RESOURCES
EDUCATION
GIS in K12 Schools & Libraries
http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/k-12.html
Higher Ed http://www.esri.com/industries/university/university.html --
If you are doing lesson plans for this class see:
Lesson Plans For Dr. Mustoe
A VERY NICE STRAIGHT LINE DISTANCE CALCULATOR
Geographic Name Server
USGS Education Plans

GENERAL APPLICATION PAGES

MAPPING AVIATION

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REMOTE SENSING

GPS:

DATA SOURCES

EMPLOYMENT

GIS ASSIGNMENTS

ArcReader Download -
free viewing of ArcGIS documents
Geography Network  
U.C. Berkeley GIS Links -
Colorado DOT -
GIS Data Depot -
TopoZone
National Elevation Data Set (NED) - DEM downloads
Geospatial Data Resources
ESRI
ESRI Virtual Campus
U.S. Atlas
National Hydrography Data Set - HUC's
USGS On-Line Geospatial Data
CÜNEYT GÜLER's HOME PAGE (CSM) - GIS Information
MapMart

http://gis.esri.com/arcscripts/scripts.cfm -- ESRI's ArcScripts web page.
Share or download scripts developed by ESRI and users like you. Find scripts
by category or use the search tool to find scripts in your area of
interests.

http://support.esri.com/kbase/kb.asp -- ESRI Technical Support Knowledge
Base. Search for information and solutions to problems with your software.

http://support.esri.com/community/forums.asp -- ESRI Discussion Forums.
Discussion forums are where you can post questions and receive answers to
problems you're having with ESRI software. Your questions may be answered by
other discussion group members or ESRI staff.

http://forums.esri.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=3 -- ArcView
Discussion Forum

http://forums.esri.com/forums/index.cfm?CFApp=12 -- ArcInfo
Discussion Forum

http://support.esri.com/community/List.asp -- ESRI Mailing Lists. Subscribe
to an ESRI e-mail discussion list.

http://www.esri.com/company/free.html -- Free Resources -- Connections to
software, data, training and publications, as well as other resources
available on the ESRI web site.

http://arconline.esri.com/ -- ArcOnline -- the ArcInfo users web site.

http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/arcnews.html -- ArcNews Online -- Find out
how organizations are using GIS technology.

http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/index.html -- Read articles on user
solutions, tutorials, user group news, and more in this magazine for ESRI
software users.

http://campus.esri.com/ -- ESRI Virtual Campus. Offers self-paced training
in GIS science, technology, and applications. Sponsored by ESRI.

http://www.geographynetwork.com/ -- Geography Network. A portal to maps,
data, and services.

http://www.gis.com/ -- GIS.com. A portal to GIS information on the Web .
Sponsored by ESRI.

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GIS Link Lists
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http://www.tenlinks.com/MapGIS/ -- TenLinks.com -- The ultimate technology
directory. Compiles lists of "top ten" sites around topics of interest to
GIS and technology professionals. See their "Ultimate Map/GIS Directory"

http://www.gislinx.com/ -- GISLinx.com -- Categorized list of GIS sites
compiled to provide GIS users with a quick and easy source of information on
a variety of issues. Currently contains over 1,700 links.

http://sunflower.singnet.com.sg/~wisely/gislist.htm -- Wisely's GIS Yellow
Pages -- A very large list (120kb) but not updated since the end of 1998.

http://www.calmit.unl.edu/calmit/gisrs.html -- GIS and Remote Sensing Web
Links -- Compiled by the Center for Advanced Land Management Information
Technologies (CALMIT) at the University of Nebraska.

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Free or Cheap Data Sources
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http://www.esri.com/data/online/index.html -- ArcData Online -- Create
dynamic map images, download free geographic data, license commercial data
sets, create custom map reports.

http://gis.esri.com/datahound/main.cfm -- Data Hound -- An ESRI service that
catalogs and searches Web sites that offer freely downloadable data
compatible with ESRI software.

http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/hunt/ -- Starting the Hunt -- A guide to
on-line and free US spatial and attribute data. From the Center for Advanced
Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

http://edc.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html -- USGS Geographic Data
Download -- Download USGS digital data at multiple scales including status
maps and documentation.

http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/index.html -- National Mapping
Program Standards -- Standards for the various map and digital products from
the USGS.

http://www.gisdatadepot.com -- GIS Data Depot -- Access to our FREE
downloads and custom CD creation. Help yourself to data from our online
inventory of more than a terabyte of Geospatial data including Over 46,000
24K, 25K, 63K, 100k AND 250k USGS DRGs

http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov -- EarthExplorer -- Query and order satellite
images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products through the U.S.
Geological Survey.

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ -- US Census Bureau TIGER Topologically
Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system files.

http://www.bts.gov/gis/ntatlas/ -- National Transportation Atlas Database --
geospatial data sets distributed by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

http://www.fedstats.gov/ -- Federal Statistics -- Gateway to statistics from
over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. Official statistical information available
to the public from the Federal Government

http://www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/ -- Map-based Statistics -- Statistical
profiles of States, counties, Congressional Districts, and Federal judicial
districts

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On-line GIS Magazines
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http://www.spatialnews.com/ -- Spatial News -- Check out the latest
headlines, classifieds, newsletter, and events in the world of GIS.

http://www.directionsmag.com/ -- Directions Magazine -- "Your mapping and
demographics news source." Articles, columns and reviews on GIS software and
industry.

http://www.mentorsoftwareinc.com/CC/ccdir.htm The Casual Cartographer -- A
GIS Publication by Mentor Software, Inc.. Editorials, forums, tips, freebies
and GIS resource links.

http://www.giscafe.com/GISCafe/homepage.html -- GIS Cafe -- Delivering
valuable resources to thousands of GIS professionals each day. Current GIS
Jobs, News, Product and Company information, technical knowledge and
solutions.

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GIS/gispubs.html -- GIS Publications on the Web
-- Compiled by the Library at the University of California -- Berkeley.

http://www.pierssen.com/PLP/index.html -- Point Line Poly -- No longer in
publication, but the back issues are available on-line.

http://www.geoinfoserv.com/newsletter.htm -- ArcView Tips & Tricks
Newsletter - A free, monthly e-newsletter published by Geoscience
Information Services.

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Questions and Answers
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http://www.faqs.org/faqs/geography/infosystems-faq/ -- Geographic
Information Systems FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions and General Info List
(97-03-13). Periodic Posting to GIS-L and comp.infosystems.gis

http://www.mapfaqs.com/ -- MapFacts.Com -- Short essays and links to topics
concerning GIS and cartography.

http://geography.about.com/science/geography/index.htm -- About.Com
Geography Links -- Essays and links to geographic and GIS related topics.

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GIS Primers
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http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/notes.html -- The
Geographer's Craft -- A teaching initiative being pursued in the Department
of Geography at The University of Texas at Austin to improve the teaching of
geographical techniques at the introductory level. Since moved to the
University of Colorado

http://www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/klink/gis.notes/ncgia/toc.html -- NCGIA 1990
Core Curriculum -- The National Center for Geographic Information Analysis
(NCGIA) Core Curriculum literature provides fundamental course content
assistance for educators as lecture materials. The compilation is not meant
to be a comprehensive textbook, but rather several lecture note outlines.

http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/pubs/core.html -- The NCGIA Core Curriculum in
GIScience -- Given the continuing demand for copies of the original 1990
NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIS, the NCGIA has decided that a major revision is
warranted. In our new GIS Core Curriculum project, we are reviving some of
the most successful aspects of the original project. The new Core Curriculum
project is based on a completely revised outline which takes into
consideration the many changes and advances during the past 8 years.

http://blaze.innovativegis.com/education/primer/primer.html -- The GIS
Primer An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems -- by David J.
Buckley. An overview of issues and requirements for implementing and
applying geographic information systems technology. This primer focuses on
practical issues concerned with the responsible implementation and
application of GIS technology. The primer is directed for those with limited
exposure to GIS. It is intended purely as in introductory text with an
emphasis on identifying and clearly illustrating fundamental concepts in GIS
applications.

http://www.icls.harvard.edu/gis/contents.htm -- GIS for Cultural Landscapes
-- The Institute for Cultural Landscape Studies web site provides
information to support the work of citizens serving on town boards and
committees and the staffs of both nonprofit organizations and public
agencies. Why should these land managers and decision makers be interested
in geographical information systems (GIS)? We believe GIS is a valuable tool
for making sound, site-specific decisions for cultural landscapes, by
integrating biological information for conservation; historical and
contemporary information about the uses and cultural significance of land;
and social or economic information for land use planning.

http://www.king.ac.uk/geog/gis/intro.htm -- Introduction to GIS and
Geospatial Data -- An introduction to what GIS is all about.

http://www.urisa.org/GISDatabase.html -- Tutorial on GIS Database Concepts
-- A short tutorial on the nature of geographic data, spatial representation
and organization, data issues, and data documentation. Published by the
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA).

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Dictionaries, Glossaries and Acronym Lists
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http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html -- Dictionary of abbreviations
and acronyms in geographic information systems, cartography, and remote
sensing -- Compiled by the Library at the University of California --
Berkeley

http://www.or.blm.gov/NILS/welcome.htm or
http://www.or.blm.gov/NILS/glossary.htm -- Glossary -- Online glossary from
the Bureau of Land Management.

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/agidict/welcome.html -- The GIS Dictionary --
Published by the Association of Geographic Information and the Department of
Geography at the University of Edinburh, Edinburgh, Scottland.

http://www.prenhall.com/clarke/glossary.html -- Glossary from Getting
Started with Geographic Information Systems by Keith C. Clarke, a basic text
for introducing students to GIS.

http://www.esri.com/library/glossary/glossary.html -- About GIS Glossary of
Terms -- published by ESRI. Terms and concepts associated with GIS and ESRI
software.

http://www.urisa.org/glossary.htm -- Glossary of Terms -- Published by the
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)

http://www.reson.com/glossidx.htm -- Glossary of Terms -- Index and glossary
compiledby RESON from multiple sources.

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Cartography & Map Design
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http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/cartocom/cartocom_f.html --
Cartographic Communication by Kenneth E. Foote and Shannon Crum --
discussions of map elements, effective typography and symbolization,
statistical generalization, and trends in computer-aided cartography.

http://www.essc.psu.edu/%7Ecbrewer/ColorSch/SchHome.html -- Color Use
Guidelines for Mapping and Visualization by Cynthia A. Brewer -- Appropriate
use of color for data display allows interrelationships and patterns within
data to be easily observed.Presents a color scheme typology matching a
comprehensive listing of the ways in which data are organized with
corresponding organizations of hue and lightness.

http://feature.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/secure/rulebook.pdf -- The Rule
Book of Cartographic Design by David A Woodward et al. -- A compilation of
cartographic design rules of thumb. Topics include basic map design,
symbolization, use of color, typography and map projections.

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Datums, Map Projections and Coordinate Systems
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http://www3.deasy.psu.edu/projection/ -- Mapping the Map Projection to the
Need -- This is the third booklet in the special series on map projections
issued by the American Cartographic Association and published by the
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/mapproj/mapproj_f.html -- Map
Projections by Peter H. Dana -- Introduction to map projections with lots of
illustrations and links to related sites.

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/datum/datum_f.html Geodetic
Datums by Peter H. Dana -- Discusses datums which define various reference
systems. Includes discussions of geometric models of the earth, global
coordinate systems, types of datums, and datum conversions.

http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/coordsys/coordsys_f.html --
Coordinate Systems by Peter H. Dana -- An overview of coordinate systems for
georeferencing. Provides a brief description of local and global systems for
use in precise positioning, navigation, and geographic information systems
for the location of points in space.

http://www.connect.net/jbanta/datumbs.html -- A Brief Examination of
Projections and Datums -- Question: What's a Projection, and what's it got
to do with ME? Answer: If You use a map, you use Projections.

http://www.mentorsoftwareinc.com/cc/gistips/tipsarch.htm -- GIS Tips Archive
-- A collection of articles on projections, datums and coordinate systems.
Published irregularly by the Casual Cartographer.

http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/mp/index.html -- The Map Projection Home Page
-- Essays on map projections and links to other sources.

http://www.geometrie.tuwien.ac.at/karto/index.html#16 -- Picture Gallery of
Map Projections -- A collection of images showing various map projections in
normal, transvers, and oblique forms.

http://164.214.2.59/GandG/tm83581/toc.htm -- Defense Mapping Agency
Technical Manual 8358.1 Datums, Ellipsoids, Grids, And Grid Reference
Systems -- National Imagery and Mapping Agency technical manual on map
projections. Not for the faint-of-heart.

http://www.auslig.gov.au/ausgda/gdastrat.htm -- Geocentric Datum of
Australia -- A very nice introduction to coordinate systems, projections,
spheroids and datums from the Australia Land Information Group.

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Cool Tools
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http://www.ai-geostats.org/ -- AI-GEOSTATS: The Central Server for GIS &
Spatial Statistics on the Internet -- web portal to the AI-Geostats mailing
list. Links to software, articles, a bibliography, etc. dealing with spatial
statistics.

http://www.absc.usgs.gov/glba/gistools/ -- GIS Tools -- Tools developed by
the Alaska Biological Science Center of the USGS that extend ArcView Spatial
Analyst's functionality.

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GIS Development and Documentation Guides
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http://www.archives.nysed.gov/pubs/gis/gisindex.htm -- Geographic
Information System Development Guides -- The New York State Archives and
Records Administration (SARA) and the National Center for Geographic
Information and Analysis (NCGIA), produced this series of development guides
to help officials in New York's local governments develop and implement
geographic information systems.

http://www.fgdc.gov/metadata/metadata.html -- Federal Geographic Data
Committee Content Standard on Geospatial Metadata. The documentation
standard for the US Federal Government. Adopted by most spatial data
providers.

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GIS Link Lists
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http://www.tenlinks.com/MapGIS/ -- TenLinks.com -- The ultimate technology
directory. Compiles lists of "top ten" sites around topics of interest to
GIS and technology professionals. See their "Ultimate Map/GIS Directory"

http://www.gislinx.com/ -- GISLinx.com -- Categorized list of GIS sites
compiled to provide GIS users with a quick and easy source of information on
a variety of issues. Currently contains over 1,700 links.

http://sunflower.singnet.com.sg/~wisely/gislist.htm -- Wisely's GIS Yellow
Pages -- A very large list (120kb) but not updated since the end of 1998.

http://www.calmit.unl.edu/calmit/gisrs.html -- GIS and Remote Sensing Web
Links -- Compiled by the Center for Advanced Land Management Information
Technologies (CALMIT) at the University of Nebraska.

http://www.index-site.com/gis.html -- Abroady's Home Page - An index
(verified links) to many GIS related web-sites.

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Cool Maps
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http://tapestry.usgs.gov/ -- A Tapestry of Time and Terrain: The Union of
Two Maps - Geology and Topography -- A composite of two maps, geology and
topography.

http://duticai.twi.tudelft.nl/~jwva/atlas/htm/opening.htm -- World of the
Atlas: the ultimate independent guide to the modern printed world atlas --
Lots of information and comparisons of various world atlases. Hidden away
are pages on map projections,

http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html -- Color Landform Atlas of the
United States -- Color relief maps generated from DEMs.

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Live Maps
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http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ -- National Atlas of the United States -- An
atlas of of America's natural and sociocultural landscapes. Powered by
ESRI's ArcIMS.

http://maps.grida.no/scripts/esrimap.dll?name=arctic&cmd=map -- Interactive
Arctic Atlas -- Created using ESRI's MapObjects Internet Map Server

http://giscenter.isu.edu/website/campusgis -- Idaho State University Campus
Map -- Buildings, parking and general layout of the ISU campus. Powered by
ESRI's ArcIMS.

http://www.idwr.state.id.us/gisdata/iddata.htm -- Idaho Department of Water
Resources (IDWR) -- For everyone interested in Idaho water, from
environmental interest groups to farmers to lawyers, to students, to
legislators, and so on. Powered by ESRI's ArcIMS.

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Cadastral and Land Information Applications
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http://www.blm.gov/nils/ -- The National Integrated Land System (NILS) -- A
joint project between the BLM and the USDA Forest Service in partnership
with the states, counties, and private industry to provide business
solutions for the management of cadastral records and land parcel
information in a Geographic Information System (GIS) environment.

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Organizations
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National States Geographic Information Council -- An organization of States committed to efficient and
effective government through the prudent adoption of information technology.

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Data Collection
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/TECHNICAL/Papers/Demystifying.htm -- Demystifying
Advancements in Digital Orthophotography -- examines the latest
technological advancements in digital orthophotography production.