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Subject: Basic Mapping software
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:05:02 -0700
From: Kollen, Chris <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Hi everyone:
I need some advice. A faculty member is looking for a simple mapmaking
software that he can use on his laptop. All he needs is the ability to
create maps of the US with the states in greyscale. I think he wants
to map out voting data.
One I thought of was Mappoint (Microsoft) that can use data from Excel.
I also found a product called Mapland (Software Illustrated) that works
with Excel. Could he just use Google Earth Plus to import and view his
data?
Thanks
Chris
Chris Kollen, Geography, Planning and Psychology Librarian
University of Arizona Library
P.O. Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
(520) 621-4869
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-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:36 PM
To: Kollen, Chris
Subject: RE: maps and data
Dear Chris,
Thanks for getting back to me on this. I was actually asking on behalf
of a professor that I work for. He's informed me that he's looking for a
simple mapmaking software that he can use on his laptop. All he needs is
the ability to create maps of the US with the states in greyscale. Would
GIS still be the way to go on this? Or could you recommend another
program?
Thanks again!
Garrett
Quoting "Kollen, Chris" <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hi Garrett:
>
> GIS software is the way to go. In the Library, we have ArcGIS on all
> of the computers in the information commons. Do you have the voting
> characteristics data already? We can set up a time to get together to
> create your maps. I will be at work all week. Let me know when a
> good time would be to meet.
>
> Chris Kollen
>
>
> Chris Kollen, Geography, Planning and Psychology Librarian University
> of Arizona Library P.O. Box 210055
> Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
> (520) 621-4869
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Dickstein, Ruth
> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 2:32 PM
> To: Garrett Schneider
> Cc: Kollen, Chris
> Subject: maps and data
>
>
> Dear Garrett,
>
> do you know about GIS software. It allows one to interface data with
> geographic information. I am copying your message to Chris Kollen who
> is the library's GIS software. To get a little idea about one way GIS
> is used, take a look at the Arizona Electronic ATlas
> http://atlas.library.arizona.edu/.
>
> Chirs will get in touch with you to make suggestions that might help
> you.
>
> Ruth
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: Garrett Schneider [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Sun 12/17/2006 1:08 PM
> To: Dickstein, Ruth
> Subject:
>
>
>
> Hi Ruth,
>
> I was wondering if you had any ideas about where I could find software
> that would allow me to display data on the map of the US. I'm trying
> to make a bunch of different maps of the united states with
> state-level voting characteristics.
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Garrett
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Garrett Schneider
> Graduate Assistant
> Department of Sociology
> University of Arizona
> Tucson, AZ 85719
> [log in to unmask]
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