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This is a collection of visualizations of spatial phenomena or data, including a few visualization-based teaching activities. Search the collection to find visualizations you can use in your classes.

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My World GIS

The GEODE (Geographic Data in Education) Initiative
My World is a Geographic Information System (GIS) designed specifically for use in middle school through college classrooms. My World provides a carefully selected subset of the features of a ...

Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter Profiles

NASA
This NASA website features an interactive map that provides access to Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) profiles. Zooming in twice on the interactive map displays individual MOLA tracks; clicking ...

Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera Captioned Image Releases

Malin Space Science Systems
This Malin Space Science Systems website features captioned image releases from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on Mars Global Surveyor. Images are grouped by release date and by topic (e.g., ...

Mars Odyssey Mission Thermal Emission Imaging System Weekly Image Archive

Arizona State University
This website, hosted by Arizona State University, features an index of images from the Mars Odyssey Mission. Updated weekly, these images are accompanied by detailed descriptions and a geologic ...

THEMIS Data Releases

Mars Space Flight Facility
This website from Arizona State University features Mars 2001 Odyssey THEMIS (Thermal Emission Imaging System) data. By entering latitude and longitude or image ID (a list of image descriptions and ...

Malin Space Science Systems Viking Image Archive

Malin Space Science Systems
This site from Malin Space Science Systems provides links to a large fraction of images taken by the Viking orbiters from 1976 to 1980. These images have a resolution of 400 meters/pixel or better ...

Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera Image Gallery

Malin Space Science Systems
This site from Malin Space Science Systems provides access to all of the images acquired by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) during the Mars Global Surveyor mission through March 2005. MOC consists of ...

Google Mars

Google
In collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University, Google has created scientific maps of Mars. The site provides detailed map images of Mars, is searchable by feature or region, and ...

PASDA Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access: The Pennsylvania Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, PASDA, is the State Geospatial Data clearinghouse for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PASDA is also a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Clearinghouse ...

GIS Imagery for Haiti Earthquake

Google
A collection of GIS map data compiled by Google Crisis Response, containing downloadable high-resolution images from several sources.

Globe Watersheds Module 1: Water Availability

Watershed Dynamics project
The GLOBE Watershed Dynamics Module 1 GIS tool is a freely available web-based GIS. This tool allows users to analyze precipitation, evaporation, and surface runoff data across the US. Curriculum is ...

Tunnel Tiltmeters

Roger Bilham
This website provides an overview of how tiltmeters function to help scientists detect subtle deformation of the Earths crust such as occurs from plate tectonic movements and volcanic deformation. ...

Africa's Imperiled Rock Art Documented Before it Disappears

David Braun
This National Geographic article discusses the importance of ancient African rock art and the threats these ancient works face. There is also a link to a book of images compiled by photographer David ...

Geographic Analysis Tool for Health & Environmental Research

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Geographic Analysis Tool for Health and Environmental Research (GATHER) is an online spatial data access system that provides members of the public health community and general public access to ...

New York State GIS Clearinghouse

The State of New York
The state of New York provides links to a collection of GIS data sites. Topics listed include map products, orthoimagery, raster imagery, downloadable software and GIS information for New York State.

Landsat Data Resources

NASA
This site from NASA provides a number of resources for obtaining Landsat digital data. Included are links for ordering Landsat 7 data as well as sources of Landsat 4, 5 and other related and heritage ...

Digital Globe sample imagery gallery: Port au Prince, Haiti

This viewer presents imagery produced by Digital Globe of Haiti both before and after the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Users can select "before" imagery, select a ...

Where Are The Rovers Now?

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
This NASA website provides links to Rover traverse maps, including downloads of these maps at various resolutions. The site also features simulated aerial and 3-D views as well as a simulated ...

Planetary Data System

NASA's Planetary Data System (PDS) archives and distributes data from NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements. The PDS serves different groups, from scientists ...

The Geo-Images Project

The Geo-Images project is an initiative to make images that are useful in teaching geography more widely available. Currently, Geo-Images consists of twelve chapters: 1. Images of the California ...



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