Geography & Environmental Science Resource Guide

Our knowledge of the many life-forms on Earth - of animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria - is scattered around the world in books, journals, databases, websites, specimen collections, and in the minds of people everywhere. Imagine what it would mean if this information could be gathered together and made available to everyone – anywhere – at a moment’s notice. This dream is becoming a reality through the Encyclopedia of Life.

Free and open access to biodiversity data.

Several of the DoI's bureaus deal with the environment of the United States: National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation.

Provides news and education, as well as access to major databases in pollution and environmental quality.

WFO is being developed by a consortium of leading botanical institutions worldwide in response to the 2011-2020 GSPC’s updated Target 1: to achieve an online Flora of all known plants by 2020. WFO welcomes feedback from users for improvements to its Taxonomic Backbone which is curated by a growing community of WFO Taxonomic Expert Networks (TENs).

Website provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities - from the perspective of the US.

A website that allows users to generate graphs based on numerical data extracted from the CIA Factbook.

The United Nations Statistics Division is committed to the advancement of the global statistical system. We compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.

The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names maintains uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government.

This extensive guide offers resources to explore city demographics.

The Wilderness Society provides general information about backpacking and hiking in the United States and different trails in other countries. Information on each trail includes a brief sketch of the host country, including basic climatic information, local topography, and the type of terrain that each trail traverses.

A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.

Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) is a joint U.S.-German-Italian project that uses a highly sophisticated imaging radar to capture images of Earth that are useful to scientists across a great range of disciplines. The instrument was flown on two Endeavor flights - mission STS-59 April 9-20, 1994 and mission STS-68 September 30-October 11, 1994.

Provided by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

An online search, discovery, and ordering tool of satellite, aircraft, and other remote sensing inventories through interactive and textual-based query capabilities.

USGS data portal.

Repository for most US supported data/research. USGS is one of the participating members.

Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System (CAGIS), some data available on public site.

Geographic Information System Internet Portal for the City of Columbus, Ohio.

The mission of GLIN Maps and GIS is to provide a centralized location to discover, publish, and acquire geospatial data for areas within the Great Lakes region.

OGRIP (Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program) is a volunteer organization whose goals are to: encourage the creation of digital geographic data of value to multiple users, foster the ability to easily determine what geographic data exists and foster the ability to easily access and use this data.

Provided by the OhioView consortium - Landsat 7 collection, Ohio Digital Raster Graphics (Topographic Maps), Digital Ortho Photo Quarter Quadrangles, and more...

TIMS is ODOT's web-mapping portal where you can discover information about Ohio's transportation system, create maps, and share information.

Geographic Information Management Systems (GIMS) is a term used by DNR to describe a collection of related technologies used to manage spatial data. These technologies include geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design systems, automated and desktop mapping systems, remote sensing and image analysis systems, and their related database management systems.