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GEOGRAPHY Geography Dictionaries & Glossaries GIS DICTIONARY (Geographical Information System) - University of Edinburgh and Association for Geographic Information, U.K. "...The dictionary includes definitions for 980 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemented by 52 diagrams...."

GEOGRAPHIC MAPS & ATLASES World Map Atlases WORLD FACTBOOK - Central Intelligence Agency Includes: "...Maps, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, etc..." For more information see the Central Intelligence Agency WORLD MAP ATLAS - MapQuest "...Select a map using the navigation in the left column or the pulldown menus..." For more information see the MapQuest MAP MACHINE - National Geographic "...A revolution in online mapping..." For more information see National Geographic MAPQUEST - MapQuest.com "...With this interactive street guide, you get access to maps anywhere in the world..."

Geo-Sparial Maps, Fly Over Maps, 3D Maps, etc. GEO-DATA EXPLORER (GEODE) - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "...Use GEO-DATA Explorer (GEODE) to access, view, and download information from geo-spatial databases containing a broad spectrum of data produced by the USGS and other government agencies..." For more information see the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) GLOBAL LAND COVER DATABASES - Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland Multimedia Databases (Text & Images). "...The Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) provides earth science data and products to help everyone to better understand global environmental systems..." GOOGLE EARTH - Google Inc. "...Quickly zoom from space down to street level and combine imagery, 3D geography, maps, and business data to get the total picture in seconds..." JULES VERNE VOYAGER MAP SERVER - UNAVCO, Inc. "...an interactive map tool for virtual exploration of Earth and other worlds; custom map creation with fully interactive pan and zoom & extensive image selection..." For more information see Map Tools or NAVCO, Inc. SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY DATABASES - FLY-OVERS, MOVIES, 3D, ETC. - Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), JPL and is an international project spearheaded by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Multimedia Databases (Text & Images). "...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..." SATELITE IMAGERY - Digital Globe

Interactive Mapping, Design Your Own Map PLANIGLOBE - M. Weinelt, S. Körsgen & R. Kantz, kk+w - digitale kartografie GmbH, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany) With Planiglobe "...you may generate maps interactively at planiglobe. Zoom in and out, search for places and add your own locations to a map...These formats are vector based graphic formats which overcome resolution limitations usually found with JPEG or GIF formats. You can select and edit single objects or groups of lines, points or polygons and change graphic attributes such as size and color..." GAZZA'S INTERACTIVE MAPS - G. Nicholson, New Zealand VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Gary Nicholson's Home Page Some examples of Interactive Maps include The World: World Journey Planner Mediterranean Sea Planner Map New Zealand Journey Planner Map GMT-3: THE GENERIC MAPPING TOOLS - Developed and Maintained by: P. Wessel & W.H.F. Smith, Department of Geology and Geophysics, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawai'i at Manoa Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) "...is an open source collection of ~60 tools for manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and producing Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots via contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views. GMT supports ~30 map projections and transformations and comes with support data such as GSHHS coastlines, rivers, and political boundaries..." For more information see Pål (Paul) Wessel's Home Page GMT-3: THE GENERIC MAPPING TOOLS - Developed and Maintained by: P. Wessel & W.H.F. Smith, Department of Geology and Geophysics, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawai'i at Manoa VERY EXTENSIVE & VERY FAST. "...GMT is a free, public-domain collection of ~50 UNIX tools that allow users to manipulate (x,y) and (x,y,z) data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and produce Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging..." For more information see Pål (Paul) Wessel's Home Page

Geographic Maps & Atlases for Individual Countries FOR INTERACTIVE MAPS FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES SEE "COUNTRIES" Australia AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC ATLASES & MAPS - Environment Australia, Department of the Environment & Heritage, Sydney, Australia For more information see Department of the Environment & Heritage Canada CANADA: THE NATIONAL ATLAS OF CANADA - Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Natural Resources Canada For more information see Natural Resources Canada Spain PYRENEES ROAD MAPS, MAPS OF THE PYRENEES - Tourism Interactive.com, Zaragoza, Spain For more information see Tourism Interactive U.S. U.S. INTERACTIVE MAP - Google U.S. INTERACTIVE MAP - Yahoo GEODATA - U.S. MAPS & DATA - Geospatial One-Stop Multimedia Interactive Databases (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). "...a web-based portal for one-stop access to maps, data and other geospatial services that will simplify the ability of all levels of government and citizens to find geospatial data and learn more about geospatial projects underway..." GEO-DATA EXPLORER (GEODE) - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "...Use GEO-DATA Explorer (GEODE) to access, view, and download information from geo-spatial databases containing a broad spectrum of data produced by the USGS and other government agencies..." For more information see the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) MAPTECH: ONLINE TOPO MAPS, NAUTICAL CHARTS, AERO CHARTS & NAV PHOTOS - Maptech, Inc., Amesbury, MA NATIONAL ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES - National Mapping Information, U.S. Geological Survery (USGS) For more information see National Atlas Information or National Mapping Information TERRAFLY: AN INTERACTIVE "FLY-OVER" OF THE U.S. - High Performance Database Research Center (HPDRC), School of Computer Science, Florida International University For more information see the Florida International University

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES, ETC. Geographic Names World Wide ALEXANDRIA DIGITAL LIBRARY GAZETTEER SERVER - Alexandria Digitial Library Project (ADL), University of California, Santa Barbara For more information see Research or the Alexandria Digitial Library Project (ADL) GETTY THESAURUS OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES ON LINE - The J. Paul Getty Trust For more information see the Conducting Research; Research at Getty or The Getty MULTIMAP - Multimap.com, London, U.K. Australia AUSTRALIA GEOGRAPHIC PLACE NAMES (GAZETEER) - Environment Australia, Department of the Environment & Heritage, Sydney, Australia For more information see GIS Tools; Australian Maps & Databases or Department of the Environment & Heritage U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NAMES INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GNIS) - U.S. Geological Survery (USGS), Department of the Interior Geographic Names Information Systems (GNIS) "...Applying the latest technology, the Board on Geographic Names continues its mission. It serves the Federal Government and the public as a central authority to which name problems, name inquiries, name changes, and new name proposals can be directed. In partnership with Federal, State, and local agencies, the Board provides a conduit through which uniform geographic name usage is applied and current names data is promulgated..." For more information see the U.S. Geological Survery

MAP COLLECTIONS Map Collections All Inclusive ODDENS'S BOOKMARKS: THE FASCINATING WORLD OF MAPS AND MAPPING - R. P. Oddens, Cartography Department, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Utrecht University "...The Number 1 site for cartographic resources on the net..." Map Collections GLOBAL RELIEF MAPS - Marine Geology & Geophysics Division (MGG), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), NOAA "...This set of 20 slides contains 14 global views of the Earth in full color shaded relief, showing land and undersea topography..." For more information see MGG Images or the Marine Geology & Geophysics Division THE RYHINER-PROJECT - University Library of Berne, Switzerland "...The Ryhiner map collection is one of the most valuable and considerable collections of the world. It consists of more than 15,000 maps, charts, plans and views from the 16th to the 18th century, covering the whole globe..." For more information see the University Library of Berne

CARTOGRAPHY & GEOGRAPHY COURSES Cartography & Geography Courses & Teaching Modules THE GEOGRAPHERS CRAFT: LECTURE & NOTES - P.H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder Multimedia Geography Course & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see The Geographer's Craft or the Department of Geography Examples from over '15' Chapters include Cartographic Communication Error, Accuracy, and Precision Map Projections Mapping Courses & Teaching Modules MAPPING TOOLBOX - The MathWorks, Inc. Multimedia Course/Tutorials (Text & Images). For more information see Documentation; Support or The MathWorks TOPOGRAPHY Topography Databases GLOBAL BATHYMETRY AND TOPOGRAPHY - Marine Geology & Geophysics, National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), NOAA Mulitmedia Databases (Text & Images). For more information see Marine Geology & Geophysics

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