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Reference
Cities and Buildings Database
A database made avaialbe through the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections, this collection contains digitized images of buildings and cities throughout time and the around the world.
[English] Country Names and Code
This site contains two-letter e-mail and internet abbreviations (i.e., ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 code elements) for various countries.
Glossary of Physical Oceanography and Related Disciplines
This site contains an extensive glossary of words, phrases, and acronyms primarily related to oceanography, but it also includes the spheres of paleoceanograpmeteorologylogy, climatology, geology, numerical analysis, and more. At the end are links to 20 or more related glossaries. Entries are indexed alphabetically and include definitions and links to online sources.
Government Information Resources/WSU Libraries
Contains government information, U.S. Federal Resources, International Resources, Statistical and Data Resources, Maps, GIS Resources, and more.
IEG-MAPS
Server from the Institue of European History - Mainz featuring downloadable, digital historical maps of Germany and Europe in mainly the 19th century.
Infoplease.com/All the Knowledge You Need
Information Please answers a broad range of questions at all levels. The site is FREE and is routinely updated.
Countries Internet Address Suffix List
This site lists the 2 letter suffix indicating the country of origin of a web site.
JewishGen Shtetl Links
A Shtetl is a little city, town, or village of pre-WWII Jewish communities. This site provides links to Shtetls around the world.
Learning Resources (National Atlas of Canada)
View various catagories of electronic maps of Canada including: environmental, people and society, economic, historical, reference, climate change, freshwater, and health. Users can also access an electronic version of the 4th ad 5th editions of the National Atlas of Canada.
MABLE '98/Geocorr v3.0
This is a geographic correspondence engine that will provide you with all ZIPs for a county, all counties for a ZIP, place names, tracts, corresponding codes, etc.
MAGERT - Map and Geography Sites
Includes links to professional organizations concerned with maps, web sites with extensive cartographic resources, and education pages.
Map Collection/1995 Tiger Line Data Documentation
Contains information about the Map Collection, Tiger/Line Data, California Aerial Photo Collection, Gazetteers, Map Resources on the Web, Digital Mapping Data, and more.
Online Map Catalogs in North America and Europe
An article about searching for maps through online catalogs, Throughout the article are hotlinks to various online map catalogs.
Open Directory Project - List of German Municipalities
Lists of German municipalities, organized alphbetically by name, accompanied by administrative information about each, including: administrative key number, zip code, land/state, region/administrative district, county license plate numbers, and county located in. Site is in German and English.
Resources for earth science and geography instruction
Links to sites about 34 various earth science- and environmental science-related topics. The sites were selected for image quality, ease with which lesson plans can be developed, organization, authenticity, scope, and format.
Scale Calculator
This site will do American standard, metric, and miscellaneous conversions, to aid in calculating scale.
State Department of Transportation and Tourism Links
This site lists links to the Departments of Transportation for all 50 states, as well as links for tourism information.
Topozone
An interactive topo map of the entire United States geared for both professional and recreational topo users.
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
You can search the tourism information by entering a country, or (if within the US) state.
U.S. Census Bureau
Contains various resources for topics and data related to census information.
USGS Topographic Map Symbols
This site shows the USGS topographic legend symbology with descriptions of the feature types.
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Remote Sensing
Basic Science and Remote Sensing Initiative (BSRSI)
This site describes the BSRSI, a research program in the Department of Geography at Michigan State University. The site describes BSRSI's research profile, job openings, graduate studies, facilities, staff, procedures, and documents.
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
(from the USGS)
This site from the USGS shows satellite imagery linked to relating articles about environmental change around the globe. Click on the world map for the area image and the related article.
EROS Data Center
The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC) is a data management, systems development, and research field center for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Mapping Division. Organizationally, the USGS is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The EDC opened in the early 1970's with a handful of employees and the largest mainframe computer in the State of South Dakota. Today the EDC has approximately 600 government and contractor employees, including employees at its Alaska Field Office in Anchorage, Alaska, and employees at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. And now the EDC houses one of the largest computer complexes in the Department of the Interior
MapQuest
MapQuest has aerial photos you can view online. When searching for a street address or intersection, MapQuest gives you the option of looking at an aerial photo of the location.
Portugal from the Sky - Ortho DIgital Images of Portugal
Complete national Coverage of digital aerial orthophotos of Portugal taken in the Summer of 1995 with colour infrared film.
Visualization of Remote Sensing Data
This site contains images, movies, and 3D/VR of the Earth's surface.
World Wide InfraRed Composite
Displays an Infrared composite of the earth's surface.
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Search
All the Web
A search enigine for finding web pages, pictures, videos, MP3 files, and FTP files.
The Deep Web: Surfacing Hidden Value
Article discusing the "Deep Web," web pages which do not exist until they are created dynamically as the result of a specific search, making them difficult for traditional search engines to find.
Direct Search
Direct Search is a growing compilation of links to the search interfaces of resources that contain data on the "Invisible Web", that is, resources not easily or entirely accessible when using general search engines.
Geoindex
A search engine which specializes in geoenvironmental topics - geotechnical, environmental, hydrogeological, geology, mining, and petroleum. The site also contains a list of association, company, educational, and governmental links related to the geoenvironmental profession.
Google
A search engine with a useful toolbar plug-in available and a unique system of ranking site relevance.
Teoma
Search engine that organizes hits into three groups: web pages, web pages by topic, and experts' links.
Vivísimo
A search engine that organizes search results into "document clusters", i.e., site lists grouped by topic.
Wisenut
A search engine that weeds out spam and considers three level of relevancy when ranking search results.
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Socioeconomic
Applied Population Laboratory
A web site is produced by the Applied Population Laboratory, a group of research and outreach professionals within the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. The site contains excellent demographic and economic data, and offers products such as reports and maps, and services from mappings to custom projects.
Family Search
The site, produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, contains extensive genealogical records and general information on how to conduct genological research.
Galileo Internet Resources
Contains information on demographics and census data. Has directories, definitions, indexes, periodicals, US demographics, International demographics.
Internet Guide to Demography and Population Studies
Links to pages relevant to demographic and populatoin studies.
Political Science Internet Resources
This site offers information on current issues such as national and international elections, U.S. domestic issues, American and party politics, polls, media, human rights, statistical sources, and much more.
U.S. Census Bureau
Contains various resources for topics and data related to census information.
University of Michigan Document Center - Statistical Resources on the Web
A site with an extensive subject index of links to U.S. Government agencies that provide statistical information.
World Factbook/CIA
This site has an abundance of international and national data, maps, and historical information, and much more.
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Statistics
Counting Califronia
Access to actual raw data about California compiled by federal, state, and local agencies. Collate and integrate data by topic,geography, title, and provider.
Lijphart Elections Archive - University of California, San Diego Social Sciences & Humanities Library
A catalog of holdings of national elections statistics from various democratic countries throughout the world. Many of the statistics can be directly accessed from the catalog.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Statistical Resources on the Web. A site with links to most U.S. Government agencies that provide statistical information. Arranged by subject. Good links to weather statistics. Web site produced by the University of Michigan Document Center.
University of Michigan Document Center - Statistical Resources on the Web
A site with an extensive subject index of links to U.S. Government agencies that provide statistical information.
