The folks at “MapTogether.org” have created a 46-page PDF on the “Illustrated Guide to Nonprofit GIS and Online Mapping”. Contained inside is:
- a brief introduction to mapping and GIS (geographic information systems) technology and concepts
- examples of successful nonprofit projects using GIS and/or mapping technologies
- helpful strategies for planning your own mapping/GIS project
- a review of public data sources with freely available data
- a brief review of free and low-cost tools for nonprofit mapping and GIS projects
A great review for anyone interested in the GIS space. The best part: Released under a Creative Commons 3.0 NC/BY/ND license.
Read it via Google Reader, or hit their site to download it.
via The Illustrated Guide to Nonprofit GIS and Online Mapping | MapTogether.org.
Update 7/8/2010 – Seems the PDF is no longer online. Thanks to EverNote, I have a copy here for you to check out.
Enjoy!
@jocags Hey, thanks for letting us know! I pulled the PDF out of my EverNote collection and updated the links for you.
the link to the download of the illustrated guide is broken. do you have any idea of a mirror site?