MAPS AND MAPPING
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http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/
National Atlas of the United States
http://burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/fire_main.asp
USGS, National Park Service Burn severity Mapping project
http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs03501.html
Finding Your Way with Map and Compass
http://www.mapplanet.com/
View world time zones, temperatures, and country names. Effects of latitude,
altitude, or land-water differences on temperature.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
One of the most comprehensive map collections in the world. Excellent reference
for student projects
http://geology.about.com/cs/geomapsusstates
About Geology, About.com - Geologic Maps of ALL 50 States!
http://geonames.usgs.gov/
Geographic Names Information System - contains about almost 2 million physical
and cultural geographic features in the United States
http://www.terrafly.com
A birds-eye-view of the United States.
http://www.wims.uwyo.edu
GIS-style, interactive map of Wyoming
http://www-glg.la.asu.edu/~sreynolds/azvt/map_links.htm
Shaded relief maps of Arizona
http://www.lifemapper.org
Screensaver showing the actual and possible range of particular species or
subspecies
http://stort.unep-wcmc.org/imaps/gb2002/book/viewer.htm
Interactive atlas measuring fish diversity, photosynthetic activity, as well
as characteristics in human popluation
http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/zoom.htm
3D interactive relief maps of continents, mountain ranges, and specific peaks
http://libinfo.uark.edu/GIS/us.asp
Links to hundreds of maps and Geographical Information Systems
data sets held by federal, state, and local agencies.
http://GeoChange.er.USGS.gov/pub/sea_level
Pliocene and Late Quarternary Sea Level: Global Gridded maps.
USGS Open File Report 96-000
http://www.digiatlas.com/ang
Digital Cartography: Online resource of vectorized maps and
plans.
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov
EROS: Earth Resources Observation Sustems:The EROS data Center is
a data management systems development and research field center
for the US Geological Survey's National Mapping Division.
http://www.esri.com
Environmental Systems Research Institure (ESRI): Feature free GIS
software, onlinge mapping and GIS training, demos, data, product
and service information, user scripts, and much more.
http://www.geocomm.com
GeoCommunity: The GeoCommunity provides FREE GIS data downloads,
news, GIS software tools, utilities, and discussion in geographic
information systems, cartographic, digital mapping and spatial
analysis applications.
http://www.geoplace.net
GeoPlace: Provider of geospatial information,. Includes news,
forums, classifieds, publications and other information
http://www.kangis.org/mapping/sdm/
The Student Data Mapper
http://mapping.usgs.gov/
National Mapping Information Home Page
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pale/atlas
Paleoenvironmental science link
http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/
National Geologic Map Database. Map types
include topography, the ocean floor, magnetic or gravity measurements, fossil
localities, and soils.
http://www.topozone.com
Digital Topographic Map Display
http://www.nima.mil
National Imagery and Mapping Agency: NIMA provides imagery, imagery intelligence
and geospatial information in support of the nation's military forces and
national policy mars.
http://www.usace.army.mil
Corps of Engineers: The US Army Corp of Engineers main web site.
The Corp of Engineers handles navigation, flood control,
environmental protection, disaster response, and military
construction
www.wims.uwyo.edu
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Resource Mapper
http://geogdata.csun.edu/world_atlas/index.html
Atlas of panoramic images