Extractions: @import url(/styles/standards_menu.css); Store Contact Us Careers ArcNews Online Search ArcNews A Prototype for USGS's The National Map The most common problem people have when creating or viewing a map is currentness of the geographic information. Data producing agencies usually maintain their databases on an as-needed or continual basis. When the real world changes, those changes are reflected in the digital database. However, by the time this database gets to the user, the information is nearly always out of date. Is it possible for the user to access this real-time database? In cases where the user may have some knowledge that can improve the existing database, is it possible for the user to get that information back to the appropriate agency? If so, how? Another prominent issue facing the geographic data user is the enormous amount of information available today. For instance, a researcher at the University of Delaware is studying population movement within the State. A quick search on the Web for transportation data reveals numerous options. Digital data of the roads in Delaware can be obtained from the Delaware Department of Transportation, U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files, United States Geological Survey (USGS) digital line graphs (DLG), or a number of private companies that charge a fee for a more accurate and current data set. How does the researcher select a data source without spending countless hours reading through metadata? Furthermore, can the researcher be sure that the roads data set will align properly with other data sets needed for the study such as local boundaries, land use areas, or water features?
Extractions: @import url(/styles/standards_menu.css); Store Contact Us Careers In Delaware, getting information on employment opportunities and the labor market just got a whole lot easier thanks to interactive mapping on the Web. The Delaware Department of Labor (DOL) constructed a Web site that is breaking ground for the automation, integration, and access to social services information. People looking for employment now have a new tool at their disposal in the form of an interactive, GIS-based Web site called Career Directions, located at www.delawareworks.com or www.oolmi.net "Government agencies are raising the bar in efficiently serving people," says Jack Dangermond, president, ESRI. "The ability to bring agencies, information, and people together is a fundamental exercise better executed using GIS technology. The innovation of the Delaware Department of Labor takes this integration strategy one step further by using the Web and GIS to open up access to information. It's a real testament to their vision and leadership."
Extractions: Buy it at AllPosters.com Delaware was the only state to belong to Sweden and Holland. England won the area that is known now as Delaware from the Dutch in 1664. About 100 years later, the American flag was first displayed in battle at the Revolutionary Battle of Coochs Bridge. Named for Lord De La Warr, Delaware was the first state to ratify the new constitution in 1787. Wilmington, the largest city, is the home of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., one of the worlds largest manufacturers of chemicals. The DuPont family has had economic and political influence on the state for many years. On the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, Delaware is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay, as well as by the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Delaware's location affords easy access to the major metropolitan areas of the Northeast. Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Baltimore are all within a 2-hour drive. Below are some activities to help you study DELAWARE. You may choose to do all, some, or none of the activities. You can also alter the activities to better suit your individual childs needs. Some of these activities overlap each other, choose the one you think that you and the children will enjoy most. The main point of this unit is to make learning about DELAWARE fun and enjoyable for all who are participating.
Middle East--Geography, Governments And Politics University of Texas Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC) maps offers The University of delaware libraries offer a useful starting point with http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/mideast/govtgeog.html
Extractions: Geography, states, governments and politics: Please bear in mind that linking to these sites is not meant to be an endorsement of their content or that of sites to which they provide further links. It is not possible for us to check every link these pages provide, and it is not our goal to present or ignore any political, religious or other point of view which might exist on the web. Maps, country information, politics, policy, governments, law, etc.: Maps: The University of Chicago Map Collection Only about 40% of the Collection's sheet-map holdings are cataloged. Because virtually all the cataloging records have been derived from other libraries' records, few unique titles are noted in the online catalog. To find out what is in the Map Collection, you must visit, telephone, or email. The Map Collection is located in Regenstein 370. Hours are Monday-Friday, 12-5.
USA Label Me! Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com Elementarylevel Printouts. Read the definitions then label the US maps. Label the Mid-Atlantic US states, capitals, and major geographic features. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/label/usa.shtml
U.S. States Map of United States. Each State Profile includes, Choose a state. Capital Population geography and Population Extreme Points of the US http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
Extractions: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Try a State IQ Quiz: Choose a state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Extractions: More Information About the Delaware Project ... The National Map Governments depend on a common set of geographic base information as a tool for economic and community development, land and natural resource management, and health and safety services. Emergency management and defense operations rely on this information. Private industry, nongovernmental organizations, and individual citizens use the same geographic data. Geographic information underpins an increasingly larger part of the Nation's economy. Available geographic data often have the following problems: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is developing
The National Map Pilot Projects, Fact Sheet 062-02 (June 2002) PowerPoint slide of a map showing pilot project locations. The delaware pilot will provide current, seamless base geographic datasets for the entire http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs06202.html
Extractions: Delaware Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada, Area Missouri Pennsylvania ... Information The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is developing The National Map to be a seamless, continuously maintained, and nationally consistent set of online, public domain, geographic base information. The National Map will serve as a foundation for integrating, sharing, and using other government and private sector data easily and consistently. The National Map will include digital orthorectified imagery, elevation data, vector data for hydrography, transportation, boundary, and structure features, geographic names, and land cover information. The data will be the source of revised paper topographic maps. Partnerships between Federal, State, and local government agencies and the private sector are the key to implementation of The National Map . The USGS will guarantee the national completeness and availability of base geographic information and will organize nationwide efforts to create and sustain partnerships to build The National Map from the best available data from government and commercial sources. When no other source exists, the USGS will provide data through contract and limited in-house production.
History Of Railroads And Maps The earliest survey map in the United States that shows a commercial tramroad was well known for its railroad maps and other geographic publications, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html
Extractions: The Beginnings of American Railroads The Transcontinental Railroad Mapmaking and Printing The Growth of Mapping ... Notes Surveying and mapping activities flourished in the United States as people began moving inland over the inadequately mapped continent. The settlement of the frontier, the development of agriculture, and the exploitation of natural resources generated a demand for new ways to move people and goods from one place to another. Privately owned toll or turnpike roads were followed first by steamships on the navigable rivers and by the construction of canals and then in the 1830s by the introduction of railroads for steam-powered trains. The Beginnings of American Railroads and Mapping Railways were introduced in England in the seventeenth century as a way to reduce friction in moving heavily loaded wheeled vehicles. The first North American "gravity road," as it was called, was erected in 1764 for military purposes at the Niagara portage in Lewiston, New York. The builder was Capt. John Montressor, a British engineer known to students of historical cartography as a mapmaker.
Delaware SWCD - Geographic Information Systems A full GIS, or geographic information system, requires As on the paper map, a digital map created by GIS will have dots, or points, that represent http://www.delawareswcd.org/GIS/DSWCD_GIS.html
Extractions: Assistance Home Urban/Suburban Assistance ... Soil Survey Delaware SWCD began using GIS technologies in 1999. At that time, we hired a full-time GIS Technician to facilitate its use. The three main areas in which we utilize GIS Technologies include: What is GIS? Simply put, a GIS combines layers of information about a place to give you a better understanding of that place. What layers of information you combine depends on your purposefinding the best location for a new store, analyzing environmental damage, viewing similar crimes in a city to detect a pattern, and so on. What do you need to use GIS? A full GIS, or geographic information system, requires: and sound analysis methods for interpreting the results generated by the GIS. from: http://www.gis.com/whatisgis/index.html A GIS is mapping software that links information about where things are with information about what things are like. Unlike with a paper map, where "what you see is what you get," a GIS map can combine many layers of information.
Map Resources For Geography 110 : Cultural Geography These map resources have been selected by the geography Department Librarian Liaison to support National Geographic is well known for its map products. http://library.owu.edu/geo110.htm
Extractions: The Central Intelligence Agency has made up-to-date geographic and demographic information publicly available since 1975 through publication of its World Factbook . Click on Country Listing and select the name of your country. CIA maps are also available in print format in the Beeghly Library Government Documents Collection. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
UNCW Student Affairs: Career Services *Map Analyst, *Teacher, *Climatologist. *Geographic Information Systems, *Map Curator/Librarian, *Traffic Manager. *Coastal Zone Manager, *Geophysics http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/geography.htm
Extractions: Home ... Employers Geography Department of Earth Sciences - http://www.uncw.edu/earsci/ Career Titles Major Skills Web Sites Related Career Titles *Aerial Photo Interpreter *Facilities Planner *Land Developer *Site Researcher *Agricultural Extension Agent *Forestry Technician *Land Economist *Soil Conservationist *Air/Water Quality Control Manager *Geographer *Land-Use Analyst *Surveyor *Cartographer *Geographic Area Specialist *Location Expert *Systems Analyst *Cartography Compiler *Geographic Attache' *Map Analyst *Teacher *Climatologist *Geographic Information Systems *Map Curator/Librarian *Traffic Manager *Coastal Zone Manager *Geophysics Assistant *Map Editor *Transportation Analyst *Community Developer *Hazardous Waste Planner *Market Research Analyst *Transportation Manager *Computer Mapper *Health Services Planner *Natural Resources Specialist *Travel Agent/Specialist *Computer Programmer *Health Services Organization Manager *Outdoor Guide *Urban/Regional Planner *Demographer *Hydrologist *Park Ranger *Weather Forecaster *Earth Scientist *Industrial Developer *Peace Corp Volunteer *Wildlife Manager *Ecologist *Industrial Planner *Property Manager *Writer/Author *Editor *Intelligence Agent *Public Utilities Specialist
USGS Geography: Status Of The National Map The National Map is the product of a consortium of Federal, State, and local We plan to enhance the viewer for advanced users and geographic information http://nationalmap.gov/nmstatus.html
Extractions: To make The National Map a reality, the USGS must change from its role as a data and topographic map provider to a new set of roles. These involve creating partnerships for data sharing, bringing together and integrating data from numerous sources to produce a nationally consistent dataset, providing data and tools over the Web, and making updated topographic maps from the digital data. It is our mission to ensure that complete, accurate, and current base geographic information is available to all users at a resolution that supports national needs. To begin this process, we are working with selected partners in other Federal agencies (such as the Forest Service, Bureau of the Census, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), in State Governments (such as Texas and Delaware), and in local governments and agencies (such as Spokane County, Wash., and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Calif.-Nev.) to share and bring together data from the best available sources. These sources include our own national datasets, such as elevation and hydrography data and geographic names. We are creating a Web capability so that users can browse the available data, view and make maps from these data, and link to more detailed and more complete data sources. Our initial Web application allows users to access these datasets through an interactive map viewer, using only their Web browser. This means that users do not have to have special software on their own computers. The current viewer demonstrates basic functions. We plan to enhance the viewer for advanced users and geographic information system (GIS) specialists.
1-World Maps Online World maps and US maps. Selection includes topographical maps and maps of the ocean floor. National Geographic American Road Atlas http://www.worldmapsonline.com/
CIA - The World Factbook -- Taiwan geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Map of Taiwan. Legend Definition Definition Field Listing Field Listing Rank Order http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/tw.html
Extractions: Select a Country or Location World Afghanistan Akrotiri Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dhekelia Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia, The
CIA - The World Factbook -- Trinidad And Tobago geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Map of Trinidad and Tobago. Legend Definition Definition Field Listing Field Listing http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/td.html
Extractions: Select a Country or Location World Afghanistan Akrotiri Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Arctic Ocean Argentina Armenia Aruba Ashmore and Cartier Islands Atlantic Ocean Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dhekelia Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europa Island Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Gabon Gambia, The
The Halls Of Academia geography Links Lots of links from Alaska to a world map viewer. geography South Australia Jumpsite An extensive listing of world geography links from an http://www.tenet.edu/halls/geography.html
Extractions: Resources ... Students The Hall of Geography Africa Antarctica Asia Australia ... Tours Around The World Africa Africa Online : Links to Computing, Business and Finance, Education, Government, Health, News, Sports, Music, Travel, and more Environment in Africa : University of Penn., College of Education: links to information about the natural resources of Africa K-12 Africa Guide : Resources on Africa for K-12 Education Maps of Africa : University of Texas at Austin, The Perry-Casta±eda Library Map Collection: many maps of Africa that were produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Travel in Africa : University of Penn., College of Education: includes information about traveling to Africa as well as articles written by travelers in African countries Welcome to South Africa : A colorful clickable map with lots of sites to see: links to South African Communication Services, ANANZIThe South African Search Engine, and Cape Town Weather Watch; plug-ins for audio TOP Antarctica A Tourist Expedition to Antarctica : An exhibit of an expedition to Antarctica, including journal entries and photographs.
Extractions: By Philip Hoehn (David Rumsey Collection) and Mary Lynette Larsgaard ( . Designed by John Creaser This dictionary decodes abbreviations and acronyms found in various publications including maps and websites. These abbreviations or acronyms, therefore, are not necessarily authoritative or standardized in format or content. A B C D ... Acknowledgements A Return to Index A. Acre; Auto house or private garage A IN B Auto in basement AA Automobile Assn. AAA Agricultural Adjustment Administration; American Automobile Assn. AACR Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2d. ed. AACCCM Anglo-American Cataloguing Committee for Cartographic Materials AAES American Assn. of Engineering Societies AAG Assn. of American Geographers AAGS American Assn. for Geodetic Surveying AAG Assn. of American Geographers AAPG American Assn. of Petroleum Geologists AARLS Arkansas Assn. of Registered Land Surveyors
University Of Oregon Libraries MAGIC (Map and Geographic Information Center) University of Connecticut, University of delaware Research and Data Management ServicesDOQ and DEM, http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/map_section/map_Statedatasets.html
