GEOL 810AD Applied Environmental Geology

Major initiative by Cornell University to develop a comprehensive Geoscience Information System for the geosciences.

Image bank and interactive geological time scale from the American Geosciences Institute.

Web site for Earth Science reference data and models. Sponsored by NSF.

Links to geoscience resources provided by the Geological Society of America.

federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature. Official repository of domestic geographic names data.

Earth science data and services. NASA web site.

Geophysical data and models including earth observations from space. part of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

Website of the Environmental Protection Agency

Hydrography component of the National Map from the USGS. Comprehensive set of digital spatial data with information about surface water features such as lakes, rivers, wells, etc.

USGS website. Collects and disseminates reliable and timely information about U.S. water resources. Includes datasets.

Mineral database with alphabetical list of minerals with formulas. Department of Mineralogy, Universite de Geneve.

Find informationon active volcanoes worldwide including maps, photographs, dissertations, and other documents. Guide to resources in libraries or on other information services.

Plate tectonic reconstruction using up-to-date oceanic magnetic and tectonic database. Initiative of Institute for Geophysics in Austin, TX.

General introduction to concept of plate tectonics from United States Geological Survey.