6 Additional Resources

6.3 Software

QGIS - free and open source desktop GIS with a graphical user interface

ArcGIS Pro - proprietary desktop GIS with a graphical user interface; license fees are negotiated and paid for by the university for UC Davis campus affiliates

6.4 Books

Bolstad, Paul, and Steven Manson. GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems. 7th edition., Eider Press, 2022.