In the Summer 2009 issue of ArcUser Magazine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN is highlighted for teaching students how to use off-the-shelf GIS data and software to support their classes in soil science. Purdue University professor Darrell G Schultz and assistant professor Phillip R. Owens use IndianaMap data available from the Indiana Geological Survey and the Indiana Spatial Data Portal at UITS to access orthophotography, digital elevation model, soils, and others data to teach their students. The full story can be viewed at http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0609/purduedirt.html .