geographers:

getting jobs
planning careers
at work

 

uw department of geography

career resources

 

 

websites frequented by geographers

Why would students want to surf geography websites?

 

links suggested by local students and geographers
send me your suggestions!

 

University of Washington Consortium for Geographic Information and Analysis (UWCGIA)
An organization for everyone at the UW who uses GIS, remote sensing, and related technolgies. This and links to local GIS users attempt to further collaboration with each other, and to share what we are doing with those outside the UW.
http://wa-node.gis.washington.edu/uwcgia/

Gunter Krumme's home page Contains a web of interrelated information on geography: general resources, courses in geography, work that geographers do, educational resources, sites where geographers find work, and homesite for The Association of Washington Geographers.
http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/

 

links to educational programs in geography

Geography Departments Worldwide
http://geowww.uibk.ac.at/geolinks/

Geography Resources: Academic Departments Worldwide
Organized alphabetically by country, alternative links also provided.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/virtdept/resources/depts/depts.htm

North American Geography Departments (UNC-CH Geog Dept.)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/geog/depts/northam-map.html

Virtual Geography Department Project
"Linking the discipline worldwide using the Internet and Worldwide Web."
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/virtdept/contents.html

 

other links by topic

general

AAG (Association of American Geographers)
http://www.aag.org/

About.com - sites for geography-related links
Best of the Net Awards Geography,1998
http://geography.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa100598.htm
Best of the Net Awards Geography, 1999
http://geography.about.com/education/geography/library/misc/blbon99.htm?rnk=r&terms=Best+of+the+Net+1999
Careers in Geography
http://geography.miningco.com/education/geography/msub41.htm?pid=2820&cob=home
Definitive Collection of Net Links (About.com - miscellaneous list)
http://geography.miningco.com/mlibrary.htm
Professional Geography and Geographic Education
http://geography.about.com/education/geography/msubmenu4.htm

Country Studies
Library of Congress, Federal Research Div, Area Handbook Series
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

General Geography Sites
Very extensive list of geography-related sites around the world. Includes separate list of sites devoted to GIS and remote sensing, as well as geography and GIS news groups. Compiled at Univ Utrecht, GLOBIS
http://www.frw.ruu.nl/nicegeo.html

Geographic Alliance Network
List of state web sites, some of which are moribund.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/alliancelinks.html

Geography Resource Center
Eclectic, useful and interesting geography-related links - journals, associations, maps, data, departments, jobs, educational resources, software vendors and miscellaneous links! Compiled at Univ of Texas, Austin.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/virtdept/resources/contents.htm

GISLinx.com
Site was compiled to provide GIS users with a quick and easy resource for GIS needs.
http://www.gislinx.com/

Internet Resources
Miscellaneous resources in geography, compiled at Texas A&M Univ.
http://geog.tamu.edu/other/internet.htm

Northwest Policy Center
The Northwest Policy Center is "dedicated to improving public strategies which foster the vitality of Northwest communities, the economic well-being of the region's people, and the health of the natural environment."
http://depts.washington.edu/npcbox/

Professional Geography and Geographic Education
http://geography.about.com/education/geography/msubmenu4.htm

UN CyberSchoolBus Resource Source
United Nations "resource source" for information that ranges from global trends, and databases down to pictures of national flags.
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/menureso.htm

Virtual Geography Department Project
"Linking the discipline worldwide using the Internet and Worldwide Web."
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/virtdept/contents.html

 

business, economic, urban, location analysis, etc.

Business and Marketing Geography Resources
Information and resources on GIS and commercial real estate compiled by Grant Thrall.
http://wa-node.gis.washington.edu/uwcgia/

Geography Resources for Business and GIS
Compiled by Grant Thrall for the American Real Estate Soc and the Am Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.
http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/thrall/ares/geography/

GeoInfo Systems magazine
http://www.geoinfosystems.com/

GeoPlace magazines
Access to several online geography-related magazines is provided here. Most are business-related.
http://www.geoplace.com/

Links by Mundy
Focused on economic, market and valuation analysis, relating to complex real estate issues.
http://www.mundyassoc.com/links.htm

 

environmental

Environmental News
Links to current news stories with environmental focus and implications.
http://www.eco-pros.com/environm.htm

 

GIS-related resources

Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies - CALMIT
Lists organizations with interdisciplinary interests and expertise in land management technologies, particularly in relation to GIS and remote sensing. Focus is on mid-West region, with links to many other areas and organizations.
http://ulysses.unl.edu/calmit/gisrs.html

Netzines - GIS Online Magazines
About.com's briefly annotated list.
http://gis.about.com/education/gis/msub7.htm

Getting Started with GIS - Resources and Links
Part of an introductory course to GIS
http://www.prenhall.com/clarke/sites.html

GIS WWW Resource List - U of Edinburgh and Assoc for Geographic Info
A gigantic "index of World-Wide Web (WWW) servers which are likely to be of interest to the GIS community." Contains links to vendors, as well as governmental, non-prof, academic and other kinds of organizations, particularly non-US-based.
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/giswww.html

http://www.spatial-effects.com/SE-hotlist1.html#D

 

miscellaneous maps and map-related sites

Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://usgs-georef.cos.com./

Topographic Maps on CD-ROM - Geography - 06-21-99 - http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa062199.htm

 

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