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Association of American Geographers National organization news for academics and professionals, including jobs in geography, specialty groups, and national/regional meetings.
Careers in Geoscience Explore career options in geoscience through the Canadian Geoscience Council.
Destination Earth NASA's look at Earth from Space, includes overview of NASA's programs and research opportunities.
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Describes research and education programs and available data at Lamont-Doherty.
NOAA Geosciences Lab Links to information about oceanography and marine geophysics.
U.S. Geological Survey Home Page Links to USGS maps, programs, jobs, publications, and general information.
USGS Earth Explorer Provides a search tool for maps and satellite and aerial imagery.

History of Cartography Project Six essays on the history of cartography throughout the world.
Map and Cartography Resources Includes UC Berkeley collection and sources for internet resources in maps and cartography.
Perry-Castaña Library Map Collection View a variety of current interest maps and others.
U.S. Digital Relief Images View a variety of state and U.S. landform maps.
USGS U.S. Geographic Names Information System Query any geographic name and get a list of maps which show it.
Terraserver This is an excellent source for topographic maps and aerial imagery.
Topozone This commercial site has some data and maps for free, but much more is available if you subscribe.

ARC Science Simulations View animated Earth simulations, space imagery, working models of the solar system, and more.
ERS-1 Satellite See the latest images from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR), which produces infrared images of the Earth.
ESA Observing the Earth View a variety of global earth, water, air, and fire images from the European Space Agency (ESA).
Global Positioning Systems Home Page Everything you ever wanted to know about GPS, including navigation, satellites, defense systems, and more.
GIS Internet Sites Links to GIS sites dealing with jobs, software, mapping companies, government agencies, and more.
GrassLinks Offers public access to real-world GIS display and analysis.

Office of Earth Sciences Astronaut Photography Database Access to all astronaut photography of Earth from space since 1961.
Earth from Space View images for any area on Earth from space.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Information and imagery from NASA's Jet Propusion Lab.
Johnson Space Center Space Shuttle digital imagery collection.
NASA Photo Gallery Search engine for the photo gallery of NASA's still images.
Earth Observatory Phenomenal collection of satellite data and imagery. You can subscribe for weekly updates.
Visible Earth A well catalogued and categorized collection of Earth imagery.

The Official U.S. Time All U.S. time zones available; accurate to 0.2-0.3 seconds.
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