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Canada - Natural Resources Canada
- Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS)
"...CCRS is responsible for the acquisition of Earth observation data and for the development of remote sensing applications and related methodologies and systems...The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing also includes the National Atlas Information Network and the GeoConnections Secretariat."
Includes remote sensing tutorials and online newsletter.
- Centre for Topographic Information
- Maps 101 - Topographic Maps, The Basics
"To help you understand what topographic maps are and how to use them, we have answered some of the more commonly asked questions. You will also find tips on how to get the most out of a topographic map, explanations of technical terminology and examples of symbols used to depict common topographical features.
- Geomatics Canada
Canadian Geographic
Center for Demographics and Ecology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
"With 50,000 entries, this most comprehensive encyclopedia of geographical places and features will prove invaluable to anyone for whom places hold fascination and who require accurate data about them. It covers every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean."
Edited by Saul B. Cohen
Originally published by Columbia University Press, 2000 - this online edition by Bartleby.com, 2001.
Demographic Research
A free, expedited, peer-reviewed journal of the population sciences.
Published by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Early Classics in Biogeography, Distribution, and Diversity Studies: To 1950
"The following bibliography and full-text archive is designed as a service to advanced students and researchers engaged in work in biogeography, biodiversity, history of science, and related studies. All items in the bibliography are primary sources and were published in 1950 or before. The subjects involved touch on fields ranging from ecology, conservation, systematics and physical geography, to evolutionary biology, cultural biogeography, paleobiology, and bioclimatology--but have in common a relevance to the study of geographical distribution and diversity.
By Charles Smith, Associate Prof., Western Kentucky University
earthinfo
"This site contains links to Government and commercial sites which can provide access to imagery and geospatial information.
U.S. Department of Defense
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Transforming Libraries, Issue 2, March 1997
GeoGratis
"GeoGratis is a web site and FTP site that distributes geospatial data of Canada. Data is available for download, without charge."
Natural Resources Canada
GeoVISTA Studio Project
"...is an open software development environment designed for geospatial data. Studio is a programming-free environment that allows users to quickly build applications for geocomputation and geographic visualization...is freely distributed at no cost to academic and non-commercial users."
- Dept. of Geography, Penn State
GEsource - Geography and Environment Gateway
"GEsource is an information resource for Geography and the Environment, and forms part of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN). The database currently contains 2739 resources."
Main Subject Areas include: Environment ; Physical Geography ; General Geography and Environmental Science ; Techniques and Approaches ; Human Geography.
GIS Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers
Newsletter
globalXplorer
"Explore the geography , topography and ecosystem of any country in the world ... globalXplorer is the worlds fastest selector and real-time server of earth imagery. For US$5 YOU can instantly download full color 1024 x 768 earth imagery."
A Global View from Space
"An interactive and intuitive web-based display of realtime satellite imagery
from around the globe."
NASA
√rÏnkËrindÚ: A Journal of African Migration (ejournal)
"...is devoted to the study of African migration and immigration to other parts of the world."
Vol. 1- ; September 2002-
Japan GIS-Mapping Sciences Resource Guide - (dead link)
Kiosk: Journal of Geo-Politics
"...a unique and innovative collection of online newspapers and other resources related to the political world...also lists other resources under the following categories: General Information, History and Culture, Government and Politics, Economy and Development, In-Country Information Resources, and Travel/Tours."
Published bi-weekly by Fowler's Internet Library
"Korea through Western Cartographic Eyes"
By Henny Savenije
Originally published in Korean Culture, Vol. 21 No. 1, Spring 2000, pp. 4-19.
Library of Congress - Exhibitions
- Earth As Art: A Landsat Perspective
"This exhibition showcases Landsat 7 images, from the collection of Landsat photographs held in the Geography and Map Division, which have been selected for aesthetic rather than scientific value."
LandView
The Federal Geographic Data Viewer
"LandView reflects the collaborative efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to produce a "Federal Geographic Data Viewer" that provides the public ready access to published Federal spatial and related data."
[Summary Results From] The Latino Ethnic Attitude Survey (LEAS) - (dead link)
NASA's Visible Earth
"a searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth" As of 03/11/01 the database contains over 1610 images.
National Academy Press (free online versions)
- 2002
- The 2000 Census: Interim Assessment
Panel to Review the 2000 Census, Constance F. Citro, Daniel L. Cork, and Janet L. Norwood, Editors, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council, 2002.
- American Hazardscapes: The Regionalization of Hazards and Disasters
Susan L. Cutter, Editor, 2002.
- Down to Earth: Geographical Information for Sustainable Development in Africa
Committee on the Geographic Foundation for Agenda 21, Committee on Geography, Mapping Science Committee, National Research Council, 2002.
- 2001
- Forced Migration and Mortality
Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population, Holly E. Reed and Charles B. Keely, Editors, National Research Council, 2001.
- Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes: Studies from India, China, and the United States
Indian National Science Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2001.
- 2000
- 1984
National Geographic
- Eye in the Sky
"...an investigation into the state of the planet from the point of view of satellites."
Sections include: Nature's Fury ; Human Impact ; Exploration ; Human Conflict ; News ; Classroom Ideas ; History of Satellites ; Resources & Links.
NOLA Live
Affiliated with The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
"...Through a combination of ground photographs, current and Historical satellite images, and narrative based on extensive scientific evidence, this publication illustrates how humans have altered their surroundings and continue to make observable and measurable changes to the global environment."
- United Nations Environmental Programme, 2005.
Population & Racial/Ethnic Distributions, 1930-2000 - Los Angeles County Map Series
Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, UCLA
Population Action International
- "Nature's Place: Human Population and the Future of Biological Diversity." - (dead link)
Report by Dr. Richard Cincotta and Robert Engleman
Population Reference Bureau
Population Reports
"...is designed to provide an accurate and authoritative overview of important developments in family planning and related health issues."
Princeton University - Office of Population Research (OPR)
RAND Publications (free downloads)
- The Repopulation of New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina
By: Kevin F. McCarthy, D. J. Peterson, Narayan Sastry, Michael Pollard, January 2006.
- Mapping the Risks: Assessing the Homeland Security Implications of Publicly Available Geospatial Information
By John C. Baker, Beth E. Lachman, David R. Frelinger, Kevin M. OíConnell, Alex Hou, Michael S. Tseng, David Orletsky, Charles Yost, 2004.
Remote Sensing & Image Analysis
Online textbook by Prof. Peng Gong for his courses in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley.
The Shifting Pattern of Black Migration From and Into the Nonmetropolitan South, 1965-95 (December 2001)
By Glenn Fuguitt, John Fulton, and Calvin Beale
USDA report.
SPOT Image
"Spot Image is the world's leading supplier of geographic information from optical and radar earth observation satellites, compatible with all image processing and GIS systems."
Can browse about a fourth of their 4 million image catalog
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse - (dead link)
Teaching Geography in Higher Education : A Manual of Good Practice
By John R. Gold, Alan Jenkins, Roger Lee, Janice Monk, Judith Riley, Ifan Shepherd, David Unwin.
United Nations Centre for Human Settlement (Habitat)
U.S. Census Bureau Publications - See Statistics - U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Dept. of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Publications see Geology Resources - USGS
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO)
University of Texas at Dallas - Bruton Center
- Windows on Urban Poverty:
Describing and Mapping Concentrated Poverty in the 2000 Census
"The web site allows you to create, print, and copy neighborhood level maps of any neighborhood in the United States on several demographic and economic variables."
Academic Discussion Lists
H-DEMOG - Historical Demography
"...is an international scholarly online discussion list on demographic history."
Bibliographies
Women Immigrants 1945 To The Present: A Bibliography
"This bibliography is an effort to collect the current international literature on women immigrants. It is a supplement and update of the publication, Women in Global Migration, 1945-2000: A Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Bibliography that is available from Greenwood Press."
Compiled by Eleanore O. Hofstetter
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