Learning GIS

Online Textbooks and Resources

• The Nature of Geographic Information: An Open Geospatial Textbook (by D. DiBiase, et. al. used for Penn State courses)
• Geospatial Analysis - A Comprehensive Guide (by de Smith, Goodchild, Longley)
• The Language of Spatial Analysis (Esri)
• A Place in History: A Guide to Using GIS in Historical Research (by Ian Gregory)
• Essentials of Geographic Information Systems (Jonathan Campbell and Michael Shin, UCLA; Open Textbook Library)
• Spatial Thinking in Planning Practice: An Introduction to GIS (Yiping Fang, Vivek Shandas, Eugenio Arriaga Cordero, Portland State University; Open Textbook Library)
• Remote Sensing (Ander Knudby, University of Ottawa; LibreTexts)
• The ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where
• Course syllabi for a range of university classes on geotechnology (Teach GIS)