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Geosciences

Professional Associations in the United States

American Association of Geographers (AAG)
Nonprofit scientific and educational society promoting geography
American Geophysical Union
American Geosciences Institute
American Institute of Professional Geologists
Association for Women Geoscientists
Association of American State Geologists
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists
Cartography & Geographic Information Society
The Geological Society of America
Geoscience Information Society
Geospatial Information & Technology Association
Association based in Aurora, Colorado
Mineralogical Society of America
Seismological Society of America
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association

International Associations

Government Agencies and Programs

Bureau of Land Management Geospatial Program
Colorado Geological Survey
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Centers for Environmental Information
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Geospatial Program (USGS)
Provides topographic information, including maps & data resources
National Science Foundation
Geosciences Directorate
US Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental topics, laws and regulations, and more
US Geological Survey
US Global Change Research Program
USGS Publications Warehouse
Access (often free) publications written by USGS scientists

Geospatial Information and Resources

Advancing Earth & Space Science
AGU supports research in earth and space sciences
Earth Science Organizations
Search database for listing of organizations in the US
Ersi Academy Training
Offers free courses to learn Ersi and other geospatial resources
GEOINT Basic Doctrine Publication 1.0
Unclassified doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures and guidance outlined in Joint Publication 2-03, Geospatial Intelligence Support to Joint Operations
Library of Congress
Introduction to Geospatial Resources and Formats
Resources for ArcMap
Create maps, perform spatial analysis & manage geographic data
What is Geospatial Data?
Overview of the types and benefits of using geospatial data from IBM
What is GIS?
Overview of what GIS is all about by ESRI, the creators of ArcGIS

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