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<p>creating page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Geographical Information Systems, or GIS, is a set of technological tools for placing data layers on maps. Basic skills in and access to GIS tools are essential to any research-based approach to coastal adaptation. The following set of links may help people get a start in casual GIS usage, although professional level applications of GIS often require expertise derived from extensive training and fairly powerful computers running expensive, specialized software.<br /> *[http://fctpermit.com/gis/marshfield/index.asp Marshfield Online GIS]<br /> * [http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/municipal-gis/learn-about-gis/ MassGIS], Massachusetts GIS services.<br /> * The 600 pound gorilla of the GIS software world is ArcGIS. The personal use version is around $100/year. The fully powered version is typically licensed by institutions for an order of magnitude more dollars than the personal version. [http://www.qgis.org/ QuantumGIS] is a free, open source alternative.<br /> **[http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/#/ArcGIS_tutorials/00qn0000013t000000/ ArcGIS tutorials]<br /> **[http://web-facstaff.sas.upenn.edu/~dromano/classes/gis/files/Getting_Started_with_ArcGIS.pdf Getting Started with ArcGIS]</div>

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