1. NATIONAL / STATE
ESRI - http://www.esri.com
NDSI Spatial Data Clearinghouse - http://www.fgdc.gov/clearinghouse/clearinghouse.html
Calmit – UNL - http://www.calmit.unl.edu/
THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - http://www.usgs.gov/
THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU - Home of the TIGER data for computer mapping. http://www.census.gov/
TERRASERVER - http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/
NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL DATA CENTER - Location for all sorts of geological and earth resources information and data. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE - http://www.nos.noaa.gov/
NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY - http://164.214.2.59/
DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY TERRAIN MAPPING PROJECT OFFICE - http://164.214.2.53:8001/
NASA - http://www.nasa.gov/
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/geography/
http://www.geography.ohio-state.edu/
http://www.unl.edu/ag/geography/
http://www.aboutgeography.com
GEOBASE at UNK Library
ROSI at UNK Library - http://rosi.unk.edu/
COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS
http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/store/3/0/4/index.http
GEO/CARTO
http://www.acsm.net/publist.html [all ACSM journal publications]
http://www.urisa.org/journal.htm
II- GEOLOGICAL MAPPING ONLINE SOURCES
USGS NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAP DATABASE - HOMEPAGE: U. S. Geological Survey This is a PROTOTYPE version of a Database which provides access to maps and other spatially referenced data for: geology, geophysics, marine geology, earth resources, hazards, geochemistry, and geochronology. (http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/)
GEOLOGIC DATA SYSTEMS: Tectonic map of the world, and other products, from Geologic Data Systems, Inc. 1600 Emerson Street Denver, CO 80218. (http://www.gdata.com/)
COLORADO GEO-SCIENCES TEAM HOME PAGE: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office. Information on their mapping program, a description of their GIS activities, a listing of data formats, a caveat about geospatial data, BLM Information, etc. (http://coweb.co.blm.gov/gishome.htm)
USGS - WOODS HOLE FIELD CENTER: SEAFLOOR MAPPING SERVER, USGS: Marine and Coastal Geology Program, Seafloor Mapping Server, Woods Hole, MA (http://kai.er.usgs.gov/)
USGS NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM, U.S. Department of the Interior: Information about the geologic mapping program: Program Summary List of management staff 1996 Federal Advisory Committee report on the Program . (http://ncgmp.usgs.gov/)
III-- PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS
GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION: (Formerly GIS AM/FM
International) The only non-profit educational association in the world that
focuses on
applying Automated Mapping and Facilities Management (AM/FM), Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
(http://www.amfmintl.org/)
NCGIA: A three University consortium coordinating GIS research, activities, conferences etc. (http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/)
UCGIS: A large multi-member consortium seeking to esablish research priorities, educational needs and other goals in the GIS area. (http://128.146.87.83/)
ACSM: Largest Professional organization for Cartographers. Publishes the journal Cartography and GIS. (http://www.landsurveyor.com/acsm/)
IV-- COMMERCIAL MAPPING COMPANIES
ETAK: Data providers and more. (http://www.etak.com/)
MAGELLAN GEOGRAPHIX. Major mapping company in Santa Barbara California, the producers of the "Official California State Highway Map." Very cool website (http://www.maps.com/NEWSITE/DOCS/magellan.html)
DeLorme: High-quality Digital and Paper Maps. DeLorme makes the Street Atlas USA®, and does CD-ROM mapping, GPS and geographic data systems, CD-ROM mapping, paper atlases and maps, travel planning products, on-line routing etc. (http://206.98.242.22/)
LASER-SCAN HOME PAGE: Laser-Scan provides an advanced object-oriented GIS application development and spatial database environment (ADE and ODBMS) together with a range of solutions built on this software platform. (http://www.lsl.co.uk/)
MICROIMAGES, INC HOME PAGE: advanced software for geospatial analysis. Corporate and product information for the TNT professional and free TNTlite software products for GIS, image processing and geospatial data analysis. (http://tnt.microimages.com/)
AVENZA SOFTWARE MARKETING INC. MAPUBLISHER HOME PAGE: MAPublisher is a suite of powerful filters that bridges Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to high-end graphics / high resolution printing and electronic publishing technology making cartographic quality map production faster. (http://www.avenza.com/index.html)
V-- ONLINE MAPPING
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. (http://www.mapblast.com/)
MAPQUEST: An interactive atlas, trip router and map designer by GeoSystems Global Corp. (http://www.mapquest.com/)
MAPCRUZIN™ - Provides webspace, resources, data aquisition, GIS and interactive WWW mapping expertise to environmental and community groups. Their pilot project is the Sant Cruz TRI, but many other issues are addressed here (Y2K, Monterey Bay Green Map, etc.) (http://www.mapcruzin.com/)
MAPS ON US: Very interesting interactive online mapping system. requires registration. (http://www.MapsOnUs.com/)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY'S MAP MACHINE: Atlas-style and reference maps online. (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/)
The Census Bureau's TMS (Tiger Mapping System): An on-line USA map, to the street level, with feature and thematic mapping capability. Well worth a visit, but busy at peak hours. (http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/mapbrowse-tbl)
VI-- DATA PROVIDERS
CensusCD: Complete US Census on a single CD with 375,000+ areas, 3500+ demographic variables, powerful Windows interface, convenience, geocoding, extensive help, affordability, census, demographics, statistics, data, compression, geocoding. (http://www.censuscd.com/)
ten-to-ten Homepage: ten-to-ten is your one-stop shop for Russian spatial data of all types: imagery, mapping, etc. Now you don't have to struggle to obtain prompt and clear answers to any requirements you may have for Russian imagery or cartographic data. (http://www.tentoten.co.uk/)
ADC HOME PAGE: American Digital Cartography, Inc., has been developing
digital map products for national and international engineering, business and
communications companies since 1988. (http://www.adci.com/) Interesting World
Map product, with a sample at:
(http://www.adci.com/worldmap/mapimage.htm)
VII-- MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS
GEO INFORMATION SYSTEMS HOME PAGE: Geo Info Systems is a monthly business publication dedicated to providing news and applications' articles about geographic information systems(GIS) and related spatial information technologies. Geo Info Systems' readers are technical professionals (http://www.geoinfosystems.com/)
GeoPlace: GIS World Source of a great deal of information on books, magazines, events etc. (http://www.geoinfosystems.com/)
GPS World Online: GPS World magazine's online source for interesting GPS applications. (http://www.gpsworld.com/)
VIII-- MAP SELLERS
HERITAGE ANTIQUE MAP MUSEUM: a unique museum offering rare and antique maps and books - display, for sale, for sale by auction, educational services, collection development, and more. (http://www.carto.com/index.htm)
KING OF THE ROAD: Maps, digital mapping, G.I.S., wholesale, sales, jobs, employment, road maps, custom maps, recreation maps, etc. (http://www.kotr.com/)
MAPXPRESS: the Mapping SuperstoreBusiness maps for visual analysis. (http://www.mapxpress.com/)
DIGITAL WISDOM HOMEPAGE: "A Galaxy of Maps" is a complete source for maps, globes, charts, wall maps, map accessories, mapping software, GIS and GPS products. (http://www.galaxymaps.com/WELCOME.HTM)
IX-- MAPPING SHAREWARE
THE SHAREWARE SHOP: Thousands of Shareware, Software, Games, and more! Mirrors all the major shareware archive sites. (http://www.bsoftware.com/a16c42p0.htm)
HEALTH DEMOGRAPHICS: Low cost provider of specialized healthcare databases and desktop mapping tools. HD is also a leading provider of high quality healthcare data and analytical systems. (http://www.healthdemographics.com/)
X-- ACADEMIC SOURCES
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN CARTOGRAPHY LABORATORY (UWCL): The University of Wisconsin Cartography Laboratory (UWCL) is a full-service cartographic production facility established in 1953. (http://feature.geography.wisc.edu/cart_lab.htm)
JOHN R. BORCHERT MAP LIBRARY: Links to sites concerned with the history of cartography and sites with maps depicting history. MapHist Discussion Group, University of Southern Maine, The Osher Map Library, etc. (http://www-map.lib.umn.edu/history_of_cartography.html)
THE MAP PROJECTIONS HOME PAGE SITE AT HUNTER COLLEGE by Karen Mulcahy: Everything you always wanted to know about map projections but were afraid to ask. (http://everest.hunter.cuny.edu/mp/)
THE IDAHO GEOSPATIAL DATA CENTER: is a digital library for public-domain geographic data of Idaho that is accessible free-of-charge to any group or person in or outside of the state. IGDC was created by the collaborative research team from the University of Idaho (Department of Geography and the UI Library), the Lewis Clark State College (LCSC), and the Idaho Geological Survey. (http://geolibrary.uidaho.edu/)
THE GEOGRAPHER'S CRAFT: A course developed by Peter H. Dana at the University of Texas is a veritable encyclopedia of cartographic, GIS, GPS, and spatial analysis information. (http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/gcraft/contents.html)