Should your land trust use GIS?  If so, what level of GIS should you start with?  How do you determine when to take another step with GIS?

These are critical questions for land trusts.  GIS can be complex and choosing an inappropriate level can result in frustration and waste of effort.

Basic:  If you're a land trust with little or no GIS background, here are the key steps to consider:

• Planning to Use GIS
• Scenarios for Using GIS
  
• Staff, Volunteers and Consultants
  
• Common Pitfalls
  
• Frame Your GIS Needs
• Design Your GIS
• Implement It!
  

Advanced:  If you've been actively using GIS and are looking to develop more capacity, these topics may be useful for next steps: 

• Deciding to acquire advanced GIS software
• Deciding to use GIS for advanced analyses
  
• Deciding on web mapping options