U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service


General GIS Links

Specific Agency Sites; Most have good general information or multiple links as well

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC): FGDC home page - data, metadata info, NSDI info, National Data Standards.
Census Bureau GIS page: Contains general GIS information including the GIS FAQ list (frequently asked questions) from the GIS-L discussion group.
National Biological Service: Gap Analysis Program.
Fish and Wildlife Service Realty Office: Links to many sites with related information such as cadastral or bio-diversity sites.
Land Management Information Center: Main State of Minnesota GIS site.
National Park Service GIS Homepage: General overview -some Park Service data.
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis: A consortium of universities working on research for geospatial technology.

Overview sites; lists of other sites

ASPRS RS & GIS Information Home Page: Documents many links to other sites; useful categories
ESRI: Links to Organizations utilizing Internet Mapping Technology.
Geographic Information Systems - GIS: General GIS information.
Geoweb: Commercial GIS site; lists job opportunities, software, etc.
GIS:Center For Advanced Spatial Technologies [CAST]: Good general GIS info (University of Arkansas).
GIS Lounge: Find out where to find GIS data, free GIS applications and functionality.
GIS Yellow Pages: List of many types of GIS sites.
Nice Geography Sites: Many general geography sites.
Spatial and Environmental Information Clearinghouse WWW Server: Good GIS source - leads to a good metadata tool as well as data lists (Univ. of Oklahoma).
Thoen's Web (Bill Thoen): Quite a bit of information on GIS on the WWW as well as lists of GIS Tutorials.
UC Berkeley GIS Task Force: Data pointers as well as training and general information.
GIS Resources: Louisiana State University Library

Remote Sensing Information

American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Biodiversity Informatics Facility: These remote sensing resources focus on practical aspects of accessing, visualizing, and processing remotely sensed data. Sufficient links are provided for those interested in pursuing details of the science and technology of remote sensing.
Landsat Program: More extensive documentation about Landsat program than on EROS page, but slower link.
Landsat Documentation and Tools
RADARSAT WWW Server: Canadian Government remote sensing site.
Status of Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites

Commercial Vendors and Magazines

Links to various vendors in use in the FWS.


For additional information regarding this Web page, contact Deb Southworth Green, in the Division of Information Resources and Technology Management, at Deb_Green@fws.gov


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Last Modified May 17,2007