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Geography

Study of the earth's landforms, topography, and climate, the distribution of flora and fauna, and the distribution, culture, and activities of human populations.

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Cartography (71 items)
Paleogeography (1 items)

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Improving access to metadata using keywords from controlled vocabularies [New Window]: Description of the use of Place Keyword Assistant, a software tool, for tagging metadata with geographic names from standardized lists or controlled vocabularies. Includes instructions on use and downloading software files.
Introduction to geologic mapping [New Window]: A brief summary of the principles and practices of geologic mapping.
Lake Tahoe Data Clearinghouse [New Window]: This website is a gateway to information and data on Lake Tahoe with links to Lake Tahoe Initiative, geography, history, lake facts, GIS Data, DEM, DOQ, DLG imagery, bathymetry, satellite imagery, land cover, census, soils, pictures, and general maps.
Land Remote Sensing Program [New Window]: Land Remote Sensing Program (LRS) provides a primary source of remotely sensed data and applications of land remote sensing, nationally and internationally.
Land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensor data [New Window]: Framework of a national land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensor data.
Land use history of North America (LUHNA) [New Window]: Report prepared with NASA on the importance of a historical context for understanding ongoing changes in land cover and land use in North America and the effect on the environment. Site contains primarily contents of a book edited by T.D. Sisk.
Landsat Project [New Window]: Home page for the Land Remote Sensing Satellite Program (Landsat) used to gather information about land surface features of the earth. Includes images, links to general and technical information, ordering of data, and partners.
Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) images (1982 to present) [New Window]: Links to Landsat Thematic Mapper images used in mapping regional and local eolian erosion vulnerability in Southwestern U.S.
Lewis and Clark and the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota [New Window]: Homepage linking the historic journey of Lewis and Clark and the research of the USGS in the same region with links to mapping history, remarkable points on the Missouri River, educational activities, photo gallery, and publications.
List of spatial data sets for water [New Window]: Links and brief summaries of available geospatial datasets for producing map layers on a variety of topics related to water including data on locations of aquifers, stations, land use and others.

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