Geographical data and G Guide - Resources and Review

Extensive datasets available including Ordnance Survey maps and map data, Census boundaries, historical geography information, agricultural census and employment data.
 
Highlights maps, tools, and software for researchers interested in GIS. Offers a collection of geographical data sources arranged by country, a search engine for exploring the Web specifically for geography related resources, downloadable packages, viewers, converters and compression utilities, and latest news in the form of headlines, classifieds, and events.
 
General reference resource containing a fact file for every country of the world, with additional information available under the headings news and current events, history and culture, government and politics, and economy and development. Also offers language translation, currency exchange, and time zone services.
 
United Kingdom Boundary Outline and Reference Database for Education and Research Study. This service is dedicated to providing digital boundary datasets of the UK (including 1971, 1981, 1991 Census; administrative; electoral; historic and environmental boundaries) which can be downloaded to a PC for analysis in Geographical Information Systems. A subscription is required.
 
List of general databases and online archives, topographic and demographic data, USGS data standards, GIS and computer
aided cartography base files.
 
Detailed information on specific countries from around the world, covering subjects like economy, geography, people, national anthem lyrics, national flags, and current weather conditions. Additional Web resources of relevance are also identified.
 
Extensive datasets including census data, government surveys, macroeconomic, spatial and scientific data.
 
A starting point for finding sources of digital geospatial data and attributes related to the US. Headings include agriculture, biological, census, ecology, flood mapping, geology, hazardous substances, hydrology, land use and land cover, meteorology, place names and locations, remote sensing and soils.
 
Clickable map provides key data about the population, geographical area, capital city, climate, languages spoken, and currency of over 190 countries. Also offers information on recent news stories, economic situations, agriculture, the environment, ethnic divisions, and religions practised.
 
Provides 100km x 100km images satellite images of the British Isles. Images are held on the system for approximately 4 weeks.
 
Online dictionary with definitions for almost 1000 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to geographical information systems or which geographers may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemented by diagrams.
 
Project providing a database depicting the worldwide population distribution. Makes use of the most recent data available. Includes background to the project, a description of the database, the methodology used to create and define the dataset, an analysis of the projects result, and a facility to download the database.
 
Pathway to find information about GIS and geospatial data.
 
Program established to develop Canadian geospatial information. Offers related Internet databases such as Canadian Communities Atlas and the National Forest Information System, and includes details of projects, demonstrations, proposal opportunities, partners, and an outline of GeoConnections' policy thrusts. Available in English or French.
 
Access to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) database of world geographic feature names, which comprises over 3.5 million features, with over 20,000 updated monthly.
 
Searchable database of geographic information, maps and census data for the United States. Database is searchable by name or state abbreviation, or 5
digit zip code.
 
Quarterly bibliography published since 1935, and a major reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics.
 
Basic reference information about the United Kingdom, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, coordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
Database of over 9,000 boundary related reports from a wide range of news sources around the world dating from 1991 to approximately six months before the current date.
 
A collection of geographic and geological materials including digital maps, databases, book
type reports, fact sheets and computer programs. Includes full text of geological surveys, fact sheets on mapping and hazards, earthquake information, and an opportunity to pose questions to a geologist about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rocks, maps, ground water, lakes and rivers.
 
Basic reference information about every country in the world, including area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
One of the Learning and Teaching Support Network Centres. Provides links to collections of resources, projects, programmes, software, online journals, and events.
 
This service uses the University of Michigan Geographic Name Server and a supplementary database of world cities to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and then calculates the distance between them (as the crow flies). It also provides a map showing the two places, using the Xerox PARC Map Server.
 
The TGN is a structured vocabulary developed primarily for the field of art history, but with the potential for wide applications in related disciplines such as archaeology, history and geography. It contains nearly one million place names representing approximately 900,000 places, allowing users to search for place names and retrieve records for places, including vernacular and historical names, coordinates, place types and other relevant information.
 
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