GIS 101: Learn About GIS
This GIS 101 page is the launch page for accessing information about GIS and geospatial technologies on GIS Lounge.
Cartographic Resources
Discover effective spatial data display and map design. Access resources on color representation, map layout, and showcasing geospatial information.
Survey Markers and Benchmarks
Benchmarks are a type of survey markers whose elevations have been surveyed as accurately as possible based on the technology at the time.
Data Driven: GIS Guiding the Future
Mapping has always been data driven, and the more data we gather, the more important practical visualization of that data becomes.
Map Documents America’s Vanishing West
A new mapping study is documenting the vanishing American West, beginning in 2001 and ending in 2011.