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ArcGIS Software
Update:
Yale has just recieved an update to ArcGIS software
- ArcGIS 9.1. Find out about availability of this new
version on campus.
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Raster
to Vector Software:
The Yale Map Collection has
recently acquired a raster to vector software called
WiseImage. This is a robust software that greatly reduces
the time it takes to vectorize images.
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| Data |
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New
York City Parcels:
The Yale Map Collection has recently acquired the New
York City Tax Block and Tax Lot along with PLUTO (Primary
Land Use Taxlot Output) tax assessor records for all 5
boroughs. |
| Hardware |
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Map
Collection GIS Service Equipment:
Three high end machines for GIS analysis,
a 42" color printer for GIS/ cartographic printing,
and a large-format 54' sheet-fed scanner..
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| Applications |
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Temporal
GIS (TGIS):
TGIS involves modeling spatial elements
over a desired period of time. It provides applications
for analyzing trends in human health, urban growth,
natural resource consumption, weather patterns, and
economic growth just to name a few.
For more information on TGIS refer to
Gail Langran's book, Time in Geographic Information
Systems, Taylor and Francis, 1992.
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Data CD:
The GIS Service at the Map Collection will
burn geo-spatial data to a CD-R for your research needs
free of charge. |
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ArcView
3.3 Data:
ArcView version 3.3 includes
a small set of geo-spatial data automatically installed
with the software that includes layers such as country
boundaries, U.S. country boundaries, cities, highways,
rivers, and many more. |
ArcView Installation:
Installation disks of both versions of ArcView (3.x and
9.x) can be checked out from the GIS Service at the Map
Collection- the stipulation is that the software can only
be loaded on Yale-owned computers. |
Free
GIS classes:
Yale has unlimited class seats on the ESRI
Virtual Campus for specific classes with our site license
for ArcView. Yale personnel can request a seat through
the Map Collection
GIS Service to take a GIS technology course online.
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| Current
Events |
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Israel
/ Palestine:
View maps that show strategic land cover and political
boundaries that have given rise to the historical and
recent conflicts between the Palistinians and the Israelies.
2000
U.S. Census:
The U.S. decinial census for 2000 has been completed
and its results are being released intermittently. See
a spatial representation of America's population and
housing for the new millineum.
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| Country
Profile |
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Nepal:
Learn more about Nepal through cartography and GIS.
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