Web Links

Web Browsers OpenFAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
	( http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/ )

General Interest
Geography Network. Access to geographic content, including live maps and data.
	( http://www.geographynetwork.com/ )
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). CIESIN projects, res...
	( http://www.ciesin.org/ )
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Links to the National Geospatial Data Clearingh...
	( http://www.fgdc.gov/ )
Ohio State University Center for Mapping.
	( http://www.cfm.ohio-state.edu/index.php )
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Census information regarding population and housing, economy, ...
	( http://www.census.gov/ )
Data access tools, including TIGER Map Server, to generate detailed maps on the fly.
	( http://www.census.gov/main/www/access.html )
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA activities, including rules, publications...
	( http://www.epa.gov/ )
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Home Page. Topics in geology, mapping, and water resources;...
	( http://www.usgs.gov/ )
U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
	( http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/ )
University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geography. Worldwide list of geography d...
	( http://www.colorado.edu/geography/virtdept/resources/depts/depts.htm )
DeLorme Mapping. A variety of mapping products.
	( http://www.delorme.com/ )
Thomas Bros. Maps. Street guides, wall maps, and road atlases of the western United State...
	( http://store.randmcnally.com/category/thomas+guide.do?code=tbhome )

GIS
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, at the University of Arkansas. Links to a varie...
	( http://www.cast.uark.edu/ )
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). ArcView, ArcInfo, and related products; ...
	( http://www.esri.com/ )
GIS FAQ. Answers to frequently asked questions.
	( http://www.ciesin.org/gisfaq/faq-index.html )
geoplace.com. Resource for spatial information.
	( http://www.geoplace.com/ME2/Default.asp )
Geospatial Solutions magazine. GIS case studies and related information.
	( http://www.geospatial-solutions.com/ )
MapInfo. Desktop GIS software and associated products.
	( http://www.mapinfo.com/ )
Notes and study materials, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geog...
	( http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/notes.html )

GPS
GPS World. Magazine specializing in news and articles regarding current products and appl...
	( http://www.gpsworld.com/ )
Navtech, GPS seminars and equipment.
	( http://www.navtechgps.com/scripts/default.asp )
Global Positioning System Overview, by Peter H. Dana. Part of the Geographer's Craft Proj...
	( http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html )

Remote Sensing
USGS EROS Data Center. Remote sensing product information, samples, and ordering.
	( http://eros.usgs.gov )

USGS Digital Geospatial Data
Digital Line Graphs(DLGs); Digital Elevation Models (DEMs); and Digital Orthophoto Quadra...
	( http://www.usgs.gov/ngpo/ )

Navigation
U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center. GPS, DGPS, Omega, Loran-C, and radiobeacon navigation...
	( http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ )

Miscellaneous
Map projection overview, by Peter H. Dana. Part of the Geographer's Craft Project at the ...
	( http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/mapproj/mapproj.html )
U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Gazetteer. Locates U.S. places by name or locations by zi...
	( http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer )

Geographic Education Children
Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins-Geography.
	( http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Geography/index.html )

Children & Adult
The USGS and Science Education, dedicated to K-12 education and lifelong learning.
	( http://education.usgs.gov/ )

Adult
Remote Sensing Core Curriculum, from the International Center for Remote Sensing Educatio...
	( http://www.r-s-c-c.org/ )

Sources of Mapping Programs and Databases for Microcomputers Thematic Mapping
MapInfo. MapInfo Desktop, Map Info for PowerMac.
	( http://www.mapinfo.com/ )
MapViewer. Golden Software, Inc.
	( http://www.goldensoftware.com/ )
TNTAtlas. MicroImages, Inc.
	( http://www.microimages.com/ )

Surface Mapping
Surfer. Golden Software, Inc.
	( http://www.goldensoftware.com/ )

Geographic Information Systems
ESRI, geographic information system software.
	( http://www.esri.com/products/index.html )
Maptitude. Caliper Corporation.
	( http://www.caliper.com/ )
The IDRISI Project. Clark Labs for Cartographic Technology and Geographic Analyses, Clark...
	( http://www.clarklabs.org/ )
MacGIS (Macintosh). Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture and Alli...
	( http://ise.uoregon.edu/macGIS/macGISHomePage.html )
MapInfo. MapInfo Desktop, Map Info for PowerMac.
	( http://www.mapinfo.com/ )

Image Processing
The IDRISI Project. Clark Labs for Cartographic Technology and Geographic Analyses, Clark...
	( http://www.clarklabs.org/ )
TNTMips. MicroImages, Inc.
	( http://www.microimages.com/ )
ERDAS IMAGINE, at Leica Geosystems, GIS & Mapping Division.
	( http://www.erdas.com/ )

Data
DLG, TIGER, ETAK, and other data. American Digital Cartography.
	( http://www.adci.com/ )
geodata.gov, U.S. maps and data.
	( http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos )
Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS) Information Site.
	( http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/ )
DeLorme: Digital and Paper Maps
	( http://www.delorme.com/ )
MicroImages, Inc.
	( http://www.microimages.com/ )
Thomas Bros. Maps
	( http://store.randmcnally.com/category/thomas+guide.do?code=tbhome )

Terrain Shading
Cartesia Software, by Map Resources.
	( http://www.mapresources.com/ )
Mountain High Maps, Digital Wisdom, Inc.
	( http://www.digiwis.com/ )

Search Engines The following sites provide access to search capabilities that will help extend your search for topics of particular interest to you. General Searches
DogPile. This site uses several search engines, newsgroups, and ftp indices.
	( http://www.dogpile.com/ )
Yahoo.
	( http://www.yahoo.com/ )
AltaVista.
	( http://www.altavista.com/ )
Google.
	( http://www.google.com/ )

Specialized Locations
Infomine, Maps and GIS, part of the Scholarly Internet Resource Collections provided by t...
	( http://infomine.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/search?maps )
Library Collections in Maps and Cartography, including World Wide Web resources, at the U...
	( http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/MapCollections.html )
Maps and references, links provided by the University of Iowa.
	( http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_references.html )
Maps, gazetteers and geographical information. The sites are of particular interest to ge...
	( http://www.cyndislist.com/maps.htm )
Constantly updated source for information about geography and cartography, by Matt Rosenb...
	( http://geography.about.com/ )