GIS - References, Authors, Websites and Blogs

AUTHORS:

1. Ian, Heywood, Cornelius
2. Carver
3. Goodchild
4. Bradley O. Parks
5. Steyart
6. DeMers
7. Dangermond
8. 
   

WEBSITES:
http://anitagraser.com/
http://free-gis.com/
http://www.qgis.org/en/site/
http://grass.osgeo.org/
http://www.freegis.org/
http://www.osgeo.org/
http://www.bookfinder.com

GRASS-KNOPPIX
Asian Institute of Technology bootable CD of GIS - AIT-STAR CD
http://www.academia.edu/1436198/2004_FOSSGRASS-STARCD
http://fossgis.blogspot.in/
http://live.osgeo.org/en/index.html

Introduction to GIS

What is GIS:
Need for GIS
Historical background of GIS
Environmental Modeling using GIS