Geographic Information Science Links

Lecture Material and General Information

NCGIA (US National Center for Geographic Analysis) Core Curriculum

Overview over Coordinate Systems (by Peter Dana)

UNESCO GIS Training Modules (not always available)

Satellite Images (NASA)

BC Ministry of Environment, Lands & Parks GIS Glossary

GIS Data

Geography Network (worldwide data)

Canadian Geography Network

Find Topographic Map Sheets

Download digital Topo Sheets

GeoBase (Canadian GIS Data for free download)

DMTI via Queen'sUniv (Canadian GIS data, accessible through the librarian: Maxine Tedesco)

DMTI via TorontoUniv (Canadian GIS data, accessible through the librarian: Maxine Tedesco)

GEODE (works only in the GIS Lab!!! On-line Canadian GIS data, accessible through the librarian: Maxine Tedesco)

Alberta Data fromAltaLIS

Canada Soils (CANSIS)

Alberta Soil Inventory (AGRASID)

Statistics Canada

GeoGratis (free data for Canada)

USGS (free US data)

National Geophysical Data Center (great Earth maps)

USGS GeoDataOnline

Downloads

Free GIS and CAD Software

Universities & GIS

UCGIS (University Consortium for GIS

Software Links

ESRI (ArcInfo,ArcGIS, ArcView etc.)

Web Mapping Links

National Atlas of Canada

TIGER Mapping Service (USA)

US MapQuest (maps, addresses, almost everything...)

Canada Map Quest

VISA ATM Locator

GRASSLinks (On-Line GIS)

City of Medicine Hat

Maps from U of Texas

ESRI search to live mapping applications