ILWIS Documentation version 3
The links in this page are also available at the 52North site, in the section on ILWIS 3.0 documentation. At 52North there is also documentation available for newer versions of ILWIS.
ILWIS 3.0 came with a fully updated User's Guide.
The ILWIS 3.0 User's Guide is intended for those who want to know how ILWIS 3.0 is used in basic GIS and Image Processing operations. It trains the skills you need to work with ILWIS, including explanations and procedures for first time users in addition to topics for more advanced users. It provides numerous exercises to practice GIS techniques and Image Processing operations and can be used both by persons that want to learn how to work with ILWIS by themselves, or in a course environment.
- When working with the ILWIS 3.1 software, see the document: How to use the ILWIS 3.0 User's Guide with ILWIS 3.1
- For advanced case studies, please use the ILWIS 2.1 Applications Guide
ILWIS 3.1 and beyond
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Unesco-Rapca, Capacitación en SIG, Ejercicios SIG (in Spanish) Dos ejercicios básicos y 12 casos de estudio para el análisis de amenazas, vulnerabilidad y riesgo (texto + datos) | |
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(in English)
(in Spanish)ILWIS 3.0 User's Guide
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Contents (56 kB) | ||
1. | Introduction to ILWIS 3.0 (697 kB) | Chapter 1 (615 kB) |
2. | Main concepts of ILWIS 3.0 (692 kB) | Chapter 2 (787 kB) |
3. | Spatial data input (674 kB) | Chapter 3 (9 kB) |
4. | Spatial data management (393 kB) | |
5. | Attribute data handling (762 kB) | Chapter 5 (120 kB) |
6. | Image Processing (1.3 MB) | Chapter 6 (2.6 MB) |
7. | Chapter 7 (1.8 MB) | |
8. | Chapter 8 (1.0 MB) | |
9. | Chapter 9 (1.1 MB) | |
10. | Using Digital Elevation Models (414 kB) | Chapter 10 (1.4 MB) |
11. | Chapter 11 (196 kB) | |
12. | Chapter 12 (1.2 MB) | |
13. | Presentation of results (586 kB) | Chapter 13 (5.0 MB) |
Index (32 kB) | ||
Complete ILWIS 3.0 User's Guide (all text as .ZIP, 5.7 MB) | ||
How to use the ILWIS 3.0 User's Guide with ILWIS 3.1 (.PDF, 2 kB) |
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