Navigating the GIS Web Proprietary ESRI Software (ArcGIS) cf. Free and(/or) OpenSource (FOSS) (QGIS)

ArcGIS Desktop http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-desktop Traditional GIS package/application/program on lab/standalone/desk PC Variety of licences: Basic, Standard, Advanced (formerly ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo) ArcGIS Desktop (now up to v10.4) refers to traditional ArcGIS applications (ArcMap, ArcScene, ArcCatalog), and now also… ArcGIS Pro (now up to v1.2) http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis-pro

ArcGIS Pro http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis-pro New (dedicated 64-bit) Desktop GIS Program Context-Driven (i.e. ribbon toolbar a la modern MS Office) 2D and 3D combined! Licensed through ArcGIS Online/My ESRI account (see later) ESRI claim to have re-invented Desktop GIS…

ESRI Web GIS: ArcGIS Online; ESRI StoryMaps; JS API My ESRI - Account servicing - https://my.esri.com/ ArcGIS Online - http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisonline Or from https://www.arcgis.com/home/ Also includes links to lessons and featured AGISOL maps and ESRI Storymaps ESRI Storymaps - http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/ JavaScript API - https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/ Cf. Google Maps API, OS API, OpenLayers, Leaflet, other JS – 3D.js, etc. JS Developer Sandbox (or just use Text Editor and Web Browser!) Extensive tutorials online cf. Google Maps API, OpenLayers, also OS OpenSpace API

ArcGIS Plugins, Freebies, Apps A-Z at http://www. esri Plugins/Extensions: Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Network Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst Data Interoperability, Data Reviewer, Workflow Manager Free Viewer Progs: ArcReader, ArcExplorer, ArcEarth ESRI Apps: Collector (cf. EDINA Fieldtrip GB), ArcPad (Professionals) on GPS/PDA Others: CityEngine, ArcGIS Editor for OpenStreetMap, many others – see list

The ArcGIS ‘Book’; Online Lessons/Help http://learn.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-book/ Interactive web pages / PDF (i.e. includes links to tutorials) Tutorials cover ArcGIS Online and Desktop (where more advanced) Online Tutorials/Help Online Lessons – linked from ArcGIS Online - https://learn.arcgis.com/en/ ESRI MOOCs Desktop Help and Selected Tutorials - http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/ ESRI Knowledge Base - http://support.esri.com/knowledge-base GeoNet incl. ArcGIS Ideas - https://geonet.esri.com/community/arcgis-ideas/ My Training - http://www.esri.com/training/main/my-training ESRI Virtual Campus (Free in HE/UoE)/ Instructor-led Training £££ / $$$

QGIS and Open Alternatives QGIS - (Quantum GIS) Free Download / Extensible (plugins) / Open-Source Huge User Community (and partic. Creative user community) Generally bundled with a set of FOSS software (OSGeo Project) E.g. GRASS, gvSIG, GDAL/OGR, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Map/GeoServer, MapGuide Open OSGeo Desktop: QGIS (+GRASS, SAGA) DBMS/Web: PostgreSQL/PgAdmin, Apache, MapServer, GeoServer Code Libs: GDAL, extend with Python plugins QGIS integration with numerous modules: PostGIS, LASTools, TauDEM (well-known to many ArcGIS users) Live DVD: OSGeo Live

Free Mapping OpenStreetMap Compare with Google in e.g. developing nations Community Effort; Disaster Relief Editor available; Editors; Contributors (Surveyors) Also ‘underlies’ various JavaScript powered map ‘libraries’ OpenLayers, Leaflet, etc. Free online ESRI account (non-commercial/trial) Usual Streetmap (E-N), Bing, Google* *Be aware of commercial companies providing ‘free’ services – pull plug… MapTiler – Incorporate Paper Maps into Google, OpenLayers or Leaflet

Hosted Web Mapping Services MapBox / MapBox Studio MBTles Format, Vector Tiles – NEW!!!

Hosted Web Mapping Services MapBox / MapBox Studio MBTles Format, Vector Tiles – NEW!!!

Hosted Web Mapping Services CartoDB Map Academy - https://academy.cartodb.com/

Hosted Web Mapping Services CartoDB Map Academy - https://academy.cartodb.com/

Open (Development) Platforms Python Scripting language of choice for ESRI ArcGIS *and* QGIS Use e.g. ArcGIS or other 3rd party code outside ArcGIS via Python directly Easy to get started; Object-oriented Language of choice – also used by modern web development, e.g. GeoDjango R Superior stats handling Integrates well with e.g. GRASS (which can be used via QGIS) Processing (Visual Analytics) – now available in School! Java default mode, but also Python, JavaScript, and Android versions (App Development)

A final word on JavaScript… Your friend: Runs in web browser; just need a text editor (Notepad will do, Notepad++ better) Client-side (fast, no server hit nor cross-web lag or delay) Multiple 3rd party libraries/APIs D3.js, Three.js, p5.js Mapping JS APIs: OpenLayers (plus Tutorials online), Leaflet, Google, OS, other… Traditional server-side approaches still valid and easy Perl/PHP scripts to dynamically generate HTML/graphics e.g. SVG (write your own GIS) Web URL APIs in address bar: Web Mashups using 3rd party web mapping services Ordinary ‘map’ website: e.g. StreetMap, Vision of Britain Dedicated WMS: e.g. BGS, Gov Data services (Can display WMS in GIS direct from web)

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