
  • ESRI Virtual Campus Course List URL
  • ESRI Software Overview URL
  • Desktop system requirements for ArcGIS 10.1 URL
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  ESRI GIS in Instruction videos

  • View these videos on YouTube Page
  • Download all videos for local viewing (147 MB) File
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  GIS, Geography, and Earth Science in WA K-12 Learning Standards

  • GIS in Educational Technology & Social Studies Standards File
  • Integrated Environmental and Sustainability Standards File
  • K-12 Educational Technology Standards File
  • K-12 Science Standards File
  • K-12 Social Studies Standards File
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  Additional GIS and Mapping web links

  • WA Demographics for Schools (10 layers of data) URL
  • Mapping for Everyone (ESRI) URL
  • ArcGIS Online free map services URL
  • Washington DNR GIS Data Center URL
  • Washington Interactive Geologic Map URL
  • US Census Bureau: American FactFinder URL
  • Modern Language Association Language Map URL
  • Worldmapper (collection of world maps) URL
  • Social Explorer Demographic Maps & Reports URL
  • National Historical Geographic Information System URL
  • Free ArcGIS app for iPhone or iPad (ESRI) URL
  • WSDOT GeoData Distribution Catalog URL
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  2010 Census Data

  • Download Zip file of WA boundaries data
  • County Boundaries File
  • Census Tract Data File
  • Tribal Area Data File
  • City Data File
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  2009 Census Data (in 3 large datasets)

  • Download Zip files of WA census data Folder
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  Education, Environmental, Geographic & Transportation Data

  • Download Zip file of WA education data
  • Download Zip file of WA environmental data (lakes, rivers, water wells)
  • Download Zip file of WA geographic data
  • Download Zip file of WA transportation data