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ESRI, a well-known supplier of GIS software, web GIS, and geodatabase management applications, offers a wealth of useful resources at its Web site. For example, What is GIS? (https://www.esri.com/en-us/what-is-gis/overview) provides information on the basics of GIS, GIS training, and GIS specialties. You should also check out the company’s blog, https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/esri-blog, which covers industry trends and discusses real-world uses of GIS and other geospatial analytics technologies.
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