Links for Educators

Where can I learn more about Remote Sensing and GIS?

NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial - This is a thorough series of lessons
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing - An introductory tutorial
NASA Science Learning - A very good NASA site
USGS and Science Education - A large amount of GIS information at all levels
NASA Education Program
Connecticut NASA Education Resource Center - Maintained by Eastern Connecticut State University
Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing Course - U. of Colorado

General Remote Sensing Links

Destination Earth - NASA Earth Science Enterprise
NASA's Visible Earth - Browse and download images and animations of the earth
Earth From Space - Astronauts Views of the Earth
Planetary Photojournal: - NASA's Image Access Home Page
Global Land Cover Facility - A variety of landcover maps from the U. of Maryland

General GIS Links

National Mapping Information - A USGS site with good links and information
GIS FAQ - By the Census Bureau
GIS Intro Poster by the USGS
Projection and Datum information - U. of Colorado

DIVA GIS - A free GIS program for the analysis of biodiversity data
TatukGIS - A free GIS viewer program and a coordinate conversion calculator

Landcover Classifications

Connecticut's Changing Landscape
Connecticut landcover maps by town or watershed basin
Global Land Cover Characterization
Global Land Cover Facility - University of Maryland

Links to Free Data

Connecticut GIS Data - CT DEP
Connecticut GIS Data - MAGIC: Map And Geographic Information Center at UCONN
Maine GIS Data - Office of GIS
Massachusetts GIS Data - MASS GIS
New York GIS Data - GIS Data Sharing Cooperative
Rhode Island GIS Data - RIGIS
Digital Chart of the World - ArcInfo Coverages by Country - Maintained by Penn State University
National Atlas - Government GIS data
U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics - Like it says, statistical data

Image Archives and Searches

Several free or low cost sites

Global Land Cover Facility - Many free TM and ETM scene pairs available
Data Pool at LP DAAC - Free ASTER data of the U.S.
Landsat Org - A good source for Landsat images, many Landsat 7 images only $50!
Tropical Rainforest Images - An inexpensive source for images of the world's rainforest regions

Primary sources

Earth Observing System Data Gateway - Search and order MODIS, Landsat, AVHRR and other data here
USGS Earth Expplorer - Landsat satellite images, aerial photos, maps, and much more
NASA Landsat Mosaic Scenes - These scenes cover most of the world, organized by UTM Zones

Map Collections & Vector Data

Yale Map Collection
MAGIC: UCONN - Map And Geographic Information Center
Connecticut landcover maps by town or watershed basin
USGS Map Information
EPA - Pointers to Spatial Data
Interactive Topographic Maps for the Entire U.S. - printable sections of topo maps
Global Vegetation Distribution Maps - Checklist of On-Line maps maintained by UC Berkley
Map-Related Web Sites - from the U. of Texas

GPS

GPS Information Net - Joe Mehaffey's comprehensive FAQ's, Reviews, Links
Geocaching - What to do with that GPS you now have
GIS 2 GPS - GIS and GPS for educators and students

Garmin - GPS equipment manufacturer
Magellan - GPS equipment manufacturer
Trimble - GPS equipment manufacturer