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AGI GIS Dictionary: Online dictionary with definitions for almost 1000 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to geographical information systems or which geographers may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemented by diagrams.
Author: Edinburgh University Department of Geography
Subjects: geographical data, gis
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: dictionary
CAST: Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies: Starting the Hunt: A starting point for finding sources of digital geospatial data and attributes related to the US. Headings include agriculture, biological, census, ecology, flood mapping, geology, hazardous substances, hydrology, land use and land cover, meteorology, place names and locations, remote sensing and soils.
Author: CAST
Subjects: geographical data
DeweyClass: 917
Resource type: index
CIA World Factbook: United Kingdom: Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: geographical data, public administration, transportation, uk population, united kingdom
DeweyClass: 914.1
Resource type: document
CountryWatch.com: Clickable map provides key data about the population, geographical area, capital city, climate, languages spoken, and currency of over 190 countries. Also offers information on recent news stories, economic situations, agriculture, the environment, ethnic divisions, and religions practised.
Author: CountryWatch.com
Subjects: geographical data, geography education
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: interactive map, reference data
Cultural, Historical and Statistical Country Information: Detailed information on specific countries from around the world, covering subjects like economy, geography, people, national anthem lyrics, national flags, and current weather conditions. Teaching materials and links to additional Web resources of relevance are also provided.
Author: CountryReports.org
Subjects: geographical data, world economic data, world maps
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents, maps, reference data
GeoCommunity: Highlights maps, tools, and software for researchers interested in GIS. Offers a collection of geographical data sources arranged by country, a search engine for exploring the Web specifically for geography related resources, downloadable packages, viewers, converters and compression utilities, and latest news in the form of headlines, classifieds, and events.
Author: GeoComm International Corporation
Subjects: geographical data, geography education, gis
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: documents
Geography Databases: Directory of Online Resources: Directory of geography related databases and datasets.
Author: Academic Info
Subjects: geographical data, geography links
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: index
GEONet Names Server: Access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of world geographic feature names, which comprises over 3.5 million features, with over 20,000 updated monthly.
Author: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Subjects: geographical data
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: reference data
Geospatial Solutions: Magazine investigating how organizations may benefit from geo-spatial information using traditional computing platforms as well as intranets, the Internet, mobile field technologies, wireless communications, and handheld computer appliances. Includes articles, a community forum, a newsletter, reviews, a maproom, company directory and buyers' guide.
Author: Geospatial Solutions
Subjects: geographical data, gis
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: articles
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names: The TGN is a structured vocabulary developed primarily for the field of art history, but with the potential for wide applications in related disciplines such as archaeology, history and geography. It contains nearly one million place names representing approximately 900,000 places, allowing users to search for place names and retrieve records for places, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates, place types and other relevant information.
Author: Getty Information Institute
Subjects: geographical data, history of art
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: thesaurus
Global Population Distribution Database: Project providing a database depicting the worldwide population distribution. Makes use of the most recent data available. Includes background to the project, a description of the database, the methodology used to create and define the dataset, an analysis of the projects result, and a facility to download the database.
Author: US Government Geological Survey
Subjects: geographical data, population studies, world population
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: reference data
How Far Is It?: This service uses the University of Michigan Geographic Name Server and a supplementary database of world cities to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.
Author: Kindred, Darrell
Subjects: geographical data
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: reference data, service
International Boundary News Database: Database of over 9,000 boundary related reports from a wide range of news sources around the world dating from 1991 to approximately six months before the current date.
Author: Durham University International Boundaries Research Unit
Subjects: geographical data, international relations
DeweyClass: 320.12
Resource type: news, reference documents
Intute: social sciences - GIS and cartography: Set of links to selected maps, plans, atlases, geographic information systems and cartographic resources.
Author: Intute
Subjects: cartography, geographical data
DeweyClass: 912
Resource type: index, map index
LTSN Centre for Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences: One of the Learning and Teaching Support Network Centres. Provides links to collections of resources, projects, programmes, software, online journals, and events.
Author: Learning and Teaching Support Network, Plymouth University
Subjects: cartography, geographical data, geography education, geology education, meteorology
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents
MIMAS Datasets: Extensive datasets including census data, government surveys, macroeconomic, spatial and scientific data.
Author: MIMAS, Manchester University
Subjects: economics research, geographical data, macroeconomics, uk population
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: reference data
Population Index Online: Quarterly bibliography published since 1935, and a major reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics.
Author: Princeton University
Subjects: geographical data, population studies, world population
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: bibliography, journal
Statistical Datasets: Collections of datasets, most of which can be downloaded and manipulated, whilst others can only be viewed.
Author: Northumbria University Library and Learning Services
Subjects: geographical data, geography links
DeweyClass: 314.1
Resource type: index
UKBORDERS: United Kingdom Boundary Outline and Reference Database for Education and Research Study. This service is dedicated to providing digital boundary datasets of the UK (including 1971, 1981, 1991 Census; administrative; electoral; historic and environmental boundaries) which can be downloaded to a PC for analysis in Geographical Information Systems. A subscription is required.
Author: EDINA, Edinburgh University
Subjects: geographical data, united kingdom, urban design
DeweyClass: 912.41
Resource type: reference data
United States Gazetteer: Searchable database of geographic information, maps and census data for the United States. Database is searchable by name or state abbreviation, or 5-digit zip code.
Author: US Census Bureau
Subjects: geographical data, maps of the united states
DeweyClass: 917
Resource type: reference data
USGS Geologic Division in the Central Region: A collection of geographic and geological materials including digital maps, databases, book-type reports, fact sheets and computer programs. Includes full text of geological surveys, fact sheets on mapping and hazards, earthquake information, and an opportunity to pose questions to a geologist about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rocks, maps, ground water, lakes and rivers.
Author: U.S. Geological Survey
Subjects: geographical data, geological surveys
DeweyClass: 551.0
Resource type: documents, images, maps
World Travel Guide: Basic reference information about every country in the world, including area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: geographical data, world population, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 910
Resource type: documents