AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
TerraServer
is a worldwide source of current, digital satellite imagery
and aerial photography in both color and black and white. One
can view all of the available imagery for free down to 8 meters
of detail. Subscribers (those who pay) can see more detail and
can download images. TerraServer started as a joint research
project between TerraServer.com, Microsoft, the USGS and Compaq.
TerraServer became a distinct business so it could sell images
on-line.
TerraServer-USA
is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free
public access to aerial photographs of the United States. TerraServer
is designed to work with commonly available computer systems
and Web browsers over slow speed communications links. TerraServer
is operated by the Microsoft Corporation as a research project
for developing advanced database technology. (See also their
listing under MAPPING:
ONLINE, since they also provide topo maps.)
ACARTOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION
Class
Material Coordinate Systems
from the Geographer's Craft. This site privides
an overview of coordinate systems for georeferencing, a brief
description of local and global systems for use in precise positioning
and navigation, and geographic information systems for the location
of points in space. There are many different coordinate systems,
based on a variety of geodetic datums, units, projections, and
reference systems in use today. As an example, this overview
often uses the position of one of the thousands of geodetic
control points in the United States, the star in the hand of
the Goddess of Liberty atop the Capitol building in Austin,
Texas.
Class
Material Geodetic Datums from the Geographer's
Craft. This site provides a introduction on geodetic datums.
Geodetic datums define the size and shape of the earth and the
origin and orientation of the coordinate systems used to map
the earth. Modern geodetic datums range from flat-earth models
used for plane surveying to complex models used for international
applications which completely describe the size, shape, orientation,
gravity field, and angular velocity of the earth. While cartography,
surveying, navigation, and astronomy all make use of geodetic
datums, the science of geodesy is the central topic of the site.
A
Gallery of Map Projections
is a site hosted by Illinois State University that has, in pdf
format, hundreds of map projections of the world. Each map is
a black and white line drawing, showing the land masses, water
bodies, and graticule.
The
Map Projections Home Page at Hunter College, by Karen Mulcahy,
has a collection of information relating to map projections.
DATA
PROVIDERS
ADC
Home Page. American Digital Cartography, Inc.sells digital
street map data. The products are excellent for geocoding and
routing, extremely accurate and updated regularly. Maps are
provided using YOUR coordinate projection, available in a variety
of GIS and CAD formats and available by the city, county, state
or the entire US.
CensusCD.
Products are designed for libraries, Federal, State and local
government agencies, schools, corporations, realtors, think
tanks, consultants, planners, marketing analysts and academic
researchers at universities. They allow the user to select geographies
and demographics from pull down menus. With 4 or 5 mouse clicks,
you can design the report or map you want. All
their census products come with mapping capabilities –
you can see full color maps with the sub-areas you select delineated
on your map. They also all allow exporting of both the data
and the geographic boundaries into dbf or ascii formats that
can be used in databases, SAS, SPSS, ArcView, MapInfo, and several
other common software packages.
JOBS
FOR GEOGRAPHERS
Ohio
State University has a webpage with links to job listings
of the AAG and ACSM and more.
Oklahoma
State University has a section about the careers Geographers
can have. Included is a Powerpoint presentation on "Where
Geography can take you." Our undergraduate advisor recommended
selecting the IE v.5 edition of the presentation.
GOVERNMENT:
FEDERAL
NASA
is the source for much data, including details of planned future
systems. Many related links are available, including a master
data base to facilitate searching.
National
Geophysical Data Center. A web site for all sorts of geological
and earth resources information and data.
National
Ocean Service is a source of information for mapping and
charting of ports and oceans, etc.
National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which used to be called
the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), provides access
to the world's imagery, imagery intelligence and geospatial
information.
The
Census Bureau of the United States, part of the Department
of Commerce, is the home of TIGER data for computer mapping.
USGS,
United States Geological Survey. This site is the home of the
National Mapping Division, host for the Federal
Geographic Data Committee , the National Spatial Data Infrastructure,
and headquarters for the data archive at the EROS
Data Center.
MAP
SELLERS AND COMMERICIAL COMPANIES
1-World Maps
and 1-World Globes
sells maps and globes on-line.
Avenza
Software Marketing Inc. MAPublisher Homepage. MAPublisher
is a suite of filters that bridges Geographic Information System
(GIS) technology to high-end graphics, high-resolution printing,
and electronic publishing technology, making map production
faster.
Cartagram.
Cartagram, based in Alabama, produces custom maps with high
graphic quality for diverse clients across the nation. On the
website, Steve Gordon, who is Cartagram's principal cartographer,
and is a co-author on the Illustrator WOW! books, shares
articles about mapmaking and reviews of mapmaking software.
DeLorme
makes the Street Atlas USAŽ, and does CD-ROM mapping, GPS, and
geographic data systems.
East
View Cartographic has, among other international cartographic
materials, Russian-produced topographic maps, nautical charts,
and satellite imagery. They have offices in Minnesota, Russia,
and the Ukraine.
Heritage
Antique Map Museum offers rare and antique maps and books
to be used as display, for sale, for sale by auction, educational
services, collection development, and more. [When this link
was checked November 25, 2003, the pages showed up in HTML code.]
Laser-Scan
Homepage. Laser-Scan provides object-oriented GIS application
development and spatial database environment (ADE and ODBMS),
with a range of solutions built on this software platform.
Map
and Globe.com. "Map and Globe.com" used to be
called "A Galaxy of Maps." It is a complete source
for maps, globes, charts, wall maps, map accessories, mapping
software, GIS and GPS products.
MapInfo
"is a global software company
that integrates software, data and services to help customers
realize greater value from location-based information and drive
more insightful decisions."
MapLink
is an importer, distributor, and dealer in contemporary mapping
from around the world.
MicroImages,
Inc. Homepage. MicroImages, Inc., has software for geospatial
analysis. Corporate and product information for the TNT professional
and free TNTlite software products for GIS are available for
image processing and geospatial data analysis.
Sam
Wormley's Maps and Mapping Agencies List takes you to other
sites full of commerical mapping companies.
Tele
Atlas is a worldwide provider of digital map data. They
offer digital map coverage in the world.
WorldView
Antique Maps shows, buys, and sells beautiful, original
antique maps.
MAPPING:
GEOLOGICAL
East
View Cartographic, although it carries a variety of geological
map materials, specializes in geological data produced in Russia
and by the Russians. They have offices in Minnesota, Russia,
and the Ukraine.
Geologic
Data Systems, based in Denver, CO, supplies maps and geophysical
data based on geologic, topographic, environmental, and other
industry-related topics. Their available mapping area is nearly
the entire world.
USGS,
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP). This
site is focused on the details of the USGS National Cooperative
Geologic Mapping Program. It provides information regarding
the geologic mapping program. The primary goal of the program
is to collect, process, analyze, translate, and disseminate
earth-science information through geologic maps.
USGS,
National Geological Map Database Homepage. This site, developed
by the USGS, is a prototype version of a database which provides
access to maps and other spatially referenced data for studies
in geology, geophysics, marine geology, earth resources hazards,
geochemistry, and geochronology.
USGS,
Woods Hole Field Center: SeaFloor Mapping server. This site
provides information on sea floor mapping servers. It also provides
on-line data for remote sensing and GIS applications.
MAPPING:
ONLINE
MapCruzin.com
is an online resource for creating mapping projects involving
environmental justice research, data analysis, report writing,
GIS mapping, and community outreach. Their mission is to provide
the information, tools, resources and expertise to enhance personal
growth and knowledge and empower others in their efforts towards
improving environmental and social conditions.
MapQuest.
Produced by GeoSystems Global Corp, this site is a user-interactive
atlas. It has a trip router and map designer utility.
Maps
On Us. This site is an user-interactive on-line mapping
system. You must complete the registration process before you
can use it.
The
Census Bureau's TMS (Tiger Mapping System). This is an on-line
USA map with street level detail, and with feature and thematic
mapping capability.
TerraServer-USA
is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free
public access to maps and aerial photographs of the United States.
TerraServer is designed to work with commonly available computer
systems and Web browsers over slow speed communications links.
TerraServer is operated by the Microsoft Corporation as a research
project for developing advanced database technology. [As of
August 2004, the image quality of the maps was not nearly as
good as those on the TopoZone site, listed below. An area that
required an overlap of quadrangles did not even have the overlap
accurate. —Webmaster]
TopoZone
has on-line, printable topographic maps, covering the entire
United States, for professional and recreational map users.
TopoZone worked with the USGS to create this free service.
In addition to serving maps on the
TopoZone, the site also provides custom digital topographic
data for Web, GIS, and CAD applications. Their Web Services
system can add their maps directly to a user's desktop or server
through their ArcIMS and OGC WMS interfaces.
Vicinity
Corporation's MapBlast! MapBlast! is a site on the Web where
users can download an interactive map of their location and
embed it in their own Web site for free. MapBlast! allows users
to place a personal icon at their exact street address, email
maps to other users, etc.
MAPPING:
SHAREWARE
GRASS.
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System provides information
about geographic resource analysis.GRASS GIS is a Geographical
Information System with raster, topological vector, image processing,
and graphics production functionality that operates in the UNIX
environment through a graphical user interface and shell in
X-Windows. It is released under GNU GPL. And it is free.
PERIODICALS
GEO
World is an on-line magazine.
UCSB
RESOURCES
Biogeography
Lab. The UCSB Biogeography Lab was established in 1991 within
the Institute for Computational Earth System Science (ICESS).
The prime mission of this lab is to conduct basic and applied
research on the ecology, distribution and conservation status
of species and ecosystems with the aid of geographic information
systems and remote sensing. A list of of current research and
recent works can be found by following the links on the Biogeography
site.
Campus
and Local
maps. These two web pages were developed by UCSB Engineering
Department and have the campus map of UCSB and a local map of
the Gelota.
ICESS
is the home page for the Institute for Computational Earth System
Science (ICESS). ICESS focuses on research and graduate education
in earth sciences, with an emphasis on processes governing the
environmental optics of the earth. Several links located in
the ICESS site relate to their research and satellite data.
Lab
on Individual Differences in Spatial Cognition provides
up-to-date information on the current research on spatial cognition.
A list of faculty and published papers are included.
NCGIA
(National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis) is
an independent research consortium dedicated to basic research
and education in geographic information science and its related
technologies, including geographic information systems (GIS).
You can find information about accuracy and uncertainty in spatial
data, cognition, modeling and representation, and major research
projects currently being performed.
RUSCC
(Research Unit on Spatial Cognition and Choice) provides a description
of their ongoing research, conducted at UCSB. RUSCC encourages
multi-disciplinary research on spatial behavior.
UCSB
E-Mail Directory is a website where you can search online
for faculty and staff email addresses.
UCSB
Homepage has information on academics-related topics and
general information about the campus itself.
WEATHER
California
Winter Weather Page. This web site gives detail information
about the highway conditions across the state of California
and provides ski conditions for the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
La
Jolla Surfing Weather Page has up-to-date surfing conditions
for Southern California and weather conditions for specific
areas worldwide.
Los
Angeles/Oxnard Weather Service Office has global weather
information, although it specializes in the following counties:
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo.
Ohio
State Web Site. The Ohio State University website gives
helpful weather data and graphics for North America.
West
Coast regional site. The California Regional Weather Server
Site provides up-to-date graphical infomation for West Coast
and East Coast, USA. You can follow the local storm track from
the Pacific to regional pressure gradients in the atmosphere
and the position of the subpolar jet stream as it makes it way
across North America.
OTHER
SITES WITH USEFUL LINKS
Geographer's
Craft. The Geography Department website of University of
Texas at Austin supplies links to various topics concerning
geography. It also offers general and academic information about
their department.
Geography
for All Levels. This link takes you to the "Electronic
Resources for Geography" at Abilene Christian University.
University of Innsbruck's search
engine of Geography
Departments worldwide. You can search by country and various
disciplines within Geography. They do have a link to our site!
Geography
Humor, a page with links to an assortment of Geography jokes
and humor, on the website of Matt T. Rosenberg. Mr. Rosenberg
is a geographer, a Director of Emergency Services for the American
Red Cross, and the author of the Geography Bee Complete Preparation
Handbook and The Handy Geography Answer Book. Be
forewarned: annoying ads come with accessing this page.
Search4Science
is an internet search engine to find colleagues, subscribe to
news, get into discussion groups, even find jobs listed for
your field of expertise. The designers hope the site becomes
an internet community of scientists by scientists.
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