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| mimas.ac.uk/datasets.html Extensive datasets including census data, macroeconomic, government surveys and scientific data. | |
| demon.co.uk/raids/ Images are held on the system for approximately 4 weeks. Provides 100km x 100km images satellite images of the British Isles. | ||
| edina.ed.ac.uk/digimap/ Extensive datasets available including Ordnance Survey maps and map data, historical geography information, Census boundaries and employment data. | ||
| indo.com/distance/ This service uses the University of Michigan Geographic Name Server and a supplementary database of world cities to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map sh | ||
| cast.uark.edu/local/hunt/ A starting point for finding sources of digital geospatial data and attributes related to the US. Headings include agriculture, biological, census, ecology, flood mapping, geology, hazardous substances, hydrology, land use and land cover, meteorology, pla | ||
| blm.gov/gis/nsdi.html Pathway to find information about GIS and geospatial data. | ||
| utexas.edu/depts/grg/virtdept/resources/data/data.htm List of general databases and online archives, USGS data standards, topographic and demographic data and computer-aided cartography base files. | ||
| shiva.pub.getty.edu/tgn_browser/ The TGN is a structured vocabulary developed primarily for the field of art history, but with the potential for wide applications in related disciplines such as archaeology, history and geography. It contains nearly one million place names representing ap | ||
| geo.ed.ac.uk/agidict/welcome.html Online dictionary with definitions for almost 1000 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to geographical information systems or which geographers may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemen | ||
| emulateme.com/nationalpha.htm Additional Web resources of relevance are also identified. Detailed information on specific countries from around the world, covering subjects like economy, geography, people, national anthem lyrics, national flags, and current weather conditions. | ||
| popindex.princeton.edu/ It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics. Quarterly bibliography published since 1935, and a major reference tool to the world's population literature. | ||
| grid2.cr.usgs.gov/globalpop/1-degree/ Makes use of the most recent data available. Includes background to the project, a description of the database, the methodology used to create and define the dataset, an analysi Project providing a database depicting the worldwide population distribution. | ||
| odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and | ||
| census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer Database is searchable by name or state abbreviation, or 5-digit zip code. Searchable database of geographic information, maps and census data for the United States. | ||
| nima.mil/gns/html/ Access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of world geographic feature names, with over 20, which comprises over 3.5 million features | ||
| geoconnexions.org/english/ Program established to develop Canadian geospatial information. Offers related Internet databases such as Canadian Communities Atlas and the National Forest Information System, and includes details of projects, demonstrations, proposal opportunities, part | ||
| edina.ed.ac.uk/ukborders/ United Kingdom Boundary Outline and Reference Database for Education and Research Study. This service is dedicated to providing digital boundary datasets of the UK (including 1971, 1981, 1991 Census; administrative; electoral; historic and environmental b | ||
| countrywatch.com/ Clickable map provides key data about the population, geographical area, capital city, climate, languages spoken, and currency of over 190 countries. Also offers information on recent news stories, economic situations, agriculture, the environment, ethnic | ||
| www-ibru.dur.ac.uk/database/data.html Database of over 9,000 boundary related reports from a wide range of news sources around the world dating from 1991 to approximately six months before the current date. | ||
| fowlerlibrary.com/Kiosk/ General reference resource containing a fact file for every country of the world, with additional information available under the headings news and current events, history and culture, government and politics, and economy and development. Also offers lang | ||
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