A Globalization Resource: Globalization101.org [Details]

This page contains links to websites from governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, businesses, media, and other groups from around the world to help you research further the complex phenomenon of globalization. The viewpoints expressed by any of the groups in the websites and links are not endorsed, and accuracy of the information posted on these sites is not guaranteed.

  CensusScope: Your Portal to Census 2000 Data [Details]

CensusScope was designed, developed, and programmed by associates of SSDAN (Social Science Data Analysis Network), a university-based organization that creates demographic media, such as user guides, web sites, and hands-on classroom computer materials that make U.S. census data accessible to educators, policymakers, and citizens.

  Climate - National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) [Details]

NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC operates the World Data Center for Meteorology which is co-located at NCDC in Asheville, North Carolina, and the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology which is located in Boulder, Colorado.

  Data sets - GEO Data Portal - United Nations Environment Programme [Details]

The GEO Data Portal is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments. Its online database holds more than 450 different variables as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets (maps), covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. Display them on-the-fly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats

  EarthTrends - Environmental Information [Details]

An online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.

  GIS & Remote Sensing - AGIS, Agricultural Geo-Referenced Information System [Details]

South Africa's Agricultural information available on the Internet

  GIS & Remote Sensing - Geodata.gov [Details]

Your one-stop shop for federal, state & local geographic data.

  GIS & Remote Sensing - GIS Internet Resources [Details]

These pages provide pointers to GIS companies, associations, and government web pages as well as sources of software, data, publications, and services. Information does not reflect use or endorsement by the U.S. Government.

  GIS & Remote Sensing - Interactive Global Geostationary Weather Satellite Images [Details]

Weather satellite image maps from around the world.

  GIS & Remote Sensing - Our Earth as Art: Earth through the eyes of the Landsat & satellite [Details]

Landsat satellite, Landsat 7 images donated to the Library of Congress by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Visit their website at http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthasart/

  GIS & Remote Sensing - Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) [Details]

Under agreement with NASA, the USGS EROS Data Center distributes and archives Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data in accordance with a joint partnership Memorandum of Understanding between NASA and NGA.

  GIS & Remote Sensing - The Geospatial Resource Portal [Details]

Maintained by the Geospatial Communication Network of GIS Development company the site promotes the usage of Geographic Information Science, Technology and Applications in various areas of development, worldwide and Asia in particular. GIS Development company fosters the growing network of those interested in geo-informatics and encourages the exchange of scientific know-how through its key platforms: Magazines, Portal, Conferences and Training.

  GIS & Remote Sensing - The WWW Virtual Virtual Library; Remote Sensing [Details]

A vast library of remote sensing links for maps, data, & publications from around the world.

  GIS & Remote Sensing - Visible Earth: Home [Details]

A catalog of NASA images and animations of the Earth.

  Google Maps Distance Calculator [Details]

By clicking on two points anywhere, the calculator will figure out the distance for you in both miles and kilometers.

  Natural Disasters - Current Earthquake Maps [Details]

U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Center, Earthquake Hazards Program maps

  Natural Disasters - Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) [Details]

Includes earthquake information and maps about state, regional, and world sites.

  Natural Disasters - Earthquake Research Institute (ERI): University of Tokyo [Details]

"One of the most important missions of the Earthquake Research Institute (ERI) is to promote advanced research on the solid earth for better understanding earthquakes and volcanic eruptions to mitigate the relevant disasters." Copyright of ERI WWW pages belong to the Earthquake Research Institute (ERI).

  Natural Disasters - Earthquakes in Japan [Details]

Basic earthquake information about Japan from Japan-guide.com. The Japanese archipelago is located in an area where several continental and oceanic plates meet.

  Natural Disasters - Geologic Hazards [Details]

Includes the latest earthquake and landslide hazard information and images, sponsored by the USGS.

  Natural Disasters - Historic Earthquakes [Details]

Includes "Top Ten" lists & maps, an archive of significant earthquakes world-wide since 1692, global earthquake searching, and other scientific data.

  Natural Disasters - Hurricane & Storm Tracking for the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans [Details]

The StormTrack system receives weather data from the US National Weather Service via satellite. The system creates an entry for each tropical depression, storm, or hurricane when the National Weather Service begins issuing advisories.

  Natural Disasters - Hurricanes Meteorology Guide (WW2010) [Details]

An evolving earth sciences web server that strives to integrate real time and archived data with instructional resources using new and innovative technologies. Includes hurricane and cyclone tracking from 1950 - present.

  Natural Disasters - National Hurricane Center: Tropical Prediction Center [Details]

Up-to-date watches, warnings, forecasts and analyses of hazardous tropical weather. Includes storm tracking, coastal population tool, cyclone reports, and resource links.

  Natural Disasters - National Weather Service (NWS) [Details]

NWS provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.

  Natural Disasters - Natural Hazards Data [Details]

National Geophysical Data Center information and maps about earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes.

  Natural Disasters - Pacific Nortwest Seismograph Network (PNSN) [Details]

This web site provides information on Pacific Northwest earthquake activity and hazards. The PNSN operates seismograph stations and locates earthquakes in Washington and Oregon.

  Natural Disasters - The World-Wide Earthquake Locator [Details]

Based at Edinburgh Earth Observatory, the Locator aims to provide up-to-date information and detailed dynamic maps of earthquakes across the world within a maximum of 24 hours of their occurence. This web site also includes a database of past earthquakes, an animation of the past month's earthquakes, and statistical earthquake prediction.

  Natural Disasters - This Dynamic Planet [Details]

Interactive world map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics. Using zoom and identify tools can provide volcano names, location, elevation, latitude, longitude, and date erupted.

  Natural Disasters - Tsunami information from University of Washington [Details]

This website is dedicated to providing general information about tsunamis, their causes and history as well as what to do in case of a tsunami.

  Natural Disasters - Virtual Earthquake [Details]

Using Virtual Courseware, users learn about the fundamental concepts of how seismic waves are used to locate an earthquake epicenter and determine its Richter magnitude.

  Natural Disasters - Volcano World [Details]

Volcano World, hosted at the University of North Dakota, includes some whorthwhile recent updates and photographs of current volcanic activity at a site geared to a general audience.

  Natural Disasters - Volcanoes: Current Activity [Details]

Tracking current volcanic activity conducted by the University of North Dakota

  Natural Disasters - Volcanoes: formation, eruption, prediction [Details]

Geared to a general audience, this site reviews information about volcano formation, eruption, and forcasting.

  Plate Tectonics - A Science Odyssey: Mountain Maker, Earth Shaker [Details]

PBS's version of plate tectonics and continental slide and crush.

  Plate Tectonics - Earth Floor: Plate Tectonics [Details]

Basic explanations of the theory of plate tectonics, including convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.

  Plate Tectonics - This Dynamic Planet [Details]

Interactive world map of volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics. Using zoom and identify tools can provide volcano names, location, elevation, latitude, longitude, and date erupted.

  Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes [Details]

Sponsored in part by the Nevada Seismologic Laboratory, and using NASA, NOAA, & USGS examples, the theory of plate tectonics is explained.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - Census Bureau home page [Details]

Census statistics and data tools

  U.S. Gov't agencies - DOE (Department of Energy) [Details]

The Department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - DOE: Fossil Energy [Details]

Data about a variety of energy sources, including hydrogen, carbon, natural gas, and strategic and oil petroleum reserves.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - EPA (Environmental Protection Agencies) [Details]

The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - EPA: Climate Change [Details]

The EPA climate change Web site has four main sections on climate change issues and another section on "What You Can Do" to reduce your contribution.

  U.S. Gov't Agencies - Library of Congress: Geography & Map Reading Room [Details]

"Maps and atlases were among the first items acquired when the Library of Congress was established in 1800. It was not until 1897, however, when the Library of Congress moved into its own building, that a separate Hall of Maps and Charts was created to house the growing collection of 47,000 maps and 1,200 atlases. The division now occupies an area of 90,000 square feet in the Library's James Madison Memorial Building. The area is specifically designed and constructed to accommodate a variety of cartographic collections, library functions, and a professional and technical staff of 58 persons."

  U.S. Gov't agencies - NASA: Earth from Space - Technical Search [Details]

Along with latitude and longitude searches, seven view categories can be combined in multiple searches of images for cities, earth landscapes, earth-human interactions, distinctive features, hurricanes and weather, wahter habits, and geographic regions.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - NASA: Earth Observatory [Details]

Datasets and information about atmoshprere, oceans, land, energy, life and natural hazards from NASA.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - NASA: Global Hydrology & Climate Center (GHCC) [Details]

Comprised of organizational elements from several agencies, GHCC, provides integrated scientific understanding of the Earth system to enable better decisions improving the global quality of life.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - NASA: Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer [Details]

The official Website for information, data, and images from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura and the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS)

  U.S. Gov't agencies - NOAA (National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration) [Details]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space and sun, and applies this knowledge to science and service that touch the lives of all Americans."

  U.S. Gov't agencies - NOAA: National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) [Details]

NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) provides scientific stewardship, products, and services for geophysical data from the Sun to the Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space.

  U.S. Gov't Agencies - NOAA: National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) [Details]

The National Oceanographic Data Center archives & provides public access to global oceanographic and coastal data, products, and information.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - USDA (Department of Agriculture) [Details]

A steward of our nation's 192 million acres of national forests and rangelands, the USDA is the country's largest conservation agency.

  U.S. Gov't Agencies - USDA (State Fact Sheets) [Details]

State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - USGS: EarthExplorer [Details]

Using place names, longitude and latitude, and time periods, query data sets in aerial photography, AVHRR, declassified data, digital elevation, digital line graphs, digital maps, earth observation, global land surveys, Landsat data, radar, SPOT satellite and USGS commercial information.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - USGS: EROS Data Center (Earth Resources Observation and Science) [Details]

The Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center (EDC) is a data management, systems development, and research field center for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Mapping Division.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - USGS: Geography web page [Details]

Observations and resources about land remote sensing, geographic analysis and monitoring, studying connections between people and the land, and providing society with relevant science information to inform public decisions.

  U.S. Gov't agencies - USGS: USGS Global Visualization Viewer: Quick Start Guide [Details]

Click on the Global Locator Map to view satellite browse images of the area of the world in which you are interested. Search by longitude and latitude or select map layers of admin boundaries, country boundaries, the collection grid, roads, water, north arrow, and/or World Cities (and others).

  U.S. gov't agencies - USGS: Water Resources of the United States [Details]

Water information about the United States from publications, data, maps,and applications software.

  U.S. Gov't agencies- USGS (U.S. Geoological Survey) [Details]

The USGSlists its mission as "providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life."

  U.S. Gov't agencies- USGS: U.S. Board on Geographic Names [Details]

Authoritative forms of geographic domestic and foreign names. The Board comprises representatives of Federal agencies concerned with geographic information, population, ecology, and management of public lands.

  Women in Leadership - Worldwide guide [Details]

"The site contains lists of female Heads of State listed by country, a chronological list of Women in Power from B.C. 3000, female Prime Ministers, Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Defence and Ministers by country, female Chairpersons of Parliament, female Governors, Premiers and local Leaders by country, female Party Leaders for each country, a chronological list of female Presidential Candidates, Ambassadors to the United Nations and first female ambassadors for each country, lists of women's ordination to priesthood and female bishops and finally a list of female Danish leaders. (See entries to the left)."