Maps and Geographic Information Systems

Includes information to get started with Google Maps, articles and a video playlist.

A Google MapUp is an event in which a group of people get together to map their world... often a specific area such as a town or city.

Reproduced from the Mercy Corps supported dissertation of Janet Crossley, M.Sc. in
Geographical Information Science by Research Dissertation, the University of Edinburgh.

This field guide was produced by MapAction to help humanitarian organisations to make use of mapping methods using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related technologies.

To help get you started, follow a guided tour to learn about the basic features in Google Earth.

These videos below will help get you started using Google Earth and include Searching for Places, Drawing and Measuring, Placemarks and Tours, Exploring Mars, Moon and Sky, Tour of Moon in Google Earth, and What's New in Earth 5.0.

These videos are for the more experienced Google Earth user and include Recording a Tour, Importing KML, KMZ and GPS Data, and Geotagging Photos.

Get started creating Google Earth & Maps projects with tutorials, tools, and resources.