Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

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PAMAP Imagery and Elevation (LiDAR) Samples

• Pittsburgh 3-Rivers Confluence: zipped orthoimage (254Mb) - tile 42001330PAS ( VIEW )
• Pittsburgh 3-Rivers Confluence: zipped DEM (18Mb) - tile 42001330PAS ( VIEW )
• PIttsburgh 3-Rivers Confluence: zipped Contours (18Mb) - tile 42001330PAS ( VIEW )
• Pittsburgh 3-Rivers Confluence: zipped Breaklines (1Mb) - tile 42001330PAS
• Pittsburgh 3-Rivers Confluence: zipped LAS (28Mb) - tile 42001330PAS
• PAMAP tile index personal geodatabase and mxd (zip)

Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

• What's New in ArcGIS 9.3 (pdf)
• GPS References from GPS World --
• Introduction to GPS (Trimble tutorial)
• Introduction to Remote Sensing
• Introduction to Image Processing and Analysis
• Introduction to Photogrammetry
• Introduction to LiDAR
• Introduction to Census Bureau Geography
• teachgeospatial.org
• What is GIS: A Professional Niche or Tool? (pdf)
• Geospatial Semantic Web Research

Tools, Gadgets, Gizmos and Blogs

• Dashboard for the Economy
• Census Geocoder
• EveryTrail - Record/Upload/Retreive trails *NEW*
• FlightAware-g
• Geoweb Guruware
• Global Incident Map
• Google LatLong Blog
• Google Maps Lat-Lon Finder
• GPS Visualizer *NEW*
• Great Circle Mapper
• HelloFlight.com flight tracker
• LiveSearch Maps - MS
• London Taxis in Rush Hour (BBC)
• Map Channels - Dual Maps
• Mapping Globalization - MediaBerkman
• National Buoy Data Center
• National Weather Service Maps
• OpenStreetMap - The Free Wiki World Map
• Penn State Geo-Revolution
• Seafood WATCH Guide Map
• Strange Maps Blog
• Susquehanna River Stream Levels
• TravelPod - How Well Do You Know Your World?
• WikiMapia
• USGS Global Visualization Viewer
• YouTube G-I-Yes video
• Zipcode lookup tool ----- Another one with better maps

Miscellaneous PowerPoint Slides

• PAMAP LiDAR Workshop - November 9 2007 - BAE Slides
• PAMAP Overview Slides
• Local Government Officials - GIS Briefing Slides
• Introduction to GIS Slides

Critical Infrastructure Documents

• 2005 Interim National Infrastructure Protection Plan
• 2006 National Infrastructure Protection Plan
• President's (Clinton) Commission onf Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets: Definition and Identification
• Critical Infrastructure in Transportation: Spatial Information Technologies
• George Mason University Critical Infrastructure Protection Program
• GITA Geospatial - Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies

Geospatial Policy Symposium - October 2007

• Symposium Welcome (ppt)
• Panel 1 PowerPoint - Brethauer (ppt)
• Panel 1 PowerPoint - Sharma/Parmanto (ppt)
• Panel 1 PowerPoint - Soska/Hwang (ppt)
• Panel 2 PowerPoint - Bellafiore (ppt)
• Panel 2 PowerPoint - Beaury (ppt)
• Panel 2 PowerPoint - King (ppt)
• Panel 3 PowerPoint - Intro (ppt)
• Panel 3 Backgrounder - (pdf)

Geoportal Development

• PowerPoint slides (short version)
• PowerPoint slides (long version)
• Geoportal concept paper - 1 page
• Geoportal concept paper - full

Geoportal Examples

• Geography Network
• Conservation GeoPortal
• Geospatial One-Stop
• GreenMap - Directions to a Sustainable Future
• National Geospatial Clearinghouse Registry
• Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
• Chesapeake Watershed Network
• Philadelphia Neighborhood Information System

Portal Alphas

• Business and Industry
• Human Services
• Land and Water