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Reference
Cities and Buildings Database
A database made avaialbe through the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections, this collection contains digitized images of buildings and cities throughout time and the around the world.
[English] Country Names and Code
This site contains two-letter e-mail and internet abbreviations (i.e., ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements) for various countries.
Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines
This site contains an extensive glossary of words, phrases, and acronyms primarily related to oceanography, but it also includes the spheres of paleoceanograpmeteorologylogy, climatology, geology, numerical analysis, and more. At the end are links to 20 or more related glossaries. Entries are indexed alphabetically and include definitions and links to online sources.
Government Information Resources/WSU Libraries
Contains government information, U.S. Federal Resources, International Resources, Statistical and Data Resources, Maps, GIS Resources, and more.
IEG-MAPS
Server from the Institue of European History - Mainz featuring downloadable, digital historical maps of Germany and Europe in mainly the 19th century.
Infoplease.com/All the Knowledge You Need
Information Please answers a broad range of questions at all levels. The site is FREE and is routinely updated.
Countries Internet Address Suffix List
This site lists the 2 letter suffix indicating the country of origin of a web site.
JewishGen Shtetl Links
A Shtetl is a little city, town, or village of pre-WWII Jewish communities. This site provides links to Shtetls around the world.
Learning Resources (National Atlas of Canada)
View various catagories of electronic maps of Canada including: environmental, people and society, economic, historical, reference, climate change, freshwater, and health. Users can also access an electronic version of the 4th ad 5th editions of the National Atlas of Canada.
MAGERT - Map and Geography Sites
Includes links to professional organizations concerned with maps, web sites with extensive cartographic resources, and education pages.
Online Map Catalogs in North America and Europe
An article about searching for maps through online catalogs, Throughout the article are hotlinks to various online map catalogs.
Open Directory Project - List of German Municipalities
Lists of German municipalities, organized alphbetically by name, accompanied by administrative information about each, including: administrative key number, zip code, land/state, region/administrative district, county license plate numbers, and county located in. Site is in German and English.
Resources for earth science and geography instruction
Links to sites about 34 various earth science- and environmental science-related topics. The sites were selected for image quality, ease with which lesson plans can be developed, organization, authenticity, scope, and format.
Scale Calculator
This site will do American standard, metric, and miscellaneous conversions, to aid in calculating scale.
State Department of Transportation and Tourism Links
This site lists links to the Departments of Transportation for all 50 states, as well as links for tourism information.
TopoZone (Trails.com)
Subscribing to Trails.com gives you access to topo maps, trail guides, air photos, weather information and more.
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
You can search the tourism information by entering a country, or (if within the US) state.
U.S. Census Bureau
Contains various resources for topics and data related to census information.
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Remote Sensing
Basic Science and Remote Sensing Initiative (BSRSI)
This site describes the BSRSI, a research program in the Department of Geography at Michigan State University. The site describes BSRSI's research profile, job openings, graduate studies, facilities, staff, procedures, and documents.
Boston Atlas
Search Boston orthophotos by word, phrase, or address and add GIS data layers to image.
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) [Natural Resources Canada]
The government of Canada's centre of expertise for space-based remote sensing science and technology.
CEOCat3 CCRS Earth Observation Catalogue [Natural Resources Canada]
View and download remote sensing imagery of LandSat 7, Radarsat, NOAA/AVHRR imagery and more.
Cities Collection [NASA]
Outstanding astronaut photography of cities takenduring spaceflight.
DigitalGlobe
Purchase high-resolution commercial imagery.
EarthExplorer
Find and order satellite images, aerial photography, and cartographic products from the USGS.
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center [USGS]
Access to aerial photographs, digital elevation models, digital raster graphics, satellite imagery, and land cover data.
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change [USGS]
This site from the USGS shows satellite imagery linked to relating articles about environmental change around the globe. Click on the world map for the area image and the related article.
Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) [Univ. of Maryland]
Search, browse and download free satellite imagery.
GlobeXplorer
Online library of aerial photographs, satellite images and maps for sale.
GRIN: Great Images In NASA
This site contains "a collection of over a thousand images of significant historical interest scanned at high-resolution in several sizes." Images may be searched, browsed, or downloaded.
Ionia GlobCover [European Space Agency]
Download global land cover at 300-meter resolution covering the period December 2004 to June 2006.
Live Search Maps [Microsoft]
This site is a free online local search and mapping service that combines road and aerial maps worldwide and unique bird’s eye imagery for select areas.
MapMart
Online mapping store, with air photos, satellite images, DEMs, street maps and data for sale.
The National Map Seamless Server [USGS]
Free downloads of orthoimagery and Landsat imagery. Also has transportation, boundaries, hydrography, land cover and elevation data.
NIX [NASA Image eXchange]
This site contains a web-based search engine for searching one or more of NASA's online multimedia collections. Searching is performed using keywords. NIX returns thumbnail sized images, textual descriptions, image numbers, links to higher resolution images, and links to the organization that stores each image.
Photojournal [NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory]
Over 2,000 Shuttle Radar Topography Mission images are available to view or download.
SAXTA Project
The SAXTA Project is a distributed system of sharing high-resolution Earth observation data sets. "The objective is to dramatically improve access to, and distribution of, high-resolution satellite data sets for the science, applied science, and education communities."
Shoreline Data Explorer [NOAA]
The Data Explorer provides high-resolution digital shoreline from multi-temporal surveys of the United States' coastline.
Shuttle Radar Telemetry Mission (SRTM) [NASA]
"This is the SRTM home page. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth."
Shuttle Radar Telemetry Mission (SRTM) [USGS]
SRTM data is available for download through the USGS EROS data center, which can be reached from this site.
Southeast Wisconsin Regional Land Information Aerial Photography
Information on the Southeast Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission's (SEWRPC) aerial photography program. Includes an orthophoto viewer.
Spot Image
SPOT and FORMOSTAT 2 satellite imagery for sale.
TerraLook: Satellite Imagery to View a Changing World (USGS)
Users can order georeferenced JPEG satellite images through the GloVis ordering system.
TerraServer
Aerial photography and satellite imagery for sale.
USDA National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP)
Information regarding this federal aerial photography program. Includes information on ordering NAIP imagery.
USGS Global Visualization Viewer
Use this site to view Landsat 7 and Landsat 4/5 browse images of areas through out the world. Although similar to earthexplorer.usgs.gov, this web site is very easy to use and allows users to add map layers to the browse images.
USGS National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP)
Information regarding this federal aerial photography program through the USGS.
Visible Earth [NASA]
A catalog of NASA images and animations.
Wisconsin Catalog of Aerial Photography
"This catalog is the most complete record of aerial photography in Wisconsin to date, containing information for over 3,000 projects."
[Wisconsin Department of Transportation] Aerial Imagery
"The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Surveying and Mapping Section has recent and historical black and white vertical aerial imagery of the entire state of Wisconsin to assist in the design of highways and other transportation improvements. This aerial imagery is available for purchase through WisDOT Surveying and Mapping Section."
WisconsinView
"WisconsinView is dedicated to building a remote sensing community in Wisconsin that provides citizens easy online access to federal imagery data products. WisconsinView is supported by USGS federal funding through the AmericaView Inc. Consortium."
World Wide InfraRed Composite
Displays an Infrared composite of the earth's surface.
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Search
All the Web
A search enigine for finding web pages, pictures, videos, MP3 files, and FTP files.
The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value
Article discusing the "Deep Web," web pages which do not exist until they are created dynamically as the result of a specific search, making them difficult for traditional search engines to find.
Direct Search
Direct Search is a growing compilation of links to the search interfaces of resources that contain data on the "Invisible Web", that is, resources not easily or entirely accessible when using general search engines.
Geoindex
A search engine which specializes in geoenvironmental topics - geotechnical, environmental, hydrogeological, geology, mining, and petroleum. The site also contains a list of association, company, educational, and governmental links related to the geoenvironmental profession.
Vivísimo
A search engine that organizes search results into "document clusters", i.e., site lists grouped by topic.
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Socioeconomic
Applied Population Laboratory
A web site is produced by the Applied Population Laboratory, a group of research and outreach professionals within the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The site contains excellent demographic and economic data, and offers products such as reports and maps, and services from mappings to custom projects.
Family Search
The site, produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, contains extensive genealogical records and general information on how to conduct genological research.
U.S. Census Bureau
Contains various resources for topics and data related to census information.
University of Michigan Document Center - Statistical Resources on the Web
A site with an extensive subject index of links to U.S. Government agencies that provide statistical information.
World Factbook/CIA
This site has an abundance of international and national data, maps, and historical information, and much more.
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Statistics
Counting California
Access to actual raw data about California compiled by federal, state, and local agencies. Collate and integrate data by topic,geography, title, and provider.
Lijphart Elections Archive - University of California, San Diego Social Sciences & Humanities Library
A catalog of holdings of national elections statistics from various democratic countries throughout the world. Many of the statistics can be directly accessed from the catalog.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistical Resources on the Web. A site with links to most U.S. Government agencies that provide statistical information. Arranged by subject. Good links to weather statistics. Web site produced by the University of Michigan Document Center.
