EPA’s
Pollution Locator Index. This interactive mapping site gives
you, the user, a choice of two themes to view; Toxic Chemical Release
from Manufacturing Facilities or Animal Waste from Factory Farms.
EPA’s
Toxic Release Inventory -- Toxic Release Inventory nationwide, including
types and volumns of chemical released into air, water, and soil.
Terraserver
Black & White Map Server
Locations can be pinpointed by name or coordinates.The United States
Geological Survey (USGS) provides georectified digitized aerial photographs.
SPIN-2 provides high-resolution satellite images, products of a joint
Russian/American venture to market declassified satellite photographs
from sophisticated Russian mapping satellites.
NHAP
/ NAPP National High Altitude Photography and National Aerial Photography
Program.
USGS's
Online GIS and Mapping Resources
USGS
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems.
National
Biological Information Infrastructure electronic gateway to biological
data and information maintained by federal, state, and local government
agencies; private sector organizations; and other partners around the
nation and the world.
USGS
National Mapping Information Attempting to meet the Nation's need
for basic geospatial data, ensuring access to and advancing the application
of these data and other related earth science information for users
worldwide.
CIA
World Factbook 1996 General factual data on all countries, with
political boundary maps of all countries. Paper copies are available
at Government Documents Dept. at FIU libraries.
United
Nations' InfoNation More detailed information about socio-economic,
demographic and environmental data on many countries.