Tools and Resources for Journalists

GIS Resources

• JAGIS—Journalism and GIS interest group
• Census Watch—Sources of free Census 2000 data
• ESRI—Goes beyond raw Census data by analyzing it for market trends and patterns
• MAPS—Crime Mapping Research Center at the National Institute of Justice
• National Institute of Computer-Aided Reporting (NICAR)—Supports journalists' use of technology, including GIS, in their reporting

GIS Information and Story Sources

• ArcNews Online
• Directions Magazine
• ESRI User Conference Proceedings—case studies by real users
• GEOPLACE.com
• GIScience at the University of Zurich
• GIS WWW Resource List
• Government Technology Magazine
• National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
• The Journalists' Guide to Remote Sensing Resources on the Internet