GIS Educational Software

The GIS Concepts Digital Slide Shows (gCON)

The Tutorial Map Analysis Package (tMAP)

The Academic Map Analysis Package (aMAP)

There are two software systems supporting the material presented in Beyond Mapping: Concepts, Algorithms, and Issues in GIS (Berry, 1993; GIS World Books) and in Spatial Reasoning for Effective GIS (Berry, 1995; GIS World Books) — a set of "digital slide shows" demonstrating GIS concepts and a set of "hands-on" tutorials providing practical experience.  The GIS Concepts (gCON) slide shows provide a thorough graphic explanation of many of the concepts described in both books.  The Tutorial Map Analysis Package (tMAP) is an easy way to get your hands on GIS technology and gain experience in the application of map analysis concepts.  The slide shows and tutorials are cross referenced to the topics contained in both books (online documentation with the software or the Appendix in the books).  The Academic Map Analysis Package (aMAP) supports college-level instruction in map analysis and GIS modeling concepts and contains specially designed instructor materials and multi-user licenses for both the tMAP and gCON software.

***Note: the tMAP software package and educational materials have been enhanced and upgraded for Windows/NT; now available as MapCalc Learner for students and MapCalc Academic for instructors... see www.redhensystems.com

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The Tutorial Map Analysis Package (tMAPTM)

The tMAP system is designed for self-learning map analysis concepts through "hands-on" experience.  The software contains 20 tutorials and 13 application models that are cross referenced to the topics presented in both books.   Also, users are shown how to encode their own data and relate their own application models.  The tMAP commands are cross referenced to several commercial software systems for easy adaptation of map analysis concepts to operational GIS environments.

The tMAP system is a special version of the Professional Map Analysis Package (pMAP) commercial software and the Academic Map Analysis Package (aMAP) educational materials for classroom study.  The tutorial software contains fully functional software, tutorial database, exercises and brief text.  tMAP provides advanced map processing analysis capabilities including:

optimal paths, visual exposure, edge characterization, spatial interpolation, slope/aspect, effective proximity, coincidence statistics, roving window summaries, map overlay, geographic searches, thematic mapping, contouring, shape/pattern analysis, contiguity, macro files, pop-up windows, contextual help

all within a user-friendly natural language.  The tutorials are accessed through an easy-to-use menu interface. The tMAP system uses a raster data structure, yet allows for input in the form of gridded data, digitized points, lines or polygons.  Output includes summary tables, character-based or raster pattern maps, monochrome or color display, and standard files for enhanced color and line graphics.

tMAP Specifications

Disk Format: one 3.5", DS/HD, DOS formatted (1.44MB) diskette

Environment: Any personal computer (PC) with a hard disk, EGA or higher color graphics, and DOS Version 3.2 or higher operating system; operates as a DOS application under Windows 3.1 or higher; Intel compatible 286 or higher central processors; math coprocessor recommended, but not required.

Map Size: 25 rows by 25 columns; 625 grid spaces (Tutorial Database); 80 rows by 80 columns; 6400 grid spaces (maximum configuration)

Copyrights and Licensing: 1995-98 tMAP Version 3.12 by Spatial Information Systems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.   Single-user license for personal, non-commercial use only.

tMAP Tutorials

The tMAP system contains 20 tutorials and 13 application models. The following groups the tutorials and models by their degree of difficulty and online documentation cross references the tutorials to the topics in the Beyond Mapping and Spatial Reasoning books.

Beginning to Intermediate

TUTOR1-9.CMD Tutorials corresponding to the short, introductory text (TEXT.DOC) on the tMAP diskette.

Intermediate to Advanced

TMAP0-10.CMD Tutorials demonstrating analytic capabilities as described in Topics 1 through 10 in the Beyond Mapping book and cross referenced to selected topics in the Spatial Reasoning book.

Advanced

BM SR
TU-ERODE.CMD Simple erosion potential model Topic 7 Topic 8
TU-ACT.CMD Human activity derivation model Topic 4 Topic 3
TU-VIEW.CMD Visual exposure analysis model Topic 4 Topic 5
TU-INTRP.CMD Spatial interpolation model Topic 1 Topic 2
TU-SED.CMD Effective distance sediment loading model Topic 9 Topic 9
TU-SLIDE.CMD Landslide susceptibility model Topic 10 Topic 8
TU-ACCES.CMD Timber access and facilities siting model Topic 9 Topic 9
TU-RESP.CMD Wildfire response model (on/off-roads) Topic 2 Topic 9
TU-RISK.CMD Wildfire risk model Topic 8 Topic 9
TU-WATER.CMD Encoding points, lines, and polygons Intro. Topic 6
TU-POLY.CMD Automatic polygon fill and tagging Intro. Topic 6
TU-SOILS.CMD Encoding adjacent polygons Intro. Topic 6
TU-ELEV.CMD Encoding elevation Intro. Topic 2
 

The Tutorial Map Analysis Package (tMAP) software is available for US$21.95* plus shipping and handling from Adams Trade Press, ATTN: Jorgie Skogseth, 2101 South Arlington Heights Road, Suite 150, Arlington Heights, Illinois,USA 60005; Phone 800-396-3939 or 847-427-9512; Fax -2037; Email jskogseth@mail.aip.com; books and software package prices are available.  (* as of 6/98)

For more information about the BM/SR books and gCON/tMAP software contact :

Berry & Associates, 2000 South College Avenue, Suite 300, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone 970-490-2155; Fax -2300; Email
joeb@cnr.colostate.edu.