Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Links

• GIS Applications
• GIS Academic Programs
• GIS Data
• Online Map Viewers
• Online Training
• Federal Government and National Sites
• GIS Vendors
• GIS Job Links
• Academic Journals and Publications
• Industry-Focused Journals and Publications
• GIS Day

GIS Applications

• Putting IT on the Map: Geographic information systems make their way into daily operations

GIS Academic Programs

• The University of Texas Dallas will offer a Ph.D. in geospatial information sciences (GIS).

GIS Data

• American Community Survey

• Iowa Data (Iowa Directory)
  • Iowa Agricultural Statistical Service
  • Iowa Department of Economic Development
  • Iowa Labor Market Information
  • Iowa PROfiles -- State Data
  • Iowa Workforce Information Network
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Transportation Data
• Business Advisor
• California GeoSpatial Information Library
• Census Data Maps
• Centers for Disease Control Data Warehouse
• CIA's World Fact Book
• Directions Magazine GIS File Library
• Federal Geographic Data Comm.
• FedStats -- The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
• GeoSciences Australia
• The Global Gazetteer
• Goddard Institute for Space Studies -- Data and Images
• LibraryNational Center for Health Statistics
• MapCruzin.com's FREE GIS Data & Map Layers
• NationalAtlas.gov
• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
• National Council for Science and the Environment
• National Weather Service Data
• Russian Federation Digital Data
• State & County QuickFacts
• United Nations Environmental Programme's Global Resource Information Database

Online Map Viewers

• MapQuest!
• Polk County Assessor
• TopoZone
• Story County Assessor
• TerraFly (interactive aerial photos)
• Xerox PARC Map Viewer

• UNESCO GIS Project

• Animated Maps of Weekly AIDS Mortality in the United States, 1/91 - 12/92
• BLM - National Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Coastal Estuary Maps of the continental United States (EPA)
• CyberRouter/AAA Map'n'Go - U.S. Trip Router with Directions and Maps (DeLorme)
• Digital Relief Map of the Continental United States
• EPA - Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation Access
• Federal Geographic Data Committee
• FedStats (Index to US Government Data Sources)
• Map It USA - Travelocity
• Distribution Maps of North American Freshwater Fishes
• The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Clearinghouse
• Forest Land Distribution in the United States
• Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau Map Gallery
• Geologic Radon Potential of the United States
• How to Drive In ... Various American City Maps (American Trucking Association)
• Interactive Map of the United States (TIGER Map Service)
• Interactive Map of U.S. Visual Arts Information (World Wide Art Resources)
• Interactive National Watershed Network (Watershed Basin Map)
• MapQuest Interactive Atlas (GeoSystems)
• Maps of the United States Available from the U.S. Geological Survey
• NADP/NTN 1994 U.S. Chemistry of Precipitation Maps
• National Atlas of the United States
• National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN) Sites
• National Water-Use Maps (U.S. Geological Survey)
• NOAA Buoy Locations, Information and Recent Data
• Satellite Vegetation Greenness Index Maps (U.S., Kansas, Cornbelt, Pacific Northwest)
• Selected DEM Shaded Relief Maps of the United States (USGS)
• Selected Ecosystem and Refuge Maps (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
• Standardized Precipitation Index (STI) Maps for Drought Monitoring
• State and Regional Road Maps (AVIS Car Rental)
• State Shaded Relief Maps
• U.S. (Auto) Race Track Locator
• U.S. Census Bureau
• U.S. Census Information - by State (Government Information Sharing Project - Univ. of Oregon)
• U.S. Census 2000 5-Digit ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) Cartographic Boundary Files
• U.S. Demographic Data Viewer - CIESIN/SEDAC/OSEDA
• U.S. Gap Analysis Program (GAP) - Biological Diversity Data by State
• USGS Home Page
• USGS National Mapping Information
• USGS Elevation Database (Continental United States)
• U.S. Solar Radiation Maps and Data
• U.S. State Images - Topography
• U.S. Territorial Maps 1775-1920
• U.S. Thematic Maps
• U.S. Tide and Current Predictor
• U.S. Wind Maps (National Wind Technology Center)
• United States Crop Acreage and Yield Maps by County (USDA/NASS)
• United States Weekly Crop-Weather and Agricultural Condition Maps (USDA/NASS)
• Wildfire Fire Assessment System Maps (U.S. Forest Service)
• Yahoo!Maps: U.S. Maps by Street Address, Zip Code, or City Name

GIS Vendors

• Autodesk
• Caliper
• DeLorme Mapping
• ESRI - Home of The GIS People
• Erdas
• ER Mapper
• ETAK Eagle Geocoding Server
• Intergraph
• MapInfo

GIS Associations and Centers

• Cartography Speciality Group of the AAG
• Center for Geog. Info. & Analysis
• Geographic and Land Information Society
• The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA)
• International Cartographic Association
• ITRE Home Page
• National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
• United States Geological Survey

GIS Job Links

• GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
• Geo Job Source
• GISjobs
• GeoWeb

GIS Indexes and Portals

• The Digital Earth
• ESRI's GIS Jump Station
• Links from the USP Geography Department
• Bill Thoen's GIS Links
• GISCafe.com
• GISLinx
• GIS Web Sites
• US Army Topographic Engineering Center
• University of Edinburgh GIS WWW Resources
• University of Maine GIS Bibliography Project
• USGS GIS
• Useful Geographic Info. Sources
• Nice Geography and GIS Servers

Academic Journals and Publications

• Cartographica
• Cartography
• Cartography and Geographic Information Science
• Computers & Geosciences
• GeoInformatica
• IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
• International Journal of Geographic Information Science
• The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) journal

Industry-Focused Journals and Publications

• Directions Magazine
• GeoCommunity
• Geo News
• GeoWorld
• Geo Info Systems
• GISuser.com
• Directions Magazine

Other Interesting Sites

• GIS Day