Geographic Information Systems is a technology that links location with information. This guide will list some resources on the Web dealing with GIS. For more information about GIS at American University, please see http://gis.american.edu.

Thematic Maps

• Carbon Dioxide Emissions
• Global Electricity Consumption
• New AIDS Cases
• Total Food Aid: Recipient Countries

  These maps can also be created on demand - contact

Data

  Government Collections and Projects

• NSDI Geospatial One-Stop: Geodata.gov
• GeoCommunity: GIS Data Depot
• U.S. Census Bureau: Geography (including TIGER/Line files)
• USGS: Geographic Data Download, Earth Resources Observation and Science, National Map
• National Atlas: Raw Data Download
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Dynamic Maps, GIS Data, & Analysis Tools
• National Wetlands Inventory: Wetlands Digital Data
• NOAA: Coral Reef Information System: Data
• NOAA: National Geophysical Data Center: Types of Data Available
• NRCS: Soil Data Mart
• United Nations Environment Programme/GRID-Arendal: Online GIS and Maps Database
• USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service: GIS and Data Sites

  Academic Collections and Projects

Fundamentals

• ESRI: What is GIS?
• U.S. Geological Service: Introduction to GIS
• University of British Columbia: Examples of Simple GIS Functions
• GIS Development: Fundamentals of GIS
• University of Colorado at Boulder: Global Positioning System Overview

Tutorials

• ESRI: Free Training
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: GIS/GPS Training Materials
• Central Michigan University: Resources for Earth Science and Geography Instruction

GIS Dictionaries

• TutorialsESRI: Free Training
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: GIS/GPS Training Materials
• GIS Lounge
• AGI/University of Edinburgh

Educational Institutions

• University Consortium of GIS
• National Center for Geographic Information & Analysis: UC Santa Barbara, University at Buffalo,
      University of Maine
• University of Colorado at Boulder: Resources for Geographers
• Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Educational Resources
• New Mexico State University: GIS Resources

Government Programs and Projects

• National Geospatial Program Office
• National Park Service: Geography and Mapping Technologies
• USDA: Natural Resources Conservation Service: Maps, Imagery, Data, & Analysis
• U.S. Dept. of Commerce: National Technical Information Service
• NOAA: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service

Associations/Organizations

• Association of American Geographers
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
• Society for Conservation GIS
• Association for Geographic Information, United Kingdom

Vendor Links and List

• Autodesk
• Blue Marble Geographics
• Caliper Corporation: Maptitude
• Clark Labs
• ESRI
• Harvard Design and Mapping
• Intergraph
• NAC Geographic Products, Inc.
• Ramas Ecological Software
• Spatial Insights, Inc.
• Tele Atlas
• University of Colorado at Boulder: Software and Commercial Vendors