> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://navigatinggis.gitbook.io/home/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://navigatinggis.gitbook.io/home/before-we-start.md).

# Before We Start

- [Cartographic Origins](https://navigatinggis.gitbook.io/home/before-we-start/cartographic-origins.md)
- [Introducing GIS](https://navigatinggis.gitbook.io/home/before-we-start/introducing-gis.md)
- [Fundamentals of Geospatial Data](https://navigatinggis.gitbook.io/home/before-we-start/fundamentals-of-geospatial-data.md)