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Aboriginal Mapping Network networking the aboriginal mapping community The Aboriginal Mapping Network is a collection of resource pages for First Nation mappers who are looking for answers to common questions regarding mapping, information management and GIS |
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Arctic Research Consortium of the United States |
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ASPRS online "The mission of the ASPRS is to advance knowledge and improve understanding of mapping sciences and to promote the responsible applications of photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and supporting technologies"--Mission statement screen |
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Association of American Geographers Geographic Information Systems and Science Specialty Group [home page] An electronic version of the print newsletter of the GIS Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers |
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Atlas of living Australia sharing biodiversity knowledge Provides access to an array of information on Australia's plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms, including species pages, names lists, ID keys, over 23 million records, photos, mapping tools, and more |
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British Columbia Archives Home page of the British Columbia Archives, located in Victoria, B.C. Includes information about using the archives and its collections. Provides access to digital archival resources, including visual images and textual, genealogical, and cartographic materials |
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British Geological Survey applied geoscience for our changing earth The British Geological Survey is the UK's national centre for earth science information and supplier of geoscience solutions. It acquires and maintains up-to-date knowledge of the UK and its continental shelf by means of systematic geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrogeological and geotechnical surveys underpinned by high quality research. The homepage links to information about BGS's organisation, activities, products, services, news and contact details |
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Canadian Association of Geographers Association canadienne des geographes The Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. CAG highlights membership details, publications of the association, and regional divisions of CAG. CAG is dedicated to the encouragement of geographical study and research, particularly related to Canada |
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Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) The CHS is responsible for charting Canada's 131,650 nautical miles of coastline (the longest of any country in the world), the 739,266 square nautical miles of continental shelf and territorial sea, plus inland lakes and waterways |
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Clark Labs The Clark Labs (formerly the IDRISI Project) is a non-profit research organization within the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. Activities undertaken by the Labs include: the development, distribution, and support of the raster geographic information system and image processing software IDRISI and the vector digitizing and editing software CartaLinx; training and educational materials development; research in the development and application of GIS and related technologies |
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Digital library of the Caribbean The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections. Current partners include the Archives nationales d'Haiti (ANH), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), The College of The Bahamas (COB), the Fundacio n Global Desarollo y Democracia (FUNGLODE), the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), the Universidad de Oriente (UDO) in Venezuela, Florida International University (FIU), the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), the University of Central Florida (UCF), the University of South Florida (USF) and the University of Florida (UF) |
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Europa gateway to the European Union The European Union's server |
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Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy |
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GAP Analysis Program |
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GeoBC BC's geographic gateway |
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geoCOMMUNITY "This excellent site from geocomm.com highlights a wide variety of resources for researchers interested in the newest GIS maps, tools, and software. The site includes a search engine (focused on geographic-related Websites), geo software (including freeware), recent news related to the GIS community, and a handful of educational materials (see Fun Stuff). The heart of the site is the GIS Data Depot section, however." The Scout Report November 29, 1999 Volume 6, Number 27 |
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Global Forest Watch linking forests and people |
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GLOBIO modelling human impacts on biodiversity "The GLOBIO consortium has developed a global-scale spatial model of the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity. The model is designed to produce policy relevant indicators for use in assessments, scenario exercises and exploration of the impacts of policy options. The main indicator produced is the mean abundance of the original species belonging to an ecosystem (MSA): that is, the abundance of native wildlife." |
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Hydraulics [home page] The Hydraulics Branch is part of the WSDOT Project Development Division, providing technical support, training and policy manuals in the disciplines of hydrology and hydraulics to WSDOT headquarters, regional PE offices and consultants; it also provides varying degrees of technical support to other state agencies and local agencies. Access to the Highway runoff manual, Precipitation maps, Hydraulics manual, Hydraulics report and checklist, and Fish passage information are available from this website |
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inventory and monitoring program |
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Modern Language Association language map a map of languages in the United States Using data from the U.S. 2000 Census, this MLA site offers interactive mapping to show the density of speakers of thirty-seven languages and language groups. The Language Map illustrates the density of language speakers in zip codes and counties and allows comparisons between languages or states. The Data Center provides the numbers of speakers of languages in a specific state, county, zip code, metropolitan area, or town. The site provides data documentation with links and a Quick Tour for getting started |
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NCGIA National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis The NCGIA is an independent research consortium whose primary mandate is to conduct basic research in geographic information science and its related technology. There are three sites in the consortium: University of California, Santa Barbara, the State University of New York at Buffalo, and the University of Maine |
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Oddens' bookmarks the fascinating world of maps and mapping Presents a collection of cartographic links to maps and atlases of regions and countries |
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Old world trade routes (OWTRAD) a catalogue of georeferenced caravanserais/khans v.2.0 (Dec 2004) |
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Scott Polar Research Institute |
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Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) Includes downloadable GIS data for Thailand |
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Tillamook Estuaries Partnership a national estuary project The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and restoration of the five Tillamook County estuaries and the watersheds that sustain them |
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USGS Geospatial Data Clearinghouse |
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Washington framework and data coordination (FDC) The framework is geospatial data that is collected and maintained by many organizations in Washington State. It will include digital orthoimagery, elevation, transportation, hydrography, governmental units and cadastral data |
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Washington Geographic Information Council "The WAGIC is recognized as the statewide body responsible for coordinating and facilitating the use and development of Washington State's geospatial information. This information, as well as public information about the Council--its purpose, activities, membership, and accomplishments--are to be found in these pages." |
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