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So many great GIS sites are available on the Web. This section lists many of the links useful to Arkansas citizens interested in GIS. Included are links to GIS tutorials, federal agencies involved in GIS, Arkansas sites, etc.

Education and Training

Agencies and Organizations Specializing in GIS

Helpful GIS Web Sites/Listservs

Spatial Data Warehouses

Technology

Arkansas Links

Contacts

Education and Training

Arkansas GIS Education Programs
http://www.gis.state.ar.us/education.htm

Arkansas Code 15-21-501 Adobe PDF Graphic
http://www.gis.state.ar.us/Downloads/LIB/ARcode.PDF

Act 914 of 1997
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/acts/1997/htm/914.htm

ESRI ArcUser Online Magazine
http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/

GIS Tutorials from University of California, Berkeley
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GIS/gistuts.html

Recommended GIS Book List
http://www01.giscafe.com/book/

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Agencies and Organizations Specializing in GIS

Arkansas Geographic Information Office
Shelby Johnson, State Geographic Information Coordinator
124 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 990
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 682-2767
http://www.gis.state.ar.us

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Program Management & Coordination Section
Technical Services Division (Labs)
Alan Price, GIS Coordinator
(501) 682-0945
http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/techsvs/gis.htm

Arkansas One Call
Christine Crawford, GIS Manager
(501) 328-2540
http://www.arkonecall.com

Arkansas State Land Information Board
http://www.gis.state.ar.us/LIB/LIB_home.htm

The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 72701
http://www.cast.uark.edu/

City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Geographic Information Systems

John Goddard, GIS Coordinator
113 West Mountain
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-8219
(479) 575-8316 (fax)
http://www.faygis.org/

City of Hope, Arkansas
Geographic Information Systems Department

Darrell Allen, GIS Coordinator
P.O. Box 667
Hope, AR 71802-0667
(870) 722-2512 / 777-8644
(870) 722-2511 (fax)
http://www.hopearkansas.net/14109.html

Environmental and Spatial Technology, Inc. (EAST)
Little Rock Training Center & Administrative Office
8221 Ranch Blvd B-1
Little Rock, AR 72223
(501) 371-5016
(501) 371-5030 (fax)
http://www.eastproject.org

GIS Applications Laboratory
Phyllis Poche, GIS Laboratory Manager
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72204
http://argis.ualr.edu

MidAmerica GIS Consortium (MAGIC)
http://magicweb.kgs.ku.edu/

National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
(859) 514-9208
(859) 231-1928 (fax)
http://www.nsgic.org

Pulaski Area Geographic Information System (PAgis)
100 South Rock St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
4th Floor Main Library
(501) 376-1612
(501) 375-8930 (fax)
http://www.pagis.pulaski.ar.us

Spatial Analysis Laboratory
School of Forest Resources
Arkansas Forest Resources Center
University of Arkansas, Monticello
Dr. Robert C. Weih, Jr., Director
(870) 460-1248
http://sal.uamont.edu/

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Helpful GIS Web Sites/Listservs

Arkansas GIS Users Forum
http://eciolist.state.ar.us/mailman/listinfo/gisusersforum
Email Forum

Arkansas Federal GIS Users Forum
http://eciolist.state.ar.us/mailman/listinfo/fedargisforum
Email Forum

ESRI GIS and Mapping Software
http://www.esri.com

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
http://www.fema.gov/

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
http://www.fgdc.gov

GeoWorld Magazine
http://www.geoplace.com/gw/

GIS.com
http://www.gis.com

GIS Data Depot
http://data.geocomm.com/

GIS Discussion Groups and Lists
http://home.earthlink.net/~rpminfonet/gislist.html

GIS User Groups
http://gislounge.com/ll/usergroups.shtml

Intergraph Corporation
http://www.intergraph.com/dynamicdefault.asp

Land Information Board News and Updates
http://eciolist.state.ar.us/mailman/listinfo/libnews
Email

MapInfo
http://www.mapinfo.com

MidAmerica GIS Consortium (MAGIC)
http://magicweb.kgs.ku.edu/

National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
http://www.nena.org

Networking in GIS
http://gislounge.com/features/aa031401a.shtml

Office of Homeland Security
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/

Open GIS Consortium, Inc.
http://www.opengis.org/

Summary of Arkansas State Agency GIS Projects
http://www.oit.state.ar.us/AgPlan/Reports/GIS.htm

United States Bureau of the Census - TIGER Line File
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html

United States Corps of Engineers
http://www.usace.army.mil

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov

United States Geological Survey (USGS)
http://www.usgs.gov/research/gis/title.html

Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
http://www.urisa.org
Email

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Spatial Data Warehouses

CubeStor® Spatial Data Warehouse
http://www.cubewerx.com/main_en/warehouse.htm

Geodata.gov
http://www.geodata.gov/

GeoStor - Arkansas's online spatial data clearinghouse
http://www.geostor.arkanas.gov

Map Layers Warehouse - National Atlas of the United States
http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html

National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
http://nsdi.usgs.gov/
http://130.11.52.184/

NSGIC List of Data Clearinghouses
http://www.nsgic.org/related_sites/index.cfm

TopoZone.com
http://www.topozone.com/

USGS EROS Data Center
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/

WorldSat International
http://www.worldsat.ca/

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Technology

Standards for Spatial Data Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE)
http://www.gis.state.ar.us/AGIO/sdsfie/sdsfie.htm

Computer Specifications
http://www.gis.state.ar.us/Downloads/GIS/camp/Quote_108705991.htm

Sample Budget to Start, Operate, and Maintain a GIS
Cost Estimate

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Arkansas Links

State of Arkansas
http://www.state.ar.us/

Access Arkansas
http://www.accessarkansas.org

Arkansas 84th General Assembly
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us

Arkansas Department of Economic Development
http://www.aedc.state.ar.us/home.cfm

Arkansas Department of Education
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/directory/info_technology.html

Arkansas Department of Health
http://www.healthyarkansas.com/

Arkansas Department of Higher Education
http://www.arkansashighered.com/colleges.html

Arkansas Forestry Commission
http://www.forestry.state.ar.us/

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
http://www.agfc.com

Arkansas Municipal League
http://www.arml.org/

Arkansas Society for Professional Surveyors
http://www.arprofessionalsurveyors.com/index.htm

Association of Arkansas Counties
http://www.arcounties.org/

Environmental and Spatial Technology, Inc. (EAST)
http://www.eastproject.org

University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Services
http://www.uaex.edu/

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Contacts

Shelby Johnson
State Geographic Information Coordinator
Arkansas Geographic Information Office
(501) 682-2767

Learon Dalby
GIS Program Manager
Arkansas Geographic Information Office
(501) 682-2929

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