Study of the earth's landforms, topography, and climate, the distribution of flora and fauna, and the distribution, culture, and activities of human populations.
Portal to national mapping programs and products of the Geography Discipline with multiple links to databases, datasets, map products, National Map, National Atlas, GISDATA web, National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and geographic names.
Descriptions, results, and data on research projects using geographic analysis and monitoring and remote sensing to study ecosystems and land processes in the Arctic region.
Description of education materials on mapping and other earth science topics with links to publications in HTML and PDF for downloading and information on obtaining paper and CD-ROM products.
USGS mapping sciences page containing links describing cartographic and geographic products and programs. The information products are available in printed and digital formats.
Links to Western Region Geography Center for Science Policy, Earth Science Information Center, mapping status and maps sales, integrated science studies, National Atlas, Terraserver, DOQs and partnerships.
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
Comprehensive information providing an introduction to GIS technology, data gathering, modeling, information retrieval, and applications with colored maps, graphs, diagrams, and photos.
Webpage of the Alaska Geographic Sciences Office with links to the Bureau level programs it is responsible for managing: Geographic Analysis and Monitoring (GAM), Land Remote Sensing (LRS), and Cooperative Topographic Mapping (CTM).