WOODROW WILSON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE RUTGERS 1998

MAPPING

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Use of remotely sensed data has resulted in improved mapping techniques, and much greater accuracy and detail, especially for areas such as arctic shorelines where frozen land and sea ice meet. Thematic maps, on scales from local to global, allow us to monitor the earth's vegetation, soils, water, climate, human impact and the changes that occur over time.

Map Projections, Modules and Tutorials

Digital Shoreline Extractor http://crusty.er.usgs.gov/coast/getcoast.html Map Projection Bibliography http://purl.oclc.org/net/search/mapbib The "bible" of map projections is often considered to be: Snyder, J. P. 1987, Map projections--a working manual: U.S. Geological Survey Prof. Paper 1395, 383 p. Reprinted 1989 and 1994 with corrections. Available for $32 + 3.50 S/H from: USGS Information Services, Box 25286, Building 810, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, 303-202-4700; Fax 303-202-4693. Map Projection Module http://www.uncc.edu/~lagaro/cwg/mapproj/index.html NOAA Coastal Shoreline Website http://www.csc.noaa.gov/shoreline/ Robert E. Ford's Geography and Mapping Links http://www.wcslc.edu/pers_pages/r-ford/ESS205/g300www/g300wwwgeog.html USGS State Hydrologic Unit Maps http://www.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/state-hydrologic-unit-maps/state-hydrologic-unit-maps.html

References and Resources

Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research Maps and References, University of Iowa http://www.cgrer.uiowa.edu/servers/servers_references.html Center for Mapping, The Ohio State University http://www.cfm.ohio-state.edu/ Color Landform Atlas of the United States http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html GIS in the Earth Sciences and Map Library (UC Berkeley) http://library.berkeley.edu/EART/gis.html Large selection of data and maps as well as links to government and NGO sources of spatial information. The library (http://library.berkeley.edu/EART/) also contains collections for earth sciences, geography, climate and aerial photography. Global 30 Arc Second Elevation Data Set http://www1.gsi-mc.go.jp/gtopo30/gtopo30.html

Nature Mapping/Gap Analysis

Nature Mapping/Gap Analysis http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu:80/~wagap/nm/ National network that links natural resource agencies, academia and land planners with localcommunities primarilythrough schools. The goal is to keep common animals common and to maintain our quality of life. The approach is to train individuals to become aware of their natural resources and to provide the tools to inventory and monitor resources. National Gap Analysis Program http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/gap/ Aquatic Gap Analysis Program http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/hydro2/Aquagap.htm Catalina Island Gap Analysis http://www.catalinas.net/seer/research/ijmargeo.htm Little Spokane Watershed http://www.lsw.org Nebraska Gap Analysis http://www.calmit.unl.edu/gap/ Washington Gap Analysis Program http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/

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