Training manual, Introduction to GIS: Using ARC/INFO on a UNIX platform. UPDATED CITATION DUE TO REVISION Olsen, D. A., and T. Owens. 1996. Training manual, Introduction to GIS: Using ARC/INFO on a UNIX platform. U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin, Revised October 1996. LTRMP 96-P003. 82 pp. + Appendixes A-B. ABSTRACT This training manual is intended to provide the natural resources manager or researcher using geographic information systems (GIS) data with the means to (1) understand the strengths and limitations of GIS, (2) access and query GIS data in ARC/INFO and ArcView, and (3) perform simple analyses of GIS data using ARC/INFO. Text discussions, hands-on training sessions, and problem-solving exercises will be covered in the manual. It is assumed that the user has general UNIX and OpenWindows (the UNIX graphic user interface) experience and little or no GIS or cartographic knowledge. There will a brief introduction to UNIX; more information is available in the on-line tutorials on most workstations. KEYWORDS ARC/INFO, ARC/INFO training, geographic information systems (GIS), GIS training