Map Use and Analysis 4th Edition - Selected World Wide Web Sites

Selected World Wide Web Sites

This listing provides links to sites of potential interest that are not included in the links for individual chapters.

WWW Information

General Interest

Geography Network. Access to geographic content, including live maps and data.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). CIESIN projects, resources, and services.
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Links to the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse and other federal, state, university, foreign, and commercial geospatial data sources.
Ohio State University Center for Mapping.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Census information regarding population and housing, economy, and geography.
Data access tools, including TIGER Map Server, to generate detailed maps on the fly.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA activities, including rules, publications, and news.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Home Page. Topics in geology, mapping, and water resources; provides a search facility and links to other Internet resources; information on USGS publications and data products.
U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geography. Worldwide list of geography departments.

Mapping

MapMart.. A source for aerial photography, satellite imagery, topo maps, DEMs, vector data, software and paper maps.
DeLorme Mapping. A variety of mapping products.
Geomatics Canada. National Atlas information regarding base maps, thematic maps, and geographical names of Canada.
Thomas Bros. Maps. Street guides, wall maps, and road atlases of the western United States; links to other geographic resources.

GIS

Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, at the University of Arkansas. Links to a variety of GIS topics, including training programs and data sources, and a GPS mapping program.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). ArcView, ArcInfo, and related products; links to sample GIS applications and other GIS information.
GIS FAQ. Answers to frequently asked questions.
geoplace.com. Resource for spatial information.
Geospatial Solutions magazine. GIS case studies and related information.
MapInfo. Desktop GIS software and associated products.
Notes and study materials, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geography.

GPS

GPS World. Magazine specializing in news and articles regarding current products and applications in GPS.
Navtech, GPS seminars and equipment.
Global Positioning System Overview, by Peter H. Dana. Part of the Geographer's Craft Project at the Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder.

Remote Sensing

USGS EROS Data Center. Remote sensing product information, samples, and ordering.

USGS Digital Geospatial Data

Navigation

U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center. GPS, DGPS, Omega, Loran-C, and radiobeacon navigation systems; publication of Local Notices to Mariners.

Miscellaneous

Map projection overview, by Peter H. Dana. Part of the Geographer's Craft Project at the Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder.
U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Gazetteer. Locates U.S. places by name or locations by zip code; provides population and location and access to a regional map and Census tables.

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