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GIS Links
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General Information
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- GIS.com,
Your Internet Guide to GIS: This site contains general
information about GIS including what it is, how to use it, why use it, who
uses it, and many other topics.
- ESRI
The GIS Software Leader: ESRI provides information on
general GIS topics as well as specific topics such as finding data.
It is a good place to find the latest news in software developments and
also to learn about the company. They also provide free data
resources and free software.
- Geographic
Information Systems GIS:
Go here for a very good summary of how GIS works as well as why it is
special, and applications of GIS. It also provides a link to a data
clearinghouse where you can search/browse for spatial data.
- The
GIS Portal!
Great GIS Sites!: This
portal provides a wealth of links that can lead you anywhere. From
finding a job to the latest GIS news, gisportal.com has the link for it.
- Geoplace
Home Page:
This site contains up-to-date GIS news, relating news to GIS. It
is a good site to discover how GIS touches lives every day.
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GIS Dictionary:
from
the Association for
Geographic Information and the University Of Edinburgh
Department of Geography.
- The
Geography Network: a global network of geographic
information users and providers. Through the Geography Network, you can
access many types of geographic content including dynamic maps,
downloadable data, and more advanced Web services.
- GISLinx.com,
Categorized List of GIS Sites: over 800 links to various
subjects related to GIS and GPS
- Guide
to GIS Resources on the Internet
- GIS
WWW Resources: links for general GIS WWW resources from
Stanford University
- Useful
Sites for MapInfo Users (and all people who love maps): includes
links in 27 categories including Data, Maps, Atlases, GPS, metadata,
and more
- Mapping
for Nature Conservation: Europe
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| Online
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- eMapPA:
from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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Pennsylvania soilmap
- The
National Map: from
the USGS, displays political, cultural, and natural features
- American
FactFinder: for mapping population, housing, economic, and geographic
data for the U.S., states, counties, cities, towns, and American Indian
reservations
- Enviromapper:
from the US EPA, view federal, state, and local information about
environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice.
- National
Geographic Maps & Geography Online
- MassGIS:
on-line maps of Massachusetts
- Checklist
of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps
- Geoscience
Australia
- Baltic
Environmental Atlas
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Dr.
A. E. Throckmorton
Biology
Department
Westminster
College
New
Wilmington, PA 16172
athrock@westminster.edu |
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