Digital Mapping (GIS)

The Student Multimedia Design Center has 5 seats of ArcInfo, a complete desktop GIS running ArcGIS 9.2, a popular Geographic Information System (GIS) software by ESRI. The Digital Mapping Station has this software plus preloaded ESRI data to use with the application. To use the Digital Mapping Station, please sign in at the service desk and staff will enter the password. We encourage users to make an appointment with staff for more extensive assistance.

The Digital Mapping Station is restricted to those using GIS software or doing Digital Mapping work. A color printer is also available for those who wish to print out maps they have created on the Digital Mapping Station.

CD-ROMs that contain GIS data are available. While only some can be checked out, all can be used at the Digital Mapping Station. Please ask at the Student Multimedia Design Center service desk for more asisstance.

A few of the popular titles include:

• CensusCD 1980 (CD-ROM 1201)
• CensusCD+Maps (CD-ROM 1202)
• CensusCD 1980 (CD-ROM 1645)
• CensusCD estimates, projections, consumer expenditures and profiles, 2003/2008 (CD-ROM 1646)
• CensusCD 1990 long form in 2000 boundaries (CD-ROM 1647)

It is each individual's responsibility to abide by the copyright law in copying any CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Many CD-ROMs or DVD-ROMs received as part of the Federal Depository Program are in the public domain and are not copyrighted, but most others are copyright protected. The University of Delaware Library Copyright guide has been created to assist faculty, staff, students and others find information about copyright.

Learn more about GIS

• Introduction to Digital Mapping using ArcView 9, a basic tutorial that can be used at the Digital Mapping Station.

Data for the exercise is available to download by right-clicking and choosing "Save link as" here. Right click the downloaded file and choose "Extract".

• ArcGIS: Introduction to ArcView 9 (.pdf)
• Cartographic Information, Maps, and Spatial Data Resources library guide.