Tutorial and Help

For Help with the Interactive GIS (ArcIMS) services provided by SpatialData at UAS, check out our ArcIMS Help Page.

The first Tutorial topics (Overview through Data Standards) will give you an overall understanding of the SpatialData at UAS project and the data available through this website. The final topics (Download through Application) offer step-by-step instructions on how to download, decompress, and view GIS data.

Below is a list of each of the tutorial topics and a short description of their contents:
 

Topic	Description
Overview	A description of SpatialData at UAS objectives and facilities
Organization	Organization of the SpatialData at UAS Website
Site Map	A Hyperlinked outline of the SpatialData at UAS Website
What is GIS?	A Definition of GIS accompanied by a list of GIS references
Glossary	Glossary of GIS terms (Link to InsideIdaho website)
Metadata	A Discussion of Metadata, including How to Create Metadata
Data Standards	A List of the GIS data standards used at SpatialData at UAS
Data Download	Step-by-Step Help: Download data
Software	Step-by-Step Help: Download and install GIS data decompression and application software
Decompress	Step-by-Step Help: Decompress downloaded data
Application	Step-by-Step Help: Viewing and exploring downloaded and decompressed data

This Tutorial section of the SpatialData at UAS website is based on a similar tutorial authored and hosted by the Inside Idaho Project, online at www.insideidaho.org.