Minister Lunn Announces $2.4 Million for Satellite Imaging Posted on June 23, 2006 Canadians will soon be able to access new, high-quality satellite images of Canada for free over the Internet. Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn today announced a five-year, $2.4-million project of the governments of Canada, the provinces and territories to improve and standardize satellite images. Minister Lunn made the announcement at the 2006 Geomatics Leaders Forum in Ottawa.
Texas Hazard Mitigation Package (THMP) is a free online resource Posted on June 21, 2006 The Texas Geographic Society (TXGS), a not-for-profit corporation located in Austin, Texas, received a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant (HMPG) in 2003 as a sub-grantee to the Texas Division of Emergency Management. This site is organized so that users can quickly assess their potential exposure to natural hazards by viewing summary maps depicting the historical frequency of those hazards by county in Texas. Users will quickly get a sense of their relative risk for these hazards.
West Virginia State GIS Technical Center Posted on May 17, 2006 The WV GIS TC has an ambitious goal to provide focus, direction and leadership to users of geographic information systems (GIS), digital mapping and remote sensing within the State of West Virginia. Data hounds will be pleased to find loads of freely available data products available here, in addition to many other useful GIS resources.
North American Transportation Atlas Data Posted on May 11, 2006 One of the most popular, free transportation datasets available in the public domain is the North American Transportation Atlas (NORTAD) from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. These data span Canada, the United States, and Mexico with the following data themes: aiports, highways, railroads, water ports, border corossings, and more. Once pulled from the shelves several years ago for security reasons, these data are now available via simple download (1:100,000 base scale).
Delorme Offers One-meter resolution imagery for use with XMap 4.5 or XMap/GIS Editor Posted on March 21, 2006 Did you know that Delorme offers One-Meter Color Imagery of Florida...To Go! This high-resolution imagery was processed into XMap format from Florida DOQQs that were captured in 2004. The individual images have been stitched together to form a series of seamless regional mosaics, each of which fits on a single DVD. A USB hard drive containing all regions is also available as an option.
Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) A Census of Marine Life Posted on March 12, 2006 OBIS is an international federation of organisations and people sharing a vision to make marine biogeographic data. Explore data on locations of marine animals and plants and obtain data tables, maps and predict distributions using environmental information - More than 9 million records are available from from 93 databases making up a comprehensive census of marine life.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey Posted on February 02, 2006 The Office of Coast Survey (OCS) produces nautical charts for United States waters. Most recently, the online resource now offers downloadable raster navigation charts (RNCs). Also of interest, particularly to those needing electronic charts along the Gulf Coast, is the Coast Disaster Impact Website. Users will find electronic charts served up via a very nifty map server, enabling quick and simple pan and zoom functionality.
MAPdataUSA 3.0 enhanced US Census TIGER data Posted on January 29, 2006 Avenza Systems Inc. has recently announced MAPdataUSA3.0, a complete royalty-free library of enhanced US Census TIGER data in Shape file (SHP) format. Enhancements include joined road and water layers, proper name directory of states and counties, convenient 5-DVD package and concatenated road names to a single column for easier labeling and selecting.
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer Posted on February 02, 2005 The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is an imaging instrument that is flying on Terra, a satellite launched in December 1999 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). The instrument is used to obtain detailed maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance and elevation.
Mapdex... the place to search for geographic data Posted on January 10, 2006 Looking for data or map services? Look no more... Mapdex (www.mapdex.org) is a global index of 1,781 servers, serving 32,433 map services, containing over 400,000 GIS Layers, covering more than 4,000,000 columns. Taking it one step further, now you can even add a Mapdex toolbar in ArcMap providing you with direct access to the service. By default, the service returns hits based on a geographic search, resulting in servers providing access to DOQQs, aerial photos, and orthophotos.
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Canadians will soon be able to access new, high-quality satellite images of Canada for free over the Internet. Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn today announced a five-year, $2.4-million project of the governments of Canada, the provinces and territories to improve and standardize satellite images. Minister Lunn made the announcement at the 2006 Geomatics Leaders Forum in Ottawa.
The Texas Geographic Society (TXGS), a not-for-profit corporation located in Austin, Texas, received a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Planning Grant (HMPG) in 2003 as a sub-grantee to the Texas Division of Emergency Management. This site is organized so that users can quickly assess their potential exposure to natural hazards by viewing summary maps depicting the historical frequency of those hazards by county in Texas. Users will quickly get a sense of their relative risk for these hazards.
The WV GIS TC has an ambitious goal to provide focus, direction and leadership to users of geographic information systems (GIS), digital mapping and remote sensing within the State of West Virginia. Data hounds will be pleased to find loads of freely available data products available here, in addition to many other useful GIS resources.
One of the most popular, free transportation datasets available in the public domain is the North American Transportation Atlas (NORTAD) from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. These data span Canada, the United States, and Mexico with the following data themes: aiports, highways, railroads, water ports, border corossings, and more. Once pulled from the shelves several years ago for security reasons, these data are now available via simple download (1:100,000 base scale).
Did you know that Delorme offers One-Meter Color Imagery of Florida...To Go! This high-resolution imagery was processed into XMap format from Florida DOQQs that were captured in 2004. The individual images have been stitched together to form a series of seamless regional mosaics, each of which fits on a single DVD. A USB hard drive containing all regions is also available as an option.
OBIS is an international federation of organisations and people sharing a vision to make marine biogeographic data. Explore data on locations of marine animals and plants and obtain data tables, maps and predict distributions using environmental information - More than 9 million records are available from from 93 databases making up a comprehensive census of marine life.
The Office of Coast Survey (OCS) produces nautical charts for United States waters. Most recently, the online resource now offers downloadable raster navigation charts (RNCs). Also of interest, particularly to those needing electronic charts along the Gulf Coast, is the Coast Disaster Impact Website. Users will find electronic charts served up via a very nifty map server, enabling quick and simple pan and zoom functionality.
Avenza Systems Inc. has recently announced MAPdataUSA3.0, a complete royalty-free library of enhanced US Census TIGER data in Shape file (SHP) format. Enhancements include joined road and water layers, proper name directory of states and counties, convenient 5-DVD package and concatenated road names to a single column for easier labeling and selecting.
The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is an imaging instrument that is flying on Terra, a satellite launched in December 1999 as part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS). The instrument is used to obtain detailed maps of land surface temperature, emissivity, reflectance and elevation.
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