I was posed a question recently, how does one get trained either cheaply or for free. If anyone knows of a free GIS training please post it on this board.

I compiled some resources to get folks started in some sort of direction.

I will add more resources as I come across them and hope you will do the same...online tutorials etc. For now this is what I have:

Software: http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcview/index.html There is a 60 day free trial to the software

Data: Geospatial, geographic areas and boundaries such as zip codes, counties etc, :

http://www.esri.com/data/download/census...tigerline/index.html



Tutorials: webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index...TopicName=Tutorials

wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/G...ufts+GIS+Tip+Sheets



Book: www.amazon.com/Getting-Know-ArcGIS-Deskt...ditor/dp/158948083X (I think this book comes with a 1 year trial on the arcview software, this book is used as part of the curriculum for intro level GIS class at USC)



Creating Thematic Maps (the book I mentioned can get you started)

webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index...Name=ArcMap_Tutorial





Address Mapping

wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/download/...rcGIS.pdf?version=1

wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/download/...ercise.pdf?version=1



Download Map Data and Census Data

wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/download/...the_US.pdf?version=4