Go-Geo Help - Understanding the Web Resource (Blue) Section
Go-Geo Help - Understanding the Web Resource (Blue) Section
Introduction
The 'Web Resources' section provides information and links to external
sites which offer resources for geographic information-related issues.
| Locating the Web Resources (Blue Panel) Section | Using the Web Resources Menu |
Locating the Web Resources (Blue
Panel) Section
This section is located on the left-hand side of the home page.
Using
the Web Resources Menu
The menu is divided into 3 sections roughly mimicking the old Go-Geo!
resources channels. The channels have been ordered with relation to
usage stats with the most popular choices at the top. Drill down
through the menu choices to your desired web resource (see Image below
- 'Example: searching the Software channel'). To note for ease of
navigation the number of resources within each menu is tallied (see the
number in brackets besides the menu title).
Section 1: Resources
- News
(Links to resources which provide news about geographic
information-related subjects)
Major Data Providers (Information on academic, public and private organisations which provide data containing geographic information)
Online Resources (Links to online resources, portals and data sources)
Software (Information about GIS software and data translators. This section has been divided into commercial and freely available software)
Case Studies (This section provides links to subject-related case studies which use geographic information)
Standards (GIS Standards and Bodies)
Geoterminology (Links to GIS dictionaries and glossaries)
Geo Bodies (Organisations associated with GI)
Section 2: Learning
- Learning
& Research (Sources of GIS-related learning
materials, including books, journals and online tutorials, and Links to
organisations who are conducting GIS-related research projects and
about their research)
Training Courses (List of training courses in GIS over the year)
Books (Go-Geo! recommended GIS textbooks)
Section 3: Wider knowledge
- Conference /
Events (Information on both annual and one-off
conferences and events which may be of interest to the GIS user)
Discussion Groups (A list of discussion groups and web forums of relevance to the geographic information community)
(Drilling through the 3 sub menus of the Web Resources Software Channel: >Software>Free Software>Data Translators/Converters)
To help you scan through the results and make a decision as to which web resources are a best fit to your search criteria you can also use the Quick Descriptive Record Icons (small picture icons to the right of a resource title). More more information about the ICONS in Go-Geo! click here: Icons Legend.