Tools and Data

Tool 1

GeoBrain DEM Explorer

https://geobrain.csiss.gmu.edu/

GeoBrain mobilizes NASA Earth Observing System (EOS) data and information through Web service and knowledge management technologies for higher-education teaching and research. The DEM Explorer, powered by GeoBrain, allows users to select and view Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), and USGS Global Topographic Map at 30 arc-seconds (GTOPO30) collections.

Tool Builder

http://csiss.gmu.edu/
Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems at George Mason University

Tool Cost

Free

Tool Help

A quick start demo is available online when you access GeoBrain DEM Explorer.

Tool 2

My World GIS

http://www.myworldgis.org/

My World GIS™ is a Geographic Information System (GIS) designed specifically for use in middle school through college classrooms. It was developed by the Geographic Data in Education (GEODE) Initiative at Northwestern University as part of a research program on the adaptation of scientific visualization and data analysis tools to support inquiry-based learning. 

My World GIS gives learners access to a variety of geographic data, enabling users to explore critical issues about the environment, geography, geology, demography, history, and much more. Its features include customizable display of layer variables, multiple geographic projections, table and map views of data, distance-measurement tools, and buffering and query operations.

Tool Builder

The Geographic Data in Education (GEODE) Initiative at Northwestern University with funding from the National Science Foundation.

Tool Cost

A free trial version is available for 45 days.

Tool Help

My World Online Help Center

My World Tool and Button Guides in pdf
The following guides can be downloaded to help with the use of the program: 

Data Source 1

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Data (DEM)

http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) obtained elevation data on a near-global scale to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth. SRTM consisted of a specially modified radar system that flew onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during an 11-day mission in February of 2000.

Geospatial Coverage

SRTM coverage is global.

Data Temporal Coverage

February 2000

Data Provider

http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/
NASA SRTM

Data Source 2

NOAA/WDC Historical Tsunami Database at NGDC

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/tsu_db.shtml

NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) and the co-located World Data Center for Geophysics and Marine Geology have compiled a unique set of tsunami-related products as part of a continuing program to support the interests of tsunami warning centers, engineers, oceanographers, seismologists, and the general public.

Geospatial Coverage

Historical tsunami coverage is global.

Temporal Coverage

The data available at this site is from 2000 B.C. to present.