• Mapping & GIS Software
• Digital Map Data
• Books on GIS for Schools
• Skills and Activities Web Sites
• Other Organisations Web Sites

 
Mapping & GIS Software
Learn more about GIS
  » http://www.gis.com

 
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Data
Please note that some of the links below will take you to sites quoting the commercial prices for data rather than the prices that may be available to schools. We advise that you contact the suppliers direct in order to receive an accurate quote for your requirements.

Find out about other Ordnance Survey digital data products that are also available. Visit the DataStore at www.data-store.co.uk and search on ‘Ordnance Survey’

Find out about other data for anywhere in the world by visiting The DataStore at www.data-store.co.uk and searching on places of interest.

Visit the Geography Network at www.geographynetwork.com to view in real-time and a wide variety of digital spatial data.

 
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Books
ESRI ArcLessons – teachers online community for sharing resources
  » http://gis.esri.com/industries/education/arclessons/arclessons.cfm

Ordnance Survey Teachers Guide to GIS
  » http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/education/schools/digitaldata/teachgis.pdf

Ordnance Survey Mapping News
  » http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/education/schools/mappingnews/index.html

Find out about and order the ‘GIS for Schools, A  Resource Book’ by David Green. An easily accessible guide to GIS at an elementary level. Written specifically for schoolteachers looking at incorporating GIS into the secondary school curriculum, it outlines the fundamentals and basic tools, and includes an invaluable glossary.
  » GIS: A Sourcebook for Schools

Buy ‘GIS for Schools’, ‘GIS for Everyone’, and other publications from ESRI Press at
  » http://gis.esri.com/esripress/display/

 
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Skills & Activities Web Sites
General GIS site
  » http://www.gis.com

GIS Day web site
  » http://www.gisday.com

Map Reading Skills
  » http://www.mapzone.co.uk/pagesHomeworkHelp/docs/easypeasy.pdf

Ordnance Survey – GeoFacts
  » http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/freefun/geofacts/

Ordnance Survey Understanding Mapping
  » http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/freefun/understandingmapping.html

Learn About the National Grid
  » http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/freefun/nationalgrid/nghelp1.html

Ordnance Survey Land-Line Tile Selector
  » http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/tileselect/

 
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Other Organisations Web Sites
Ordnance Survey Education   » http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/education
 
Becta   » http://www.becta.org.uk/
 
Association for Geographic Information   » http://www.agi.org.uk   &   » http://www.agi.org.uk/education/index.htm
 
Geographical Association   » http://www.geography.org.uk
 
National Geographic   » http://www.nationalgeographic.com
 
Aberdeen University GIS for Schools initiatives   » http://www.abdn.ac.uk/gis_school/introduction.htm
 
Geography in the News   » http://www.GeographyInTheNews.rgs.org
 
Royal Geographic Society with Institute of British Geographers   » http://www.rgs.org
 
Royal Scottish Geographic Society   » http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/rsgs/

 
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