On-line Resources for Earth Scientists (ORES) ============================================= By Bill Thoen June 15, 1994 This is a list of on-line resources available through the Internet and other networks that may be useful to those who have an interest in the earth sciences. These resources consist of digital documents, news sources, software, data sets and other on-line services that are available to the public. Changes (since the June 2, 1994 release) * Section 2.6.4 Changed domain name for CLIMLIST * Section 2.6.27 Added Quaternay FTP site * Section 3.11.34 Deleted (file has been removed) * Section 3.15.5 Combined with 3.15.6, and section 3.15.6 was consolidated. * Renumbered Topics 3.11 and 3.15 Table of Contents ----------------- 1.1. Copyright Notice 1.2. Introduction 1.3. URL Examples 1.4. Information on Internet Services 2. Resource References, Indexes and Pointers 2.1. Online Documents 2.2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Files 2.3. Online Catalogs and Resource Pointers 2.4. Newsletters 2.5. Usenet Newsgroups 2.6. Mailing Lists 2.7. Bibliographies 3. Resources by Subject 3.1. Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) 3.2. Jobs in Earth Sciences 3.3. Programming - Algorithms Source Code and Data Formats 3.4. Digital Data 3.5. Environmental 3.6. Forestry 3.7. Geography 3.8. Geology & Geophysics 3.9. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3.10. GPS & Geodesy 3.11. Mapping 3.12. Paleontology 3.13. Remote Sensing 3.14. Space & Planetary Science 3.15. Standards 3.16. Transportation 3.17. Meteorology 3.18. Wildlife 1.1. Copyright Notice This document is copyright (c) 1994 by Bill Thoen. It may be freely distributed in electronic and printed form for non-commercial purposes provided this entire copyright notice is included intact. The latest version is available at ftp://ftp.csn.org/ores.txt. The information in this article is provided as-is, with no warranties or assurances as to its accuracy or suitability. If you find errors or omissions, please send a message to Bill Thoen at bthoen@gisnet.com. 1.2. Introduction The rapid growth and expansion of the on-line web of information is really challenging our best efforts to manage it. Various new software tools have appeared such as World Wide Web's Mosaic and Lynx browsers, Gopher, and WAIS, in addition to e-mail and FTP and telnet. There are new services appearing that serve mainly as gateways to other resources, and explosion of FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) documents, resource documents (like this one) and books on navigating the Internet. Efforts like the Interpedia project are attempting to index the entire matrix, and diversions like the monthly Internet Hunt explore the ways people can find obscure information from the matrix, and to test its limits. New experiments in developing network "scavengers" such as automatic news filters and "knowbots" are becoming more common. This is a guide for earth scientists who would like to get to know this cyberspace world better. The first section covers methods and resources that you can use to explore on your own, and the last part is a fairly exhaustive list of known resources that are related to the earth sciences. There are many different services that can be used to retrieve electronic documents from the Internet. Each service is designed to serve different needs and is usually accessed through different software or methods. The resources section of this article is organized by subject, and so you will often see several methods listed that can be used to access resources on a subject. In this article we use the proposed Universal Resource Locator (URL) convention so that each resource can be presented in a standard way. For more information about the URL, see Tim Brenner-Lee's article, "Uniform Resource Locators" at: URL: http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Addressing/URL/Overview.html If you don't have a clue what this address means, you can find references to this document by using gopher, and searching for "Brenner-Lee". 1.3. URL Examples So that you aren't left totally in the dark, the following is a simplified explanation of how to interpret URLs. 1.3.1. FTP ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/ftp-list/ftp.Z This is a URL for an FTP resource. To get this using FTP, enter the following: ftp ftp.uu.net When you connect to this site, you will be asked to enter a username; enter 'anonymous' (without the quotes, of course). Next you will be asked for a password. Enter your e-mail address and press the Enter or Return key. After you are logged in, and you see the ftp prompt, change to the desired directory. In this case, you enter: cd usenet/news.answers/ftp-list Since the file we want here is in UNIX compressed format, it is a binary file (as opposed to plain text, or ASCII). To successfully transfer binary files, you must set the transfer mode to binary. To do this, enter: binary To actually transfer the file to your system, enter the get command, like so: get ftp.Z The file will now start downloading to your system. When it's finished, and you are done transferring files, enter the 'bye' command to leave FTP. Now that you have this file, run 'uncompress' on it, and read it for more of the fine details on how to use FTP and Archie. 1.3.2. Telnet telnet://strongmo:nceer@duke.ldgo.columbia.edu:23/8 The above example is a fairly complete URL for a the telnet site to access the NCEER service that reports strong seismic activity. The host name is 'duke.ldgo.columbia.edu', the port is 23; the type is 8; the username is 'strongmo'; and the password is 'nceer'. Some telnet URL's may omit everything except the host name, which means there is no special port or login procedure. To access a telnet site (using the above as an example) enter telnet duke.ldgo.columbia.edu 23 At the username prompt, enter 'strongmo' (without the quotes), and when asked for a password, enter 'nceer'. then simply follow the menus from there on. 1.3.3. Gopher gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/11/inetdirs This is a typical gopher URL. To access this site, you must have a gopher client set up on your system or be able to connect to one. In this case the host name is 'una.hh.lib.umich.edu', the port is 70, the type is 1, and the selector path is 1/inetdirs. If you use gopher interactively, all you'll need to worry about is the host name and port (if it is present). Note that if there is a port specified, you may not get access if you don't include it after the host name. In this case, enter the command: gopher una.hh.lib.umich.edu 70 To access the gopher menu for the "Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides" 1.3.4. World Wide Web http://info.er.usgs.gov/fgdc-catalog/title.html The http stands for "hypertext transfer protocol", and this indicates that you need to use a World Wide Web (WWW) client to access this site or, in this case, the main USGS hypertext "home page". See the WWW FAQ file or the documentation for your WWW client software (e.g. Mosaic, Cello or Lynx, etc.) for more information on how to set up these resources. 1.3.5. E-Mail mailto:geoinfo@geovax.edinburgh.ac.uk Some resources require that you send an e-mail message and simply ask for them. In the above example, send and e-mail message to geoinfo@geovax.edinburgh.ac.uk and ask for (in this case) information on the "Catalogue of Digital Elevation Data". 1.4. Information on Internet Services It is beyond the scope of this document to teach you how to use all the Internet services, but there are several very good books out on the market right now, so check your local bookstore. A good one (but rapidly getting out of date) is Ed Krol's "the Whole Internet". The ISBN number is 1-56592-025-2. Everything you need can also be found on-line (but you have to learn to dig around). The following section contains pointers to these files. 1.4.1. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/news.answers/ftp-list/ftp.Z 1.4.2. Gopher URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/gopher-faq 1.4.3. Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS) URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/wais-faq/getting- started 1.4.4. World Wide Web (WWW) URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/www/faq 2. Resource References, Indexes and Pointers As the volume of online information increases, it becomes more and more difficult to locate exactly what you want. To solve this problem, new tools are appearing to make it easier for both the beginner and the experienced internaut to navigate the vast web of knowledge known as the Internet. Information organization and retrieval in a dynamic and decentralized environment like the Internet is proving to be a formidable challenge even for those who have studied the problem for years. Still, the difficulty of cataloging information hasn't stopped people from making the attempt. Services such as Gopher and World Wide Web (WWW) are becoming very popular as organizing tools. Resource catalogs (like this one) and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) files are also common. However, a "list of resources" is out of date almost as soon as it is published or distributed. It would be incomplete if it did not also provide the reader with methods for extending his or her knowledge as the Matrix evolves. The following section provides a list of resources that are themselves continually updated pointers to resources. 2.1. Online Documents These are files that are relatively static. They are updated occasionally, but generally they are designed to be a summary of the current state of things in the are they attempt to cover. 2.1.1. Online Resources for Earth Scientists (ORES) This is what you are reading now. It is updated only as I get time (about every two years it seems). An appropriate reference would be: Thoen, Bill (1994), "Online Resources for Earth Scientists", digital text file, June 1994 version. Available via ftp from ftp.csn.org in the COGS directory, 114K URL: ftp://ftp.csn.org/COGS/ores.txt Contact: bthoen@gisnet.com (Bill Thoen) 2.1.2. List of Mailing Lists This list describes many mailing lists; not just those related to earth sciences. URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/mail/mailing-lists 2.1.3. The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides (UMich) The Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides is a joint effort of the University of Michigan's University Library and the School of Information and Library Studies (SILS). Its goal is to collect and make widely available guides to Internet resources which are subject-oriented. These guides are produced by members of the Internet community, and by SILS students who participate in the Internet Resource Discovery project.. URL: ftp://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/inetdirs URL: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu:70/11/inetdirs Contact: Lou Rosenfeld (lou@umich.edu) 2.1.4. Manual of Federal Geographic Data Products The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has compiled the Manual of Federal Geographic Data Products to promote the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of surveying, mapping, and related spatial data. The manual describes Federal geographic data products that are national in scope and commonly distributed to the public. Geographic data products include maps, digital data, aerial photography and multispectral imagery, earth science, and other geographically-referenced data sets. Federal agencies were encouraged to list only those geographic data products that are supported by an office to which the public could make inquiries and place orders. Data products are described in a standard format and grouped by producing agency. A cross-reference matrix is provided to help readers find products by data type. Federal Geographic Data Committee Secretariat U.S. Geological Survey 590 National Center Reston, VA 22092 Tel 703-648-4533 Fax 703-648-5755 However, the supply of printed copies of the "Manual of Federal Geographic Data Products" has been exhausted. The following options are available to obtain the information from the manual: (1) black-and-white reproductions of the manual are being sold by the NTIS. Paper copies are sold for $44.50; microfiche for $17.50. In addition, there is a $3 fee for handling (US/Canada/Mexico). Telephone orders can be paid for by VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or NTIS Deposit Account. Be sure to mention stock number PB 93236503 in correspondence with NTIS. National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, Virginia 22161 Attention: Order Desk Tel 703-487-4650 The FGDC manual is also available via the World Wide Web Service on the Internet. The text of the manual, and some of the illustrations, are available from: URL: http://info.er.usgs.gov/fgdc-catalog/title.html 2.1.5. GPS Information Sources Langley, Richard B., 1994, "GPS Information Sources", digital text file, updated periodically, Apr 1994 version, 20747 bytes URL: ftp://unbmvs1.csd.unb.ca/PUB.CANSPACE.GPS.INFO.SOURCES 2.1.6. World Wide Elevation Data Sources Gittings, Bruce (1994) "Catalogue of Digital Elevation Data", Usenet comp.infosystems.gis; periodic posting URL: mailto:geoinfo@geovax.edinburgh.ac.uk Contact: bruce@geovax.ed.ac.uk (Bruce Gittings) 2.2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Files These are files that are created to provide answers to the most often asked questions in their particular area of interest. If you have any questions about a particular subject, you should first see if there is a "FAQ" on it, and read it first if there is. 2.2.1. Data Standards Lutz, Dale (1994), "SAIF Frequently Asked Questions", Usenet comp.infosystems.gis, digital text file. Contact: infosafe@safe.com (Dale Lutz) 2.2.2. GIS Nyman, Lisa and Virgil Sealy, (1994) "Frequently Asked Questions with Answers about Geographic Information Systems", Usenet comp.infosystems.gis, updated monthly, 117K. URL: ftp://abraxas.adelphi.edu/pub/gis/FAQ URL: ftp://ftp.census.gov/pub/geo/gis-faq.txt Contact: panda@syrinx.umd.edu (Lisa Nyman) 2.2.2.1. IDRISI Morgan, Jay, 1994, "IDRISI-L Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List (Version 1.3)", digital text file, 27K. URL: ftp://midget.towson.edu/ Contact: E7G4MOR@TOE.TOWSON.EDU (Jay Morgan) 2.2.2.2. MapInfo McCombs, John (1994), "MapInfo Frequently Asked Questions", Windows Help file, updated monthly, 139K. URL: ftp://ftp.csn.org/mapinfo/mi_faq.zip Contact: john@inmap.co.nz (John McCombs) 2.2.3. Geology Ramshaw, R. Spencer (1994) "FAQ sci.geo.geology", Usenet sci.geo.geology, digital text file. updated monthly Contact: rsr@amthyst.dweomer.org (R. Spencer Ramshaw) 2.2.4. Biology Smith, Una R. (1993), "A Biologist's Guide to Internet Resources", Usenet sci.answers. Available via gopher, anonymous FTP and e-mail from various archives. For a free copy via e-mail, send the text "send pub/usenet/sci.answers/biology/guide/*" to the e-mail address mail- server@rtfm.mit.edu. ~45 pages. Contact: smith-una@yale.edu (Una Smith) 2.2.5. Meteorology Stern, Illana (1994), "Sources of Meteorological Data Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Usenet news.answers (bi-monthly). digital text file, 68K To recieve this document via e-mail, send a message to mail- server@rtfm.mit.edu with the line: send /pub/usenet/news.answers/weather/data/part1 in the body. Other sources are listed below. URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news/answers/weather/data/part1 URL: ftp://vmd.cso.uiuc.edu/wx/sources.doc URL: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/weather/top.html Contact: ilana@ncar.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern) 2.3. Online Catalogs and Resource Pointers As the Internet grows we are beginning to see an explosion of growth in "pointer to resources" like WWW pages and gopher sites. These are great to find out the latest resources, but they tend to be overly-redundant, and some are not organized as long lists of pointers without much help on where to find anything specific. 2.3.1. Information Sources: the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication URL: file://ftp.rpi.edu/pub/communications/internet-cmc.html This points to just about every Internet reference guide around! 2.3.2. Michael McDermott's GIS Resources Pointers URL: ftp://gis.queensu.ca/pub/gis/docs/gissites.txt URL: ftp://gis.queensu.ca/pub/gis/docs/gissites.html IP: 130.15.94.1 Contact: mcdermom@gisdog.gis.queensu.ca (Michael J. McDermott) 2.3.3. Roland Stahl's GIS Resource Pointers URL: http://www.laum.uni-hannover.de/gis/gisnet/gisnet.html 2.3.4. A GIS User Guide to Tools Murnion, Shane and George Munroe (1994?) "A GIS User Guide to Tools", Html text file. This guide provides a good overview of some of the software tools that can be used to find GIS information on the Internet. URL: file://jupiter.qub.ac.uk/pub/GIS/GIS.html 2.3.5. United States Geological Survey Home Page This is the main starting point for on-line information about the USGS, its programs and missions. It also contains an extensive list of other pointers to Earth Science and GIS resources not specifically managed by the USGS. URL: http://info.er.usgs.gov/ 2.3.6. CERN - WWW Virtual Library on the subject of Geography URL: http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/DataSources/bySubject/Geography/Overview.html 2.3.7. Annotated Scientific Visualization URL Bibliography This is a collection of pointers to weblets on the subject of scientific visualisaztion. It looks well-maintained. URL: http://www.nas.nasa.gov/RNR/Visualization/annotatedURLs.html 2.3.8. EINet Galaxy's Pointers to Geosciences Resources Large list of pointers to earth science resources. URL: http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Science/Geosciences.html 2.3.9. Software Support Laboratory for Space and Earth Scientists Software tools for Space and Earth Scientists URL: http://sslab.colorado.edu:2222/ssl_homepage.html 2.3.10. National Geophysical Data Center This is the main starting point for information on NGDC programs and activities. URL: gopher://gopher.ngdc.noaa.gov URL: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html 2.3.11. MIT Earth Resources Laboratory - Home Page URL: http://www-erl.mit.edu/ 2.3.12. CIESIN - Information Gateway The Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network(CIESIN) is cataloging metadata on the human dimensions of global environmental change, also in the Directory Interchange Format(DIF). URL: telnet://gopher@gopher.ciesin.org Contact: MDUSO@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV 2.3.13. ERIN - Environment Environmental Resources Information Network Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) has been established in Australia to draw together and distribute any information on the environment. URL: http://kaos.erin.gov.au:80/erin.html URL: gopher://kaos.erin.gov.au 2.3.14. GCMD - The Global Change Master Directory The Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) is a multidisciplinary on-line information system containing descriptions of Earth and space science data holdings available to the science community. These include data from NASA, NOAA, NCAR, USGS, DOE (CDIAC), EPA, NSF and other U.S. agencies, universities, research centers as well as international agencies. URL: telnet://NSSDC@128.183.36.23: (U.S.A.) URL: telnet://GCNET@132.156.47.218 : (Canada) URL: telnet://ESAPID@192.106.252.160: (Europe) URL: telnet://NASDADIR@133.56.72.1 : (Japan) Contact: mduso@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov 2.3.15. GLIS - Global Land Information System This is a Telnet hypertext system about land information databases. You can order data through here as well as download some of it directly to your PC. Most of the data sets available through government agencies are referenced here. URL: telnet//glis.cr.usgs.gov IP: 152.62.192.54 (unofficial) 2.3.16. NASA Information by Subject URL: http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasa_subjects/nasa_subjectpage.html 2.3.17. NASA Master Directory of Earth Science Data Sets To find high-level information about any science data from earth satellites or planetary missions, including land observations, ocean data, meteorology, astronomy, earth/sun science, etc., use the NASA Master Directory. Also available are data/observations made from earth or of earth. Navigate the menus and you'll find out where to get the information you want on any satellite or instrument on a satellite. Once you locate interesting data sets through the MD, it's often possible to link to the specific system that holds the data and order it online. From NSI/DECNet, SET HOST NSSDCA. URL: ftp://nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov Contact: mduso@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov 2.3.18. NSSDC- National Space Science Data Center On-Line Data The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) On-Line Data and Information Service (NODIS) is a menu-driven interactive system which provides information on services and data supported by NSSDC. Includes *NASA Master Directory* -- an online search system providing brief overview information about NASA and many important non-NASA space and earth science data, and data information systems. In some cases, the directory offers automatic network connections to catalogs or other systems. Some topics: Nimbus-7 GRID TOMS Data, Geophysical Models, Standards and Technology Information System. URL: telnet://NSSDC@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov IP: 128.183.36.23 2.3.19. Naval Observatory Automated Data Service URL: telnet://ads@tycho.usno.navy.mil IP: 192.5.41.239 2.3.20. NCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research data support archive URL: ftp://ncardata.ucar.edu IP: 128.117.8.111 2.3.21. STIS - Science & Technology Information Service Science & technology Information Service STIS is maintained by the National Science Foundation. URL: telnet://public@stis.nsf.gov IP: 128.150.195.40 2.3.22. NCSU Library - Earth and Geography gophers URL: gopher://dewey.lib.ncsu.edu:70/11/library/disciplines/earth URL: gopher://dewey.lib.ncsu.edu:70/11/library/disciplines/geography/gis 2.3.23. UCSC- University of California - Santa Cruz Earth and Marine Science Gopher URL: gopher://scilibx.ucsc.edu:70/11/The Researcher/Science and Engineering/Earth and Marine Sciences 2.3.24. Rice University URL: gopher://chico.rice.edu:70/11/Subject/Geology 2.3.25. UTEP - University of Texas at El Paso GeoGopher This is one of the better subject-oriented lists of resource pointers for Geology interests. URL: gopher://dillon.geo.ep.utexas.edu:70/11/EarthScienceRes 2.3.26. Oklahoma Geological Survey gopher URL: gopher://wealaka.okgeosurvey1.gov 2.3.27. UCSB - University of California - Santa Barbara Geological Sciences Gopher URL: gopher://gopher.geol.ucsb.edu 2.3.28. Northwestern University, Dept. of Geological Sciences gopher URL: gopher://gopher.earth.nwu.edu 2.4. Newsletters 2.4.1. Electronic Atlas Newsletter This is a hard copy newsletter "dedicated to information about 'real-life' and professional applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)". To receive a free sample copy of the newsletter contact: Brian J. Matuschak c/o Electronic Atlas Newsletter 1414 N Northgate #101 Seattle, WA 98133 Tel: 206-525-7155 Contact: bjm@hebron.connected.com (Brian Matuschak) 2.4.2. HOTLINE Climate Change Newsletter HOTLINE is an occasional newsletter from the US Climate Action Network dedicated to updates and information on climate change science and policy. HOTLINE will include information on climate change science, as well as updates on current events: from local initiatives in the United States, to international treaty negotiations. HOTLINE is intended to inform scientists, local activists and organizations about the science surrounding the potential threat of climate change, and current policy efforts to avoid this threat. URL: ftp://igc.apc.org/pub/ECIX/hotlineMMYY (MMYY = month/year, e.g. 0194=Jan 94) IP: 192.82.108.1 Contact: uscan@igc.org US Climate Action Network 1350 New York Ave. NW Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20005 2.4.3. GPS Digest The GPS Digest is a forum for the discussion of topics related to the USAF Global Positioning System (GPS) and other satellite navigation positioning systems. The GPS Digest is moderated and is not presently available via USENET newsgroup. Submissions should be made to gps@tws4.si.com. Administrative requests should be made to gps-request@tws4.si.com. Past issues of the GPS Digest can be found in the file archives of the Canadian Space Geodesy Forum are at: URL: ftp://unbmvs1.csd.unb.ca/PUB.CANSPACE.GPS.DIGEST.V1 URL: ftp://unbmvs1.csd.unb.ca/PUB.CANSPACE.GPS.DIGEST.V2 IP: 131.202.1.2 Contact: lang@unb.ca (Richard Langley) 2.5. Usenet Newsgroups Usenet newsgroups are one of the biggest firehoses you can drink from on the Internet. These are public mailing lists where people from all over the world post their comments, opinions, wisdom, flames, and insanities. It can often be a challenge to separate the signal from the noise in these channels, but most of this document originally developed from message on these lists. There are thousands of these topically oriented lists ranging from hard science to sexual fantasy interests, to gaming, to lawn care, to you-name-it- it's here. Unfortunately, these are not available to everybody. Ask you system administrator if you have access to Usenet. If you don't have access, ask why not. you are missing a big part of the experience. 2.5.1. comp.infosystems.gis Discussion of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) topics. This is the main GIS newsgroup. 2.5.2. sci.geo.fluids Discussion of geophysical fluid dynamics. 2.5.3. sci.geo.geology Discussion of general interest geological topics. This is the main newsgroup for geology. 2.5.4. sci.geo.meteorology Discussion of general interest meteorological topics. This is the main newsgroup for meteorology. 2.5.5. sci.techniques.spectroscopy The main aim of sci.techniques.spectroscopy is to provide an open forum for the discussion of spectroscopy and related fields on the Internet and to provide a catalyst for improved dissemination of information between those working with spectroscopy. 2.5.6. sci.geo.hydrology The objective of this newsgroup is to provide a forum for discussion on issues pertaining to surface and groundwater hydrology, their relation to climate, water quality issues and water resource management and policy issues. 2.6. Mailing Lists Mailing lists, or mailing reflectors, are e-mail services set up to send messages to a group of subscribers automatically. Once you subscribe, you receive a copy of every e-mail message sent to the list. There are two addresses associated with every list, and it is important to understand how each address differs. First, there is the server address. This is the address you send requests to in order to subscribe or unsubscribe, receive files, get help, etc. Second, there is the list address itself, which is the address you send public messages related to the list's topic. Never, EVER send a subscribe or unsubscribe command to the list--these messages must only go to the server! You'll only look stupid and annoy everybody else if you send "subscribe" messages to the list. There are several types of list server software, but most common is the 'listserv' software. To subscribe to any of the following lists send a messages to the SERVER address that contains the line: subscribe list-name FirstName LastName Replace 'list-name' with the actual list name, and 'FirstName LastName' with your name, or the name you want to be known as on this list. For example, if your name is 'Gerhardus Mercator' and you wished to subscribe to GIS-L, the Geographic Information Systems mailing list, you would send a message to listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu, and put on the first line: subscribe GIS-L Gerhardus Mercator Then, within a day or so, you will receive an e-mail message from the server confirming your subscription, and providing you with additional information and instructions about using the GIS-L list. Save this 'welcome' message! It contains important information that you will want to have later. Messages posted to the list would start to appear automatically in your mailbox. You can get quite a lot of mail this way (GIS-L generates over 50 messages a day), so be prepared to clean out your mailbox regularly. Note that not all mailing lists use the listserv software. In the following descriptions, exceptions to the listserv convention are mentioned if they apply. If subscription information is not specifically described, then you can assume that the listserv example mentioned above is what you use. 2.6.1. ACDGIS-L GIS Discussions for German-speaking Countries Topics include GIS, Cartography, Remote Sensing and Image Processing as related to GIS, Geo-Statistics. This list aims at improving local/regional communication and is viewed as complementary to GIS-L. Server: listserv@awiimc12.bitnet List: ACDGIS-L@awiimc12.bitnet Contact: wigeoarn@awiwuw11.bitnet (Zoltan Daroczy) 2.6.2. AQUIFER Pollution and Groundwater Recharge Server: listserv@ibacsata.bitnet List: AQUIFER@ibacsata.bitnet 2.6.3. CANSPACE Canadian Space Geodesy Forum Any topic related to the space geodetic techniques of GPS, Transit, VLBI, SLR, satellite altimetry, etc., may be discussed. Information concerning satellite launches and orbital elements may be posted. Questions are particularly encouraged. GPS Constellation daily status reports and ionospheric disturbance warnings are posted. Server: listserv@unbvm1.bitnet List: CANSPACE@unbvm1.bitnet Contact: lang@unb.ca (Richard B. Langley) 2.6.4. CLIMLIST Climatology Information and News Server: listserv@psuvm.psu.edu List: CLIMLIST@psuvm.psu.edu 2.6.5. COASTGIS Coastal GIS Mailing List This is set up to discuss issues relating to Coastal Applications of GIS. Server: listserv@irlearn.ucd.ie List: COASTGIS@irlearn.bitnet Contact: STGG8004@iruccvax.ucc.ie (Darius Bartlett) 2.6.6. COASTNET Coastal Management and Resources This discussion list covers topics related to Coastal Management and Resources. Server: Listserv@uriacc.uri.edu or listserv@uriacc.bitnet List: COASTNET@uriacc.uri.edu or COASTNET@uriacc.bitnet Contact: rpuf4584@uriacc.uri.edu or puf4584@uriacc.bitnet (Robert H. Puffer) 2.6.7. CONSGIS Conservation Biology And GIS Server: listserv@uriacc.bitnet List: CONSGIS@uriacc.bitnet 2.6.8. ENERGY-L Energy Discussion List Server: listserv@taunivm.bitnet List: ENERGY-L@taunivm.bitnet 2.6.9. ESRI-L Arc/Info Support List The purpose of this list is to provide users of ESRI software with a forum to ask questions of each other and exchange technical information and expertise. It is not seen as a competitor to our CompuServe forum which serves a different clientele and is primarily to support ESRI's PC based products. Server: listserv@esri.com List: ESRI-L@esri.com Contact: esri-l-human@esri.com 2.6.10. GEOCAL Geography, Geology, Town and Regional Planning, Meteorology The CTI Centre for Geography has established a discussion list on Computer Assisted Learning at the University of Leicester. This moderated list will discuss all aspects of CAL/CBT/CAI/CML within the Centre's 'community' of Geography, Geology, Town and Regional Planning and Meteorology. To subscribe, send e-mail to the list server, and put JOIN GEOCAL FirstName LastName as the first line of the message. 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This is generally considered to be the main list for GIS. It is also available as a Usenet newsgroup as comp.infosystems.gis. Server: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu or listserv@ubvm.bitnet List: GIS-L@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu or GIS-L@ubvm.bitnet Contact: GIS-L-Request@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu 2.6.15. GIST-L GIS Transport Discussion Group Server: listserv@ukacrl.bitnet List: GIST-L@ukacrl.bitnet 2.6.16. GPS-L Globally Positioned Satellite Topics Server: gps-request@tws4.si.com List: GPS-L@tws4.si.com 2.6.17. GRASS lists Sending mail to either server address with "SUB Your Name" in the subject line or in the text (left-justified, no quotes) will sign you up for the list and you will begin receiving mail from others. To quit, just replace SUB above with UNSUB. GRASS Users' list Server: grassu-request@moon.cecer.army.mil List: grassu-list@moon.cecer.army.mil GRASS Programmers List Server: grassp-request@moon.cecer.army.mil List: grassp-list@moon.cecer.army.mil Contact: grass-lists-owner@moon.cecer.army.mil 2.6.18. HYDROLOGY Hydrology Topics Monash University in Australia has a Hydrology Mailing List set up for general open discussion on all matters concerning hydrology. Server: listserv@eng.monash.edu.au List: HYDROLOGY@eng.monash.edu.au 2.6.19. IDRISI-L Idrisi Support List IDRISI-L is an Internet and Bitnet discussion group for users of the IDRISI software package developed by the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. The purposes of IDRISI-L are: 1) to foster communication among the community of IDRISI users; 2) to encourage the application of IDRISI to real world problems; and 3) to provide user feedback regarding IDRISI to the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. IDRISI-L is supported by the Department of Geography and Environmental Planning at Towson State University. Server: mailserv@towsonvx.bitnet or mailserv@toe.towson.edu List: IDRISI-L@towsonvx.bitnet or IDRISI-L@toe.towson.edu Contact: e7g4mor@toe.towson.edu (Dr. John M. Morgan, III). 2.6.20. IMGRS-L Digital Image Processing of Remotely Sensed Data Server: listserv@csearn.bitnet List: IMAGRS-L@csearn.bitnet or IMAGRS-L@csearn.earn 2.6.21. MAPHIST Historical Maps Topics MAPHIST-L is a discussion group whose primary focus is historical maps, atlases, globes and other cartographic formats. This listserv is open to all persons interested in the history of cartography and discussion is encouraged on all aspects of this broad subject. The primary purpose of MAPHIST-L is to encourage individuals to communicate current research; evaluate methods and tools of analysis; announce important acquisitions and news; announce position vacancies; announce new publications (direct advertising, however, is discouraged); investigate library holdings; and to share information between conferences and the appearance of relevant journals. Server: listserv@harvarda.harvard.edu List: MAPHIST@harvarda.harvard.edu Contact: cobb@widener1.mhs.harvard.edu (David Cobb) 2.6.22. MAPINFO-L MapInfo Discussion Group The purpose of the MAPINFO-L mailing list is to provide a world-wide E-mail forum for discussing issues of interest to users, dealers, and developers of MapInfo software, applications and data sets. Topics can range from narrow technical details of using MapInfo to broad issues about GIS and Mapping. To join, send e-mail to the server, and put SUBSCRIBE MAPINFO-L On the first line of the message. You will receive a confirmation message with additional information once you are successfully signed up. Note that this list does not use 'listserv' software, so do not put your name on the subscribe line!. Also the word 'subscribe' must be spelled out completely, but it can be in either upper or lower case text. Server: majordomo@csn.org List: MAPINFO-L@csn.org Contact: MAPINFO-L-Owner@gisnet.com (Bill Thoen) 2.6.23. MAPS-L Maps and Air Photos Systems Forum This list is strongly oriented towards issues involved in map librarianship; such as storing, cataloging, preserving, classification, etc. of maps and air photos. Also good source for information on ancient sites and maps, and hard- to-answer geography questions. Server: listserv@uga.bitnet List: MAPS-L@uga.bitnet or MAPS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu Contact: jsutherl@uga.cc.uga.edu (Johnnie D. Sutherland) 2.6.24. MDGIS-L Discussion list for Maryland GIS users Server: mailserv@towsonvx.bitnet or mailserv@toe.towson.edu List: MDGIS-L@towsonvx.bitnet or MDGIS-L@toe.towson.edu 2.6.25. NSDI-L US National Spatial Data Infrastructure The purpose of this list is to discuss issues in the US National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The National Research Council definition of NSDI is given as: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure is the means to assemble geographic information that describes the arrangement and attributes of features and phenomena on the Earth. The infrastructure includes the materials, technology, and people necessary to acquire, process, store, and distribute such information to meet a wide variety of needs. Server: listproc@grouse.umesve.maine.edu List: NSDI-L@grouse.umesve.maine.edu Contact: stevef@grouse.umesve.maine.edu (Steven Frank) 2.6.26. QUAKE-L General Earthquake Discussion The focus of this mailing list is on the ways various national and international computer networks can help in the event of an earthquake. One of the basic problems discussed might be network reconfigurations which would be temporarily required; others might be in actually putting various groups in electronic contact with each other. Public notebooks for the list will be available from the server (send the command "information database" to the server for details), and are available via anonymous FTP. URL: ftp://vm1.nodak.edu/LISTARCH/QUAKE-L.* IP: 134.129.111.1 Server: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu or listserv@ndsuvm1.bitnet List: QUAKE-L@vm1.nodak.edu or QUAKE-L@ndsuvm1.bitnet Contact: nu021172@vm1.nodak.edu Contact: nu021172@ndsuvm1.bitnet (Marty Hoag) 2.6.27. QUATERNARY List This mailing list is for all interested in research in the Quaternary geological period, including geologists, geomorphologists, soil scientists, palaeoenvironmentalists, archaeologists, palaeontologists, geochronologists, palynologists, and others. An FTP site is also available. Server: listserv@morgan.ucs.mun.ca List: QUATERNARY@morgan.ucs.mun.ca URL: ftp://zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca Contact: dgl@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca (Dave Liverman) 2.6.28. RAILROAD List To subscribe to the railroad list, send a message to listserv@cunyvm.cuny.edu with the line "subscribe railroad" in the body. 2.6.29. SEISM-L Seismological Data Distribution Seismological data for general distribution Server: listserv@bingvmb or listserv@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu List: SEISM-L@bingvmb or SEISM-L@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu Contact: fwu@bingvmb.bitnet (Francis Wu) 2.6.30. SEISMD-L Seismological Discussion Seismological topics of general interest Server: listserv@bingvmb or listserv@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu List: SEISMD-L@bingvmb.bitnet or SEISMD-L@bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu Contact: fwu@bingvmb.bitnet (Francis Wu) 2.6.31. SOILS-L Soil Science A forum for the discussion of all subjects dealing with soil science. Soil physics, chemistry, genesis, classification, mineralogy, fertility, conservation, etc. may be discussed within this unmoderated group. The formation of this group has been sanctioned by The American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. Server: listserv@unl.edu List: SOILS-L@unl.edu Contact: jp@unl.edu (Jerome Pier) 2.6.32. STAT-GEO Quantitative Methods In Geosciences Forum of quantitative methods in geosciences. Server: listserv@ufrj.bitnet or listserv%ufrj.bitnet@vtbit.cc.vt.edu List: STAT-GEO@ufrj.bitnet or STAT-GEO@%ufrj.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu Contact: igg02001@ufrj.bitnet (Hugo Richard) 2.6.33. TGIS-L Temporal Topics in GIS Mailing List TGIS-L is a listserver set up to facilitate discussion of all issues regarding temporal topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems). TGIS-L has been established by joint effort of the ICA Interest Group on Temporal Topics in GIS and the US National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis. The ICA Interest group is chaired by Gail Langran (langran@u.washington.edu). The NCGIA's research initiative #10, on "Spatio-Temporal Reasoning and GIS", is co-led by Max Egenhofer (max@mecan1.maine.edu) and Reg Golledge (golledge@ncgia.ucsb.edu). Postings to this list should focus on research, commentary, and business concerning spatiotemporal subjects. These include, but are not limited to: time in GIS; spatio-temporal reasoning; representing time on maps; dynamic cartography; temporal aspects of spatial cognition. Server: listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu or listserv@ubvm.bitnet List: TGIS-L@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu or TGIS-L@ubvm.bitnet Contact: geodmm@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu (David Mark) 2.6.34. TRANSIT List Send a message to listserv@gitvm1.bitnet with the message "subscribe transit" in the body, to subscribe to the transit list. 2.6.35. TRANSP-L Transportation Planning Send a message to listproc@gmu.edu with the message "subscribe transp-l" in the body, to subscribe to the transportation planning list. 2.6.36. UIGIS-L GIS User Interface issues The central theme of this discussion group is the issues about the user interface for GIS software. Server: listserv@ubvm.bitnet List: UIGIS-L@ubvm.bitnet 2.6.37. URBAN-L Urban Planning Send a message to listserv@trearn.bitnet with the message "subscribe urban-l" in the body, to subscribe to the urban planning list. Server: listserv@trearn.bitnet List: URBAN-L@trearn.bitnet 2.6.38. VIGIS-L Virtual World Interfaces for GIS VIGIS-L is a mailing list for those specifically interested in Virtual World Interfaces and their application to Geographic Information Systems. Its purpose is to provide a forum for issues specifically surrounding the use of Virtual Worlds (Virtual Reality) Interfaces for Geographic Information Systems as well as any and all spatial information/decision support systems. The broad goal is to generate constructive discussions about how Virtual Worlds will be used in GIS, as well as approach the fundamental issue of why implement VR at all. Server: listserv@uwavm.bitnet List: VIGIS-L@uwavm.bitnet 2.6.39. VOLCANO Volcano Discussion list It carries some discussions about volcano-related issues, as well as the monthly Global Volcanism Network reports. The latter are published by a group of geologists at the Smithsonian; we receive the reports a few weeks before they come out in print. I also maintain a list of volcanologists called VLIST FILE. VLIST contains names, e-mail addresses, research interests, job titles, and fax numbers for a hundred or so volcanologists and assorted fans. If you would like to join volcano listserv, send a brief note to Jon Fink at AIJHF@ASUACAD.BITNET. List: VOLCANO@asuacad.bitnet Contact: aijhf@asuacad.bitnet (Jon Fink) 2.7. Bibliographies 2.7.1. NCGIA Publications NCGIA publications, Initiatives, annual reports, and tech reports. URL: ftp://ncgia.ucsb.edu/pub/biblio IP: 128.111.254.105 Contact: postmaster@ncgia.ucsb.edu or raj@ncgia.ucsb.edu (Richard A. Johnson) The NCGIA Bibliographies can also be found at U Maine. URL: ftp://grouse.umesve.maine.edu/pub/NCGIA/Biblio Contact: stevef@grouse.umesve.maine.edu 2.7.2. Bibliography from the Tectonics and Topography Conference This directory includes the bibliography from the Tectonics and Topography conference held on Aug 31 to Sept 4, 1992. The bibliography is in several formats: text, text for procite import, and macintosh endnote. The macintosh version is compressed, and binhexed. URL: ftp://magic.ucsb.edu/pub/chapman Contact: dwv@magic.ucsb.edu (David Valentine) 2.7.3. EPA National Library EPA National Library on-line database can be accessed for bibliographic searches. URL: telnet://epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov IP: 134.67.180.1 2.7.4. Multidisipline Bibliographic Database This contains a lot in geology but is not near as good as commercial databases like GeoRef. URL: telnet://database.carl.org 3. Resources by Subject 3.1. Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) BBS systems are often the best sources of good up-to-date and organized information. Because they are run by individuals who try to reach an audience every day with news and fresh perspectives, you get the benefit of an active site of information. Ask a question of the Sysop (the system operator of the BBS), and you'll get an answer within a day at least. They also tend to specialize in a particular field, so if you want to know something about that field, chances are the BBS is the place to check first, even before you go searching the Internet. Most BBS operators are often well aware of what's out there on the net already. For example, GISnet BBS specializes in GIS resources, and even though it is not as big as the whole Internet, if you log in there you can usually find just the pointer you need to the multi-megabyte database you've been looking for. Even things that don't get saved on the Internet (like interesting message threads) are often archived here. To reach BBSes, you need to use a modem and dial out over regular telephone lines. 3.1.1. The GeoInfo Network GeoInfo Network is an association of BBS systems throughout North America that specialize in earth science or GIS interests. CDMG Online 916-327-1208 Sacramento, CA COGSnet 303-526-1617 Golden, CO Computer Plumber 319-337-6723 Iowa City, IA Computer Solutions 504-542-9600 Hammond, LA Dark Matter 604-534-7667 Langley, BC GeoFuel 416-829-0858 Oakville, ONT GeoNet 316-265-6457 Witchita, KS Geotechnica 303-933-0712 Littleton, CO GISnet 303-447-0927 Boulder, CO NASA MLP 206-871-3965 Port Orchard, WA PSN (Memphis) 901-360-0302 Memphis, TN PSN (Pasadena) 818-797-0536 Pasadena, CA PSN (San Jose) 408-226-0675 San Jose, CA RMAG BBS 303-473-0048 Boulder, CO SurveyNet 207-549-3213 Whitefield, ME 3.2. Jobs in Earth Sciences 3.2.1. GIS Jobs Clearinghouse Intended to be a simple listing of jobs related to GIS and other similar fields (image processing, GPS etc...). The archive will be accessible via gopher and WWW. This is NOT a new mailing list, rather an archive of submissions from those advertising positions. Please, only send announcements if you're the originator of the announcement. To post a send mail to: jobs@torpedo.forestry.umn.edu and please include the following on the subject line: job title, location (state, country, zip code) and a closing date. Look under "Remote Sensing and GIS Information" on either server. URL: gopher://walleye.forestry.umn.edu:70/11/gopher URL: http://walleye.forestry.umn.edu/0/www/main.html Contact: sdlime@soils.umn.edu (Steve Lime) 3.2.2. Federal Government Jobs This site has a sub section of jobs listed by the Federal government. This includes many different offers, not just those related to earth sciences. URL: telnet://fedworld.gov 3.2.3. The GeoInfo Network BBSes -- Job conferences The GeoInfo BBS network maintains a conference of jobs available in the earth sciences. Most of these are originally advertised over the Internet, but if you aren't following all the relevant Internet conferences, you can catch up here. See the listing of BBSes above to find the one nearest to you. 3.2.4. Jobs listed by keyword/geographic search Current job announcements in many, many fields. The gopher index is searchable by geographic area, keyword (like gis), etc. URL: gopher://nero.aa.msen.com 3.3. Programming - Algorithms Source Code and Data Formats 3.3.1. Computers & Geoscience Source Code The IAMG will establish an ftp site effective June 1st, 1994. This service will provide Internet users access to programs and test data that have been published in the journals, Computers and Geosciences and Mathematical Geology. The service is intended to assist members in obtaining programs/data which have been previously difficult or time consuming to obtain. Programs will be stored in both tar (UNIX) and zip (PKZIP-DOS) forms. Code access will be by Journal, Volume and Number. Thus, for Computers & Geosciences, the file v20-5-10.zip will contain programs published in Volume 20, Number 5, Paper/Note #10. The files are in the directory: /pub/CG. For the Journal Mathematical Geology, program code from Volume 25, No. 5, Paper/Article #1 will be in file v25-5-1 in directory /pub/MG. URL: ftp://imag.org Contact: rsr@amthyst.dweomer.org (Spencer Ramshaw) 3.3.2. Point In Polygon Fastest Point in Polygon Test, Eric Haines, in Ray Tracing News, vol. 5, no. 3, September, 1992; ftp://princeton.edu/pub/Graphics/RTNews/RTNv5n3.Z 3.3.3. Voronoi Tessellation source code Source code from the article Spatial Data And The Voronoi Tessellation, Dr. Dobbs Journal, Dec 1992 URL: ftp://ftp.mv.com/pub/ddj/dec94 3.3.4. Viewshed Algorithms skatz@DSC.BLM.GOV (Sol Katz 303-236-0101) writes: "Look at yalemap (original and 2 prettified versions). It has a viewshed program written in f77. You can see how it works using cogsmap or skmap in the same directory. (skmap has better graphics)." URL: ftp://dsc.blm.gov/pub/gis/yalemap.zip Contact: skatz@DSC.BLM.GOV (Sol Katz 303-236-0101) 3.3.5. TIN "Linear Time Algorithm" Software An article is published in IJGIS, 1993, Vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 501-524 describes a "linear-time algorithm". The associated DOS-executable program developed by the author is available. URL: ftp://shelf.ersc.wisc.edu/pub/CHIDTVD.ZIP 3.3.6. Thiessen / Voronoi Polygons & Delauney Triangle Algorithms C source code for calculating vectors for Thiessen Polygons: URL: ftp://netlib.att.com:netlib/voronoil/sweep2.Z The GRASS module, s.voroni. URL: ftp://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/pub/mccauley/grass/s.voroni The NCSA 'MinMaxer' is a triangulation system that does, amongst others, Delaunay triangulation, which is the dual to Voronoi or Thiessen polygons. URL: ftp://ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SGI/MinMaxer 3.3.7. AML code for ARC/INFO 5.0, 6.11 URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/amls 3.3.8. AML code for GIRAS data URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/data/giras 3.3.9. AML ftp site There is a very small ftp site of AMLs at: URL: ftp://wigeo.wu-wien.ac.at/pub/acdgis-l/aml URL: ftp://wigeo.wu-wien.ac.at/pub/acdgis-l/sml: PC Arc/Information 3.3.10. Coordinate Conversion Software USGS General Cartographic Transformation package converted to C URL: edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/software/gctpc 3.3.11. Topographic Analysis source code (FORTRAN) URL: ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/software/topo 3.3.12. DCW to DXF conversion: URL: ftp://dsc.blm.gov/pub/gis/dcw2dxf.zip 3.3.13. UNIX version of VPFView 1.1 (to view DCW data) is available from: URL: ftp://jupiter.drev.dnd.ca URL: ftp://cc.drev.dnd.ca IP: 131.132.32.2 Contact: parento@cc.drev.dnd.ca (Marc Parenteau) 3.3.14. LAS (Land Analysis System) Documentation URL: ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/software/las/doc 3.4. Digital Data 3.4.1. ARC/INFO Coverages 380 ARC/INFO coverages online URL: ftp://gsb.igsb.uiowa.edu Contact: jgiglierano@gsbth-po.igsb.uiowa.edu (Jim Giglierano) 3.4.2. Counties 3.4.2.1. ARC/INFO Export Coverage of selected U.S. States URL: ftp://csdokokl.cr.usgs.gov/pub/gis_data IP: 136.177.176.4 Contact: ahrea@csdokokl.cr.usgs.gov (Alan Rea, Hydrologist, USGS) 3.4.2.2. ARC/INFO export files of US statewide county coverages The maps were derived from the Census TIGER files. As such, the data in metro areas may be the old, crude DIME data, but the rest of the boundaries are derived from USGS 1:100K DLGs. URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/state100 3.4.2.3. County outlines as Versatec plot file URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/maps/USmap.Z IP: 192.48.96.9 3.4.3. Micro World Databank II URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/maps/wdb-ii.Z IP: 192.48.96.9 3.4.4. Census County Boundaries URL: Part 1 of the 1980 Census boundaries URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/maps/Census.Part1.Z IP: 192.48.96.9 3.4.5. US Census Bureau Data This is the main Bureau of the Census FTP site, and looks like it will be a rich source of population, business, health and other demographic data. URL: ftp://ftp.census.gov 3.4.6. US Hydrologic Units Data This directory contains all the 1:100,000-scale and 1:250,000-scale data files of Hydrologic Units for the United States. URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/data/giras/hu 3.4.7. GIRAS Land Use Data This directory contains all the 1:100,000-scale and 1:250,000-scale data files of land use and land cover maps for the United States. These files were obtained from the National Mapping Division in GIRAS format and were compressed using the UNIX compress command. URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/data/giras/lu 3.4.8. Digital Data on India Digital data for India includes nationwide district-level data from the 1961, 1971, and 1981 censuses and from annual agricultural production statistics. URL: ftp://cwmills.umd.edu/pub/india 3.4.9. Timezone Boundary Data Arthur David Olson has created a public domain time zone database, but it does not include latitude/longitude boundaries. URL: ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode94d.tar.gz: code URL: ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata94d.tar.gz: data 3.4.10. EROS Data Center The EROS site contains all the 1:100,000 and 1:2,000,000 scale Digital Line Graph (DLG), Land Use/Land Cover and 1:250,000 scale Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data for the United States. This site also contains numerous Arc/Info coverages and AMLs. Source code for manipulating these data can also be found here. URL: edcftp.cr.usgs.gov 3.4.13. Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) 3.4.13.1. Software 3.4.13.1.1. MicroDEM - DEM Software Microdem is a set of pascal programs with source code which do all kinds of things with DEM data, and includes one data set. The program is shareware and available from the author: Dr. Peter Guth PETMAR TRILOBITE BREEDING RANCH 252 Lower Magothy Beach Road Severna Park, MD 21146 URL: ftp://ftp.blm.gov/gis/microdem.zip 3.4.13.1.2. GRIDPAK - 3D Gridding Software URL: ftp://ahab.rutgers.edu/pub/gridpak 3.4.13.1.3. SPLAT - Contouring Software SPLAT is a contouring package. The file to download is called SPLATSFX.EXE which is a self extracting (PK) archive of the program SPLAT.EXE and a short manual in windows write format. URL: ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu /pub/pc/win3 URL: ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos 3.4.13.2. Data 3.4.13.2.1. Mars DEMs Mars DEM data (Valles Marineris region) sampled at a variety of spatial resolutions. URL: ftp://stardent.arc.nasa.gov/pub/ IP: 128.102.21.44 3.4.13.2.2. US 3-Arc-second DEMs 3 arc-second DEM data in 1 degree square segments for most of the U.S. URL: ftp://resdgs1.er.usgs.gov/dems IP: 130.11.52.55 3.4.13.2.3. DEMs of USA 1:250,000 scale URL: edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/data/DEM/250/ 3.4.13.2.4. ETOPO5 World Topographic Dataset These files contain worldwide bathymetric and elevation data in meters with a 5 minute by 5 minute latitude/longitude data density. URL: ftp://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pub/data/etopo5.northern.bat.Z (8.3 Mb) URL: ftp://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pub/data/etopo5.southern.bat.Z (7.9 Mb) IP: 130.118.7.254 Contact: norman@OCTOPUS.WR.USGS.GOV (Norman Maher) URL: ftp://ahab.rutgers.edu/pub/gridpak/etopo5 3.4.13.2.5. Map Datasets -- DLG, DEM, TIGER USGS DLG This is a gold mine of a site for mapping data. It is a DEM, DTM, TIGER Data exchange site for all kinds of public domain map data. URL: ftp://spectrum.xerox.com/pub/map/ IP: 192.70.225.78 Contact: Moore.Wbst128@Xerox.Com (Lee Moore) 3.4.13.2.6. DEMs of the San Francisco Area The data have a horizontal resolution of 3.0 X 3.0 seconds of lat/long degrees and have a vertical resolution of 1.0 meters. sf24.dem 38.0 37.0 -123.0 -122.0 SAN FRANCISCO, CA sj13.dem 38.0 37.0 -122.0 -121.0 SAN JOSE, CA sx24.dem 37.0 36.0 -123.0 -122.0 SANTA CRUZ, CA zp13.dem 37.0 36.0 -122.0 -121.0 MONTEREY, CA URL: ftp://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pub/data/dem/ IP: 130.118.7.254 Contact: norman@OCTOPUS.WR.USGS.GOV (Norman Maher) 3.4.13.2.7. DEMs of Haiti and Madagascar These are 30 arc-second DEMs created by EROS from the elevation contours from the Digital Chart of the World CD-ROM dataset. URL: ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/data/30ASDCWDEM/ 3.4.14. CIA World Map database The CIA World map database is a set of coastlines, rivers, political boundaries developed by the CIA years ago, and released via the Freedom of Information Act. The data was captured at a scale of 1:5,000,000 I believe. It's got a few errors as some counties have changed boundaries since its release, but it's not bad for world maps. The data are not topologically structured, so all you can get is lines, no polygons. Pity, that. This is all over the place too. A few sites that have it now are: URL: ftp://gis.queensu.ca/pub/gis/cia/ URL: ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/doc/geography/ URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/maps/WorldMap.tar.Z-split 3.4.15. City Locations 3.4.15.1. World Cities Coarse lat/long file for cities around the world. URL: ftp://gis.queensu.ca/pub/gis/city/ 3.4.15.2. World & US Cities URL: ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/doc/geography/ 3.5. Environmental 3.5.1. GERMINAL project (GIS for Environmental Management and Planning) Document follows developments on the GERMINAL project (GIS for Environmental Management and Planning). Subject headings are "Geographic Information Systems" and "Environment". URL: http://dgrwww.epfl.ch/GERMINAL/Germinal.html 3.5.2. ANU - Australian National University - Bioinformatics URL: http://life.anu.edu.au:80/ 3.5.3. ANU - Landscape Ecology Services URL: http://life.anu.edu.au/landscape_ecology/landscape.html 3.5.4. ERIN - Australian Environmental Resources Information Network ERIN is experimenting with providing metadata through database queries, automatic generation of species distribution maps, biological modelling, many and varied documents, and actual geographic information bits and bytes. They also have links to all sorts of other interesting environmental and GIS servers and resources. ERIN's purpose is to make environmental information available to the Commonwealth of Australia Department of Environment and associated agencies. URL: http://kaos.erin.gov.au/erin.html Contact: davidc@ERIN.GOV.AU (David Crossley) 3.5.5. HOLIT - Israel Ecological & Environmental Information System URL: http://vms.huji.ac.il/www_teva/db000.html 3.5.6. Environmental Science Gopher at UC Santa Cruz URL: gopher://scilibx.ucsc.edu:70/11/The Researcher/Science and Engineering/Environmental Science 3.5.7. EnviroGopher at Carnegie Mellon University URL: gopher://envirolink.hss.cmu.edu:70/1 3.6. Forestry 3.6.1. Forest Management DSS software HSG (Harvest Schedule Generator) is a spatially referenced forest inventory projection tool developed by Tom Moore and Cary Lockwood of the Petawawa National Forestry Institute. This tool is designed to assist forest managers and others in the design and evaluation of forest management strategies. URL: ftp://pi19.pnfi.forestry.ca/pub/hsglite 3.6.2. Oregon State Univ, Forestry Sciences Laboratory This gopher is maintained by the Forest Science Laboratory of Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. The primary purpose is to allow users to find GIS (Geographic Information System) files among our rather extensive collection of geographic data. The gopher operates solely as an index. This means that you will not be able to retrieve GIS files directly through the gopher system. If you are interested in obtaining GIS data, we recommend that you first use the gopher to identify the particular files that you want. Once you have identified the files, please fill out the request form (if you do not have accounts on fsl machines) and email it to: GIS-request@fsl.orst.edu When the available data are ready for transfer, you will receive a confirmation of the name of your file and the date it can be accessed in an anonymous ftp area for downloading. Data is made available within 1 - 2 working days of your request, although priority may be given to financial benefactors. URL: gopher://gopher.fsl.orst.edu:70/1 3.7. Geography 3.7.1. Geographic Name Server Zipcode, population, lat/long other stats from 1980 census for US cities. Enter name of city at the (non-existent) prompt and press Enter. Include state (as in Ipswich, MA) or you'll get that city's information in every state it is found. Type 'quit' to exit. Tom Liebert (author of the GNS) reports: GNS covers only USA now, but I just received global city data from CIA RWDB2. I'll incorporate that fairly soon. URL: telnet://martini.eecs.umich.edu:3000 IP: 141.212.99.9, 141.212.100.9 Contact: libert@eecs.umich.edu (Tom Libert, GNS author) 3.7.2. Japan Geography URL: http://www.ntt.jp/japan/index.html 3.7.3. Project GeoSim - Geography education software URL: http://geosim.cs.vt.edu/index.html 3.7.4. Gazetter for the U.S. URL: http://wings.buffalo.edu/geogw 3.7.5. Geography Datasets -- US Census Data The file Census.part1.Z contains part 1 of the 1980 US Census county boundaries. The other parts do not seem to be available. This site also contains a copy of the CIA World Databank II and a shell archive file to create two C programs to compress and/or map the WDB data (wdb-ii.Z) Note: This site is extremely fussy about the password you use. You must use your actual, full email address, or you won't be granted access. URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net/pub/Census IP: 192.48.96.9 3.7.6. CIA World Fact Book The CIA World Factbook contains summary information about the countries of the world including size and population,, commercial, military, and political data. There are many places where this data set can be found on the Internet. The best way to find the latest versions is to use Veronica and search for "world factbook". Also note that this is updated each year. URL: ftp://ftp.cs.toronto.edu/doc/geography 3.8. Geology & Geophysics 3.8.1. Mineralogy 3.8.1.1. Minerals Database This is a database containing the names and chemical formulas of all currently accepted mineral species, 3507 or so of them. It is now available in a plain ASCII version which is easily importable in your favorite database program, and in a Microsoft RTF format. URL: ftp://c.scs.uiuc.edu Contact: mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) 3.8.1.2. Mineral ID database Mineral ID for the Macintosh computer is an interactive database of minerals, crystallographic systems, and mineralogy terms for both educational and reference purposes. For more information, e-mail me, and I will send you a full information sheet. Contact: liquori@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Michael Liquori) 3.8.1.3. Rock forming mineral compositional database; PROBE software URL: ftp://perry.berkeley.edu/outgoing/donovan/ 3.8.1.4. Crystallography for the Macintosh URL: ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu/Crystal URL: ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu/CrystalView Contact: thomas.h.kosel.1@nd.edu (Tom Kosel) 3.8.2. Earthquakes 3.8.2.1. NCEER Strong Motion Data Facility URL: telnet://strongmo:nceer@duke.ldgo.columbia.edu:23/8 3.8.2.2. Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI Memphis St U) URL: gopher://141.225.56.24:70/1 URL: gopher://41.225.56.24:70 3.8.2.3. USGS Branch of Global Seismology and Geomagnetism URL: telnet://QED@neis.cr.usgs.gov 3.8.2.4. Oklahoma Earthquake Catalog URL: gopher://wealaka.okgeosurvey1.gov:70/11/okeqcat 3.8.2.5. Earthquake Information The Usenet newsgroup ca.earthquakes is a good source of earthquake information and news. Northern California URL: finger:quake@andreas.wr.usgs.gov Other sources URL: finger:quake@eqinfo.seis.utah.edu URL: finger:quake@geophys.washington.edu Official office of emergency services bulletin site URL: telnet://oes1.oes.ca.gov:5501 3.8.2.6. Geologic Faults Map Data Digitized database of geologic faults (primarily for different parts of the U.S.) and California earthquake locations. URL: ftp://alum.wr.usgs.gov/pub/map: Faults data URL: ftp://alum.wr.usgs.gov/pub/summary: Earthquake locations Contact: oppen@alum.wr.usgs.gov (David Oppenheimer) 3.8.2.7. Earthquake Maps & Charts of the Northridge earthquake This site contains data, graphs, and maps relating to the Northridge Quake. They have been collected from sci.geo.geology and ca.earthquakes, and ftped from caltech. There are postscript (ps), GIF (gif), and text (txt) files. URL: ftp://laplace.stat.ucla.edu/pub/data/various/quake/ 3.8.2.8. World Earthquake Data via "Finger" URL: finger://quake@geophys.washington.edu 3.8.3. USGS Digital Map Open-File Reports The Geologic Division of the USGS (Central Region) has a server that functions as a repository for on-line publications. You can find the following digital map Open-file Reports: ofr-92-0328: The digital geologic map of the Roswell Resource Area, New Mexico, in ARC/INFO export format. ofr-92-0507: The digital geologic map of Colorado in ARC/INFO export format. ofr-90-0676: Interactive Macintosh display of petroleum exploration through time across the continental United States. URL: ftp://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/open-file-reports/ IP: 136.177.48.5 Contact: gellis@ctr-dms1.cr.usgs.gov (Eugene Ellis) 3.8.4. Geologic finite-element software Three finite-element programs for modeling plate deformation are now available by anonymous FTP. They can be used to model deformation of the lithosphere, formulate tectonic hypotheses, fit geodetic data, estimate long- term seismic hazard, study the rheology of the plates, or teach students. Each program is accompanied by explanatory text files, sample input and output files, and accessory programs for help in preparing the input and plotting graphics from the output. Source code (FORTRAN77) is available. URL: ftp://pong.igpp.ucla.edu/pub/pbird/read_me Contact: Peter Bird 3.8.5. StereoNet for Windows StereoNet for Windows is a program for plotting on stereonets and performing 3D analysis and recalculations. If you are working on any of the above named subjects a lot of time can be saved by letting your PC do this work. The plots are ready for publication when they come out of your printer. Some features: - Schmidt or Wulff nets. - Plotting planar data, as great circles. - Plotting points, with a number of different symbols - Plotting density contours. - Plotting rose diagrams. - Plotting statistics (mean, girdle, pole to girdle) - Plotting slip linear plots - Color support, the user can define any color. URL: ftp://torsken.nfh.uit.no/STEREO/ IP: 129.242.211.254 Contact: perivar@ibg.uit.no (Per Ivar Steinsund) 3.8.6. USGS - United States Geological Survey URL: http://sun1.cr.usgs.gov 3.8.7. Arizona Geologic Survey (AzGS) URL: gopher://dillon.geo.ep.utexas.edu:70/11/EarthScienceRes/Publications/AZ.GeolS urv 3.8.8. El Paso Geological Society Publication list URL: gopher://dillon.geo.ep.utexas.edu:70/00/EarthScienceRes/Publications/ElPasoGS 3.8.9. Computer Oriented Geological Society (COGS) Archives Contains COGS diskettes and other software collected from COGSnet BBS including geologic, GIS, mapping, earth science software for the PC and Macintosh. Includes several mapping data sets of use to all, or pointers to where they can be found. GSMAP and MOSS can be found here. URL: ftp://ftp.csn.org/COGS/ IP: 128.138.213.21 Contact: bthoen@gisnet.com (Bill Thoen) 3.8.10. Geological Symbol Font Font in Adobe Type 1 and True Type formats (both for the PC) contains geological symbols. It has also been converted to a CorelDRAW "wfn" file so it may be installed as a symbol for FCorelDRAW 3.x and 4.x. Also CorelDRAW "pat" files containing geological patterns. URL: ftp://opal.geology.utoronto.ca/pub/geology/corel/symbols/: Fonts URL: ftp://opal.geology.utoronto.ca/pub/geology/corel/patterns/: Patterns Contact: charters@madhaus.uucp (Jim Charters) 3.8.11. CIA World Databank-II Map Data This is a data file of coastlines, countries, rivers, islands and lakes of the world compiled by the CIA and now de-classified into the public domain. It's a large database; over 12 megabytes, compressed! This file is broken up into 5 pieces, so you have to get them all separately and 'cat' them together. The file is tightly packed in a binary format, and to read it you will need to use the C program contained in the archive, 'domap.c'. The national boundary data is out-of-date as there have been many changes in the world since the late 80's. However it seems to be the best source for free world map data. URL: ftp://sepftp.stanford.edu/ 3.8.12. Sunrise/sunset Calculations Calculate sunrise and sunset for anyplace not 'close' to the poles. The source includes both 'print to screen' and 'print to printer' versions. Executable versions are here too. URL: ftp://ftpnssl.nssl.uoknor.edu/pub/skaggs/sunrise.bas IP: 129.15.66.34 3.8.13. World Paleomagnetic Database Databases, programs and information related to paleomagnetism. URL: ftp://earth.eps.pitt.edu/pub IP: 130.49.3.1 3.8.14. Magnetic Field Computing programs URL: ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov Contact: npeddie@isdres.er.usgs.edu 3.8.15. Geochemistry -- NewPet Software This is an ftp site for NewPet, a geochem/igneous petrology data handling program. Includes ternary plots. MS-DOS compatible shareware ($25 voluntary). URL: ftp://sparky2.esd.mun.ca IP: 134.153.11.101 3.8.16. Geological Hypercard Stacks Macintosh Hypercard stacks pertaining to geology: bedforms An application for geometric simulation of sedimentary structures produced by migrating bedforms over time. Companion to the book "Bedforms, Cross-Bedding, and Sedimentary Structures" by David M. Rubin, published by SEPM. QuickTime animations of selected figures from the book. Best viewed on a screen 640x480 pixels or larger, set to 256 *grays* (not colors). Each of these files is a HyperCard stack with instructions and a pattern for making a three-dimensional model of one or more interesting landforms: earthquake_effects effects_of_ice island_coral_reefs loma_prieta seven_faults volcano map projections: Hypertext files on USGS map projections usa-exploration: USA Exploration -- USGS OFR 90-676. This application illustrates the history of oil and gas exploration in the United States from 1900 to 1986. URL: ftp://ftp.walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pub/mac IP: 130.118.7.254 Contact: dr@octopus.wr.usgs.gov 3.8.17. University of Minnesota Soil Science Gopher URL: gopher://gopher.soils.umn.edu:70/11 3.8.18. Time Dependent Topography Through the Glacial Cycle This site contains data sets of topography and ice coverage during the last glacial maximum. The topography data set contains elevation at 1 Kyr intervals, with elevations in meters. The second data set contains ice-cover data at 1 Kyr intervals. Area of coverage is the entire globe in a 1 x 1 degree grid, with a temporal range of 21KBP to the present. URL: ftp://rainbow.physics.utoronto.ca/pub/iceA/README IP: 128.100.75.19 (unofficial) 3.8.19. Water Quality Data Directory URL: gopher://scilibx.ucsc.edu:70/7/waissrc:/.WAIS/water-quality.src 3.8.20. IGWR - Institute for Ground Water Research URL: gopher://igwmc.mines.colorado.edu/3851/1 3.9. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3.9.1. Tallahassee Freenet (Internet GIS BBS) Select SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE from their main menu. URL: telnet://freenet.fsu.edu 3.9.2. USGS beginners tutorial on GIS URL: http://waisqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/wais/home.html 3.9.3. GeoSim module (MigModel) Project GeoSim is a multidisciplinary effort by members of Virginia Tech's Departments of Geography and Computer Science, and College of Education, to develop computer-aided education software for introductory geography at the college and high school levels. Supported by NSF and FIPSE (US Dept. of Education), GeoSim's goal is to produce major changes in undergraduate geography education by applying the immense capabilities of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and simulation. Project GeoSim's primary activity is the creation of a series of computerized laboratory modules applicable to virtually all introductory geography courses. The first module, Intlpop/Humpop is meant to teach the basics of demographics and population modeling. Intlpop is an interactive simulation and Humpop is a multimedia tutorial on population issues. The version presently available runs under MS-DOS (Intlpop alone) or MS Windows (both Humpop and Intlpop together). Versions running under the X Window System and the Macintosh operating system should be available sometime during Spring 1994. MigModel, a program for studying modeling of migration patterns between counties of the US, is now available in preliminary form. This program allows students to select several variables from a larger list that the student hypothesizes affect migration patterns. The patterns that would result if the hypothesis were true are compared against the actual migration patterns to determine the level of correlation. URL: http://geosim.cs.vt.edu/index.html URL: ftp://geosim.cs.vt.edu IP: 128.173.40.85 URL: gopher://geosim.cs.vt.edu IP: 128.173.40.85 Contact: shaffer@vtopus.cs.vt.edu (Cliff Shaffer) Contact: carstens@vtvm1.cc.vt.edu (Bill Carstensen) 3.9.4. CERL/GRASS welcome file URL: http://baldrick.cecer.army.mil:80/welcome.html 3.9.5. OzGIS Mapping System OzGIS is a software system for displaying geographically referenced data, such as Census data or environment data, as maps and diagrams on screens, printers and plotters on an IBM PC compatible. The system can be used to analyze socio-economic data produced by censuses and surveys and to support management decisions associated with for example Government planning, marketing, sales, site and personnel location, advertising. Digitized map data (e.g.Census boundaries, GIS) and attribute data (e.g. sales, environmental) are accepted as Ascii files and preprocessed (e.g. amalgamation, line thinning, polygon construction, subsetting) before display. Maps of polygons, lines and points can be displayed according to one or two attributes along with various overlays. About 130 menus provide extensive options for interactively designing the layout and appearance of the map, and for attribute handling, classification, interrogation and saving maps. Maps can be output on plotters, printers and various file types. Applications such as territory definition and retail site catchment analysis are supported. URL: ftp://oak.oakland.edu IP: 141.210.10.117 URL: ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu IP: 128.252.135.4 URL: ftp://archive.orst.edu IP: 128.193.2.13 URL: ftp://ftp.uu.net IP: 137.39.1.9 URL: ftp://nic.funet.fi IP: 128.214.6.100 URL: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk IP: 146.169.3.7 URL: ftp://nic.switch.ch IP: 130.59.1.40 URL: ftp://archie.au IP: 139.130.4.6 URL: ftp://nctuccca.edu.tw IP: 140.111.3.21 Contact: lws@ITD0.DSTO.GOV.AU (Lloyd Simons) 3.9.6. GRASS/Linux Support Group The old address (st00@siuemus) is no longer valid. For information or technical support on GRASS/Linux, please send a message to the following new address. Contact: CCAO@SIUEMUS.BITNET Contact: ahrensl@daisy.siue.edu XIS Solutions Box 1459, SIUE Edwardsville, IL 62026 Tel: 618-692-2090 3.9.7. GRASS GIS Source Code In addition to the GRASS GIS source code, there is an extensive database for the Spearfish (South Dakota) area to be used with GRASS. Although intended for GRASS, some of the data could easily be used for other purposes. For example, Arc/Information can display GRASS raster data. The README in /grass says that it is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.) URL: ftp://moon.cecer.army.mil/grass IP: 129.229.1.16 3.9.8. Idrisi Files FTP site This is the ftp site for Idrisi support files. URL: ftp://midget.towson.edu/pub/gis The Idrisi FAQ file: URL: ftp://midget.towson.edu/IDRISI/OTHER 3.9.9. Miscellaneous GIS source code This site has been known to briefly contain some interesting-looking files on the subjects of GIS, MOSS, mapping and other code fragments and subroutines along the same lines. URL: ftp://ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/ IP: 158.68.32.62 Contact: skatz@dsc.blm.gov 3.9.10. Hydrology USGS Streamflow Data sets 1874-1988 This site contains data on USGS streamflow statistics from 1874 to 1988 (that's no typo... it's 1874). The USGS Open-File Report 92-129, "Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN): A U.S. Geological Survey streamflow data set for the United States for the study of climate variations, 1874-1988", by J.R. Slack and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr is available here also, and serves as documentation for the data set. See the 1ST_READ.ME file for details. URL: ftp://srv1rvares.er.usgs.gov/hcdn92 IP: 130.11.51.209 3.10. GPS & Geodesy GPS satellite current constellation status. URL: finger:gps@geomac.se.unb.ca 3.10.1. GPS & Loran Information Center, U.S. Coast Guard This service is actually a Bulletin Board System (BBS) linked up to the Internet. From this site you can reach many other government sites and resources. URL: telnet://fedworld.gov 3.10.2. GPStech Mailing List Mailing list for the discussion of GPS technical issues. The intended audience is earth scientists and geodesists interested in high-precision GPS geodesy. The mailing list is accessible by sending a message to the server Server: gpstech-request@cotopaxi.stanford.edu Contact: Jeff Freymueller at Stanford 3.10.3. CANSPACE - Canadian Space Geodesy Forum This site is one of the best for GPS and Geodesy information URL: gopher://unbmvs1.csd.unb.ca:1570/1EXEC%3aCANSPACE 3.10.4. Earth Disc image This is a 2500x2499 pixel full-disc 11.5um (infrared) image of the earth taken by the METEOSAT 4 satellite on 16 September 1993. Rick Kohrs (rickk@ssec.wisc.edu) colored the image as follows. He used a threshold temperature to determine which pixels in the image corresponded to clouds. He then removed the cloud pixels from consideration. Since the temperatures over land and sea overlap, he used a base map to separate the remaining pixels into sea and land groups. At this point he had three partial images: (a) clouds, (b) unclouded sea, and (c) unclouded land. Based on temperatures he colored each of these separately using an appropriate fraction of the total number of cells available in an 8-bit color map. The combined image you see here uses the whole set of 256 colors. URL: ftp://ssec.wisc.edu/pub/dws/em930916.jpg: JPEG version URL: ftp://ssec.wisc.edu/pub/dws/em930916.gif: GIF version IP: 144.92.108.61 3.11. Mapping 3.11.1. GeoVu - Windows Mapping software URL: ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/Acess_Tools Contact: amh@ngdc.noaa.gov (Allen Hittelman) 3.11.2. JHU/APL Digital relief maps of U.S. URL: http://ageninfo.tamu.edu/apl-us/ 3.11.3. WWW map for Japan URL: http://www.ntt.jp/japan/map 3.11.4. VPFVIEW (DCW) program for UNIX (Sun workstations) Program for UNIX systems to view maps from the DMA's Digital Chart of the World CD-ROM data set. URL: ftp://jupiter.drev.dnd.ca/pub/gis/vpfview IP: 131.132.32.2 3.11.5. EPI-MAP GIS source and data Thematic mapping system developed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. (USA). Includes many data sets of various country political boundaries down to the state/province (2nd order) level. US counties are also included. URL: ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/msdos/mapping/epi-map* IP: 141.210.10.117 3.11.6. GMT - Generic Mapping Tools software source URL: ftp://kiawe.soest.hawaii.edu/pub/gmt IP: 128.171.151.16 3.11.7. GRASS GIS source for LINUX URL: ftp://topquark.cecer.army.mil/pub/grass IP: 129.229.32.13 3.11.8. KHOROS - Scientific Visualizaion Software URL: pprg.eece.unm.edu/pub/khoros/release IP: 129.24.24.10 3.11.9. MapInfo & MapBasic Files MapBaisc applications, many with source code, data sets for MapInfo, and information files of tips and tricks for working with MapInfo. See also MAPINFO-L , the MapInfo mailing list. URL: ftp://ftp.csn.org/pub/mapinfo/ IP: 128.138.213.21 Contact: bthoen@gisnet.com (Bill Thoen) 3.11.10. MOSS - PC GIS PC MOSS executables and data. URL: ftp://ftp.csn.org/COGS/MOSS/ IP: 128.138.213.21 Contact: skatz@dsc.blm.gov (Sol Katz) 3.11.11. Sample ETOPO5 data set relief images Texas A&M University URL: ftp://ageninfo.tamu.edu/11/apl-us IP: 128.194.173.6 3.11.12. LINUX - UNIX on DOS platform URL: ftp://sc.tamu.edu IP: 128.194.167.3 3.11.13. MAPGEN/PLOTGEN Mapping Software This is the primary source of the MAPGEN/PLOTGEN public-domain software. Other source code of general interest, including the USGS General Cartographic Transformation Package (GCTP-II), is also available here. A newer projection package, proj4.2 is available here. URL: ftp://charon.er.usgs.gov/pub/ IP: 128.128.40.24 Contact: gie@charon.er.usgs.gov (G.I. Evenden) 3.11.14. USGS General Cartographic Transformation Package Source code for the USGS General Cartographic Transformation Package (GCTP- II). This software can be used to calculate lat/long conversions between various projections used on USGS maps. URL: ftp://isdres.er.usgs.gov/usgs/gctp/ IP: 130.11.48.2 3.11.15. Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) Software Contains the Generic Mapping Tools (gmt) software by Paul Wessel for map projections, spatial interpolation, contouring, 3D perspective, raster processing (postscript). This is C code designed for UNIX workstations (Sun, DEC, SGI, and NeXT). URL: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/soest/about.ftp.html URL: ftp://kiawe.soest.hawaii.edu/pub/gmt/ IP: 128.171.151.16 Contact: wessel@soest.hawaii.edu (Paul Wessel) 3.11.16. USGS Cartographic Software and Data Documentation The National Mapping Division of the U. S. Geological Survey (NMD) provides a national series of base cartographic data. Computer software supporting these data is primarily in the FORTRAN language. The software programs are supported on a variety of mainframe, minicomputer, and workstation hardware platforms. This software was previously available to the general public only on 9-track magnetic tape or diskette through the Earth Sciences Information Center (ESIC) for a nominal reproduction and handling fee. Fifteen FORTRAN programs, sample data and job control language are now available on Internet using file transfer protocol (FTP). A limited amount of soft-copy computer program documentation is also available in both Word Perfect and ASCII. URL: ftp://nmdpow9.er.usgs.gov/ IP: 130.11.52.92 Contact: mlinck@usgs.gov (Michael K. Linck, Jr.) 3.11.17. Oceanography Physical oceanography data URL: ftp://shrimp.jpl.nasa.gov 3.11.18. Ocean Network Information Center OCEANIC database -- data about ocean currents for climatic change, subduction zones and deep sea dumping, among other things. A list of information and oceanographers involved in the WOCE project is also available. Also contains descriptions of the following data sets: NODC data sets NCAR data sets Hawaii Sea Level Center data sets JPL DAAC (formerly NODS) ECMWF data sets NSIDC data sets University of Miami data sets University of Rhode Island data sets CDIAC data sets URL: telnet://oceanic@delocn.udel.edu URL: gopher://diu.cms.udel.edu/ URL: http://diu.cms.udel.edu/ IP: 128.175.24.1 3.11.19. Marine and Aquatic Sciences Libraries (UC Santa Cruz) URL: gopher://gopher.ucsc.edu:70/11/The Library/Other Libraries/Marine and Aquatic Sciences Serials Lists 3.11.20. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC, NOAA) URL: gopher://gopher.nodc.noaa.gov:70/11/ 3.11.21. Virginia Coast Reserve Information System (VCRIS) URL: gopher://atlantic.evsc.virginia.edu:70/1 3.11.22. Geological Survey Atlantic Marine Geology This is a good gateway to other resources, Marine geology, Bathymetry, Great Lakes and more. URL: gopher://bramble.er.usgs.gov:70/1 3.11.23. Bedford Institute of Oceanography (Canada) Gopher System URL: gopher://biome.bio.dfo.ca:70/1 3.11.24. Ocean Network Information Center Software Home of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Data Information Unit (DIU). Files include programs to do various oceanographic computations. URL: ftp://delocn.udel.edu/FORTRAN IP: 128.175.24.1 Contact: walt@delocn.udel.edu 3.11.25. East Coast Tidal Heights & Winds Database From the file "README" at this site: "This account is intended to provide an easily accessible data base of tidal heights and winds along the U.S. east coast. This project of the FSU Sea Level Center is funded by C&GC, NOAA. The data set is at present still being accumulated: In the directory 'pub/Tidedata' files labeled .hrly. are hourly data from standard NOAA tidal stations; monthly data are labeled .mon. etc Thus, "fernand.mon.9791" is monthly data, Fernandina, Fla, 1897-1991; the data are in standard NOAA format: tides in hundredths of ** FEET** relative to the mean for 1960-1978 National Tidal Datum epoch. (missing data are 9999's) In the directory pub/Opcplot is a set of files from Dr Murray Brown; a flexible set of routines for plotting ocean data; see readme file. In the directory pub/Tides: a Shareware program "Tides" computes tidal heights and currents; in QuickBasic,for IBM PC-comps; In the directory pub/LiveAtlas is a set of files of the oceanographic atlas of Luyten & Stommel. Please see the readme file. In the directory 'pub' the single file "tsftdem.ftp" is a set of files which constitute the "terribly slow Fourier transform" that recovers the low- frequency spectrum of a gappy data set (under Matlab)" URL: ftp://atlantic.ocean.fsu.edu/pub/Tidedata IP: 128.186.3.39 Contact: sturges@atlantic.ocean.fsu.edu 3.11.26. Sea-surface temperature data (near real-time) The data are AVHRR images within the radius of reception of the university's HRPT station, approximately 5S to 45N and 125W to 165E. Other tiles (windows) are available over California, Gulf of Mexico and West Atlantic as well. URL: ftp://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/pub/avhrr/images IP: 128.171.154.29 Contact: sat_lab@soest.hawaii.edu 3.11.27. Digital relief images of USA Topographic relief images created from the ETOPO5 data set by Ray Sterner. URL: http://ageninfo.tamu.edu/apl-us/ URL: gopher://ageninfo.tamu.edu/11/apl-us. Contact: hmueller@amethyst.tamu.edu (Hal Mueller) 3.11.28. Color Shaded Relief Map of the U.S. A color shaded relief map of the US is available as 60 GIF images. Individual GIF images cover a 5 deg by 5 deg area. These images are being made available on a trial basis on our ftp site. Please do not copy more than 1 or 2 images during working hours (8:30 to 7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time) or they may have to be removed. The elevation data is from ETOPO5 which has a horizontal resolution of 1/2 arc minute for both East/West and North/South, and a vertical resolution of 20 feet. The vector data (coastlines, rivers, boundaries) are from the world vector data base. There are some areas where the two data bases have minor differences in positioning, most noticeable for some rivers. The errors are not constant over the map and no attempt has been made to correct for them in this version of the map. URL: ftp://fermi.jhuapl.edu/pub/gifmap IP: 128.244.147.18 Contact: sterner@tesla.jhuapl.edu (Ray Sterner) 3.11.29. Diamondhead Oahu 3D GIF Image Images of a honolulu dem file converted to several .gif files. URL: ftp://ftp.cerf.net/pub/inbound/KV_TMP 3.11.30. 3D DEM images of San Francisco Images of USGS San Francisco topography created with VisionForm's Vdm; JPEG compressed. URL: ftp://ftp.cerf.net/pub/inbound/KV_TMP/README_SANF Contact: jsquires@nic.cerf.net (James A. Squires) 3.11.31. Digital relief maps of U.S. Created from the ETOPO5 data set (5 arc-minute resolution) URL: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/public/geology/maps/gifmaps/ URL: ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/geology/maps/gifmaps IP: 146.169.2.10 3.11.32. Mid-East Maps from 1000 BCE to Gulf War This service is primarily dedicated to information about Israel politics, and other government information, but the "graphics" option contains GIF maps of Israel and the nearby Arab states. Maps depict the limits of the Kingdom of David and Solomon of 1000 BCE to missile strikes during the Gulf War. URL: gopher://israel-info.gov.il 3.11.33. US GeoData indexes These indexes are the same as the graphic indexes showing the availability of the DEM 7.5' and 15' Units, DEM 1-Degree Units, DLG 7.5' and 15' Units, DLG 30' Units, LULC 30' Units, LULC 1-Degree Units, CD ROM Data, and also about 400 DOQ listings. URL: ftp://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/open-file-reports/ IP: 136.177.48.5 Contact: gellis@ctr-dms1.cr.usgs.gov (Eugene Ellis) 3.11.35. Color Shaded Relief Map Images GIF images are made with ER Mapper. URL: ftp://earth.eps.pitt.edu/pub/ermapper/ IP: 130.49.3.1 3.12. Paleontology 3.12.1. University of California - Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology URL: gopher://ucmp1.berkeley.edu:70/1 3.13. Remote Sensing 3.13.1. AVHRR Images - Western US AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) images from 1989 through 7 Jan 1992 cover CO, WY, KS, NE, and NM, as well as parts of AZ, UT, OK, and TX. Since 7 Jan 1992, coverage includes these plus CA, OR, NV, WA, and MT, to 1000 km off Pacific coast. Total coverage of US for 1989-present will be available soon. West coast data from 1980-1985 will be available some time this year. Images are 1024 lines x 1024 elements before 7 Jan 1992, 2560 lines x 1024 elements after. Images are 1 km resolution and 8-bit format. Contact Tim Kelley by e-mail kelley@sanddunes.scd.ucar.edu or telephone 303/497-1221 for login, password, and manual. Service is free to Internet users and is funded by NASA. URL: telnet://sanddunes.scd.ucar.edu (for login password, contact Tim Kelly) Contact: kelley@sanddunes.scd.ucar.edu (Tim Kelly) 3.13.2. Satellite Images URL: http://web.nexor.co.uk/places/satellite.html 3.13.3. SRSC - Space Remote Sensing Center satellite flood images (U.S./Europe) URL: http://ma.itd.com:8000/flood.html 3.13.4. EROS Data Center, the USGS repository for Remote Sensing data URL: http://sun1.cr.usgs.gov/eros-home.html 3.13.5. Institute for Photogrammetry - University of Stuttgart URL: http://hpux.bauingenieure.uni-stuttgart.de 3.13.6. NASA - Images from the Voyager and Magellan missions URL: ftp://explorer.arc.nasa.gov/pub/SPACE/ IP: 128.102.32.18 3.13.7. Images of Planets Planetary images from Magellean and Viking missions. News about other NASA missions. URL: ftp://ames.arc.nasa.gov/pub/SPACE/CDROM/ URL: ftp://ames.arc.nasa.gov/pub/SPACE/GIF/ Famous image of Earth taken by one of the Apollo missions to the moon: URL: ftp://ames.arc.nasa.gov/pub/SPACE/GIF/earth.gif IP: 128.102.18.3 3.13.8. Snow Cover Satellite Images US Map of snow cover for the US, derived from 12km reduction of GOES data. Also 1km resolution snow cover maps of California and Nevada, Snow Water Equivalent and other images The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center is now distributing satellite snow data derived from AVHRR and GOES for major portions of the U.S., southern Canada and Alaska. North America is split into 26 windows, each approx 1000x1000 pixels, at a resolution of 1.1 km/pixel. There are a number of types of GIF images in this directory: the Satellite Snow Cover Maps, weekly national and regional summaries and a special blow-up of the Upper Colorado basin. URL: ftp://snow.nohrsc.nws.gov/pub/snow IP: 192.46.108.1 Contact: tim@snow.nohrsc.nws.gov (Tim Szeliga) 3.13.9. Space Shuttle Earth Observation Project Photography Database Space Shuttle Earth Observation Project photography database of the Flight Science Support Office (FSSO). Contains references to over 120,000 photographs of Earth from space during the last 3 decades. Also some digitized images. These are in band- sequential format with a 512-byte header, and 512 x 512 bytes of red, green, and blue data layers. The images are stored in .DAT files and are binary. There are two types of photos available: 1024 x 1024 and 512 x 512. Some are 3 channel, Some are 1 channel. Note: Get the file 'pho.list' to see descriptions of selected images, and which are color and which are grey-scale. The 1024x1024 are 1 channel and the 512x512 are 3 channel. Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) reads these just fine. URL: ftp://sseop.jsc.nasa.gov IP: 146.154.11.34 Contact: pitts@sn.jsc.nasa.gov (Dr. David E. Pitts, Manager) 3.13.10. NOAA-11/12 Mosaic Images of North America NOAA-11/12 mosaic GIF images of North America derived from HRPT (High Resolution Picture Transmission) data stream URL: ftp://rainbow.physics.utoronto.ca/pub/sat_images IP: 128.100.75.19 (unofficial) Contact: moore@rainbow.physics.utoronto.ca (Professor G.W.K. Moore) 3.13.11. AVHRR sample images and viewers - U.S. Weather Service Hydrologic RS Center URL: ftp://snow.nohrsc.nws.gov/AVHRR_sample IP: 192.46.108.1 3.13.12. Satellite images URL: http://web.nexor.co.uk/places/satellite.html 3.14. Space & Planetary Science 3.14.1. CASS - Center for Advanced Space Studies The Center for Advanced Space Studies (previously Lunar/Planetary Institute, or LPI) provides resources on geology, geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics. Support services are provided for other departments, such as publications, and computer. Materials on these topics are available. Menu driven -- use VT100 emulation or equivalent. URL: telnet://cass:online@cass.jsc.nasa.gov URL: http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/CASS_home.html Contact: bigwood@cass.jsc.nasa.gov (David Bigwood) 3.14.2. SPAN - Space Physics Analysis Network Space Physics Analysis Network (SPAN) Network Information Center (NIC), managed by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC), an online facility to provide a central source for information. URL: telnet://span_nic@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov 3.14.3. NED - NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database URL: telnet://ned@ipac.caltech.edu IP: 131.215.139.35 3.14.4. Earth, space science data URL: ftp://huntress.jpl.nasa.gov 3.14.5. JPL public information URL: ftp://pubinfo.jpl.nasa.gov/ 3.14.6. The NASA Home Page URL: http://hypatia.gsfc.nasa.gov/NASA_homepage.html 3.15. Standards 3.15.1. Spatial Data Standards documents Documentation on the Distributed Spatial Data Library (DSDL), 1992 ASTM Spatial Data Standard, and policy statements. URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/docs (Mar 1993) Metadata Standard documents, FGDC definitions, minutes of ASTM, GIS/LIS and URISA meetings URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/metadata 3.15.2. European Mapping Standards & Reference systems MEGRIN (Multipurpose European Ground-Related Information Network) is an initiative of the Comité Européen des Responsables de la Cartographie Officielle - C.E.R.C.O. The concept of MEGRIN is to be a service open to all of those who want to use in their own systems digital spatial data which are produced and administrated in other systems. There you can find information about national spatial information systems in Europe and the European Transfer Format (ETF) (Note: this site may be closed after June 1, 1994) URL: telnet://megrin:megrin@v2.ifag.de IP: 141.74.240.1 3.15.3. Nova Scotia Land Information Standards Initiative The Province of Nova Scotia, under the direction of the Department of Municipal Affairs, has formed the Nova Scotia Land Information Standards Committee. This committee has been established to address the issues surrounding the development of land-related information standards within Nova Scotia. The initiative is an open, consensus building one which has representation from a variety of organization including: federal, provincial, municipal and private sector. Efforts are now underway to develop a communication strategy to disseminate information regarding the activities of the committee and its associated task groups. If you or your organization are interested in the Nova Scotia standards initiative and would like additional information either on the process or how you might become involved, please contact Ed Light, Land Information Analyst, Department of Municipal Affairs, Land Information Management Services Division [phone] (902) 424-3761; [fax] (902) 424-5872; or [e-mail] poirier@fox.nstn.ns.ca Contact: poirier@FOX.NSTN.NS.CA (Mark Poirier) 3.15.4. FGDC metadata standard The latest documents on the (US) Federal Geographic Data Committee's (FGDC) draft of the spatial metadata standard is available in WordPerfect (ver. 5.1), and postscript formats. URL: ftp://isdres.er.usgs.gov/GDC/ IP: 130.11.48.2 URL: ftp://waisqvarsa.er.usgs.gov/wais/docs/ IP: 130.11.51.187 Contact: GDC@USGS.GOV Contact: MDOMARAT@USGS.GOV (Michael A. Domaratz) 3.15.5. Spatial Data Transfer Standard This seems to be the official site for informaiton and source code in support of the SDTS standard. This site contains files of all the text to the latest release of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS). The standard is quite extensive and covers every type of spatial data that you are ever likely to encounter. A must-read for GIS data developers! You can also find sample SDTS data sets including DLG-3, TIGER, and digital orthophoto quarterquadrangle. A large collection of SDTS source code is available here too. URL: ftp://sdts.er.usgs.gov/pub/sdts IP: 130.11.52.170 Contact: sdts@usgs.gov 3.15.6. NMD Map Standards Documents (DLG, DOQ) The National Mapping Division of the U.S. Geological Survey now offers certain of its computer software programs and associated documentation on Internet. The NMD provides a national series of base cartographic data. Computer software supporting these data is primarily in the FORTRAN language. The software programs are supported on a variety of mainframe, minicomputer, and workstation hardware platforms. This software was previously available to the general public only on 9-track magnetic tape or diskette through the Earth Sciences Information Center (ESIC) for a nominal reproduction and handling fee. Fifteen FORTRAN programs, sample data and job control language are now available on Internet using file transfer protocol (FTP). A limited amount of soft-copy computer program documentation is also available in both Word Perfect and ASCII. Additional documentation will be added. Any documentation not available via FTP can be obtained in hard copy from USGS's Earth Sciences Information Center for a nominal charge. Ordering information and price quotes may be obtained by calling 1-800-USA-MAPS. URL: ftp://nmdpow9.er.usgs.gov/public IP: 130.11.52.92 Contact: mlinck@usgs.gov (Michael K. Linck, Jr.) 3.15.7. Open Geodata Interoperability Specification (OGIS) Draft specs (OGIS is sponsored by the Open GIS Foundation) URL: ftp://moon.cecer.army.mil/ogis/spec 3.15.8. Metadata standards and minutes of GISLIS, ASTM, URISA meetings URL: ftp://dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov/metadata 3.16. Transportation 3.16.1. Institute for Transportation Research and Education at the U. of North Carolina URL: http://itre.uncecs.edu 3.17. Meteorology Stern, Illana (1994), "Sources of Meteorological Data Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Usenet news.answers (bi-monthly). digital text file, 68K This is the best source for online meteorological resources. It is well- maintained, accurate, and pretty much the authoritative reference on the subject. This document contains a good introduction to Internet use and resources, and specifically covers information on the following topics: 1) Current weather (satellite images) a) North America b) Europe c) Pacific d) Other 2) Current weather and forecasts (maps, radar, soundings) 3) Current weather and forecasts (text) 4) Special event information (may be transient) 5) Other images 6) Map data 7) Research data and metadata 8) Software 9) Pointers to other resources To receive this document via e-mail, send a message to mail- server@rtfm.mit.edu with the line: send /pub/usenet/news.answers/weather/data/part1 in the body. Other sources are listed below. URL: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news/answers/weather/data/part1 URL: ftp://vmd.cso.uiuc.edu/wx/sources.doc URL: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/weather/top.html Contact: ilana@ncar.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern) 3.17.1. CDIAC - Climatic Data Sets Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center Contains data sets of world-wide climatic data including Atmospheric CO2 content, tree-core/precip. correllations, historical air temp., pressure, precip. (some going back to the 1600's!) for world, global paleoclimate to 6000 B.P., historical weather station data back to 1800's, and more. URL: ftp://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/pub URL: ftp://suns01.esd.ornl.gov/pub IP: 128.219.24.36 Contact: OMNET: CDIAC Contact: INTERNET: CDP@STC10.CTD.ORNL.GOV Contact: BITNET: CDP@ORNLSTC 3.18. Wildlife 3.18.1. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) WAIS Server The following items can be found here: 1. A Catalog of Automated Information Systems (CAIS) of the FWS. This catalog of metadata (descriptive information) lists both active and proposed information systems. Contact points are included for each system. 2. The CAIS currently describes 87 information systems. A new version of the CAIS will be available by the end of June. This version will serve updated metadata on 120 systems. 3. A description of the various servers (WAIS, World Wide Web, Gopher, File Transfer Protocol, etc.) maintained by the FWS. 4. State codes, County codes, and USGS Hydrologic Units, as defined in FIPS publications 5-2, 6-4 and 103. 5. The latest copy of the "Content Standards for Digital Spatial Metadata" produced by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. 6. The President's Executive Order implementing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. 7. A list of State fish and wildlife agency contacts for fish and wildlife information systems produced by the Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange. 8. The WinWAIS client software produced by the U.S. Geological Survey for accessing WAIS servers. 9. The MOSAIC client software for accessing World Wide Web servers. The easiest way to establish communications with this WAIS server is to access the Directory of Servers, search for "wildlife" (without the quotes), and download the address information. URL: wais:// USFWS_Region_9_Info_Res_Mgt_Data_Admin:1028//data/wais/spxwais/irmindex/irmse rv IP: 164.159.126.3 Contact: fishera@mail.fws.gov (Dr. Alan R. Fisher) 3.18.2. USFWS Forensics Laboratory URL: ftp://ash.lab.r1.fws.gov/ URL: http://ash.lab.r1.fws.gov/ Contact: mitchellStu@mail.fws.gov 3.18.3. USFWS National Wetlands Inventory URL: ftp://192.189.43.33 Contact: herman@enterprise.nwi.fws.gov 3.18.4. USFWS Division of Information Resources Management Library Server The library server is an automated mechanism for distributing information via Internet mail. The library server responds to requests for specific files. For more information, send an e-mail message to r9irmlib@mail.fws.gov with "send help" (without the quotes) as the subject. URL: mailto:r9irmlib@mail.fws.gov Contact: fishera@mail.fws.gov 3.18.5. USFWS Division of Refuges WWW Server URL: http://bluegoose.arw.r9.fws.gov/ Contact: furnisss@mail.fws.gov - eof - .