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This
USGS
report
presents
an
overview
of
the
interactions
between
ground
water
and
surface
water
in
a
variety
of
terrains.
It
serves
as
a
general
educational
document
with
the
intention
of
helping
agencies
understand
the
basic
science
involved
in
the
management
and
protection
of
aquifers
and
watersheds.
The
report
describes
the
natural
processes
of
ground
water
and
surface
water
interactions
and
the
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This
is
a
collection
of
panoramic
maps
from
the
American
West,
including
parts
of
Washington,
Oregon,
Idaho,
Wyoming,
Utah,
Colorado,
Nevada,
Arizona
and
New
Mexico.
The
images
were
created
from
numerical
elevation
data
and
linear
data
sets.
The
map
views
are
made
from
high
simulated
elevations,
usually
between
25
and
100
kilometers
above
sea
level.
Most
encompass
areas
containing
thousands
of
square
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This site provides Flash animations that illustrate form variations in sand dunes. Visualizations, photographs and supporting text demonstrate the conditions necessary to produce various dune shapes, including longitudinal, crescent, star, parabolic and transverse dunes. These resources may be integrated into lectures, labs or other activities.
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This site provides Flash animations that demonstrate the formation of erosional coastal landforms. Visualizations illustrate the erosional processes responsible for the creation of arches and straightening coastlines. These resources may be integrated into lectures, labs or other activities.
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This site features QuickTime and Flash animations that address issues cartographers face as they try to fit a three-dimensional surface on a flat planar surface while making maps. Characteristics and distortions of cylindrical, conical, planar, and Goode's projections are discussed. These resources are suitable for use in lectures, labs, or other teaching activities.
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This site features a Flash animation that illustrates the concept of scale by portraying one location from a series of distances from the land surface. This animation can be paused and rewound to stress important points and is suitable for use in lectures, labs, or other teaching activities.
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This site features a Flash animation that illustrates how to grid the earth with the latitude (parallel) and longitude (meridian) coordinate system. This resource is suitable for use in lectures, labs, or other teaching activities.
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This
site
provides
a
useful
way
to
view
and
download
image
data
from
the
Moon,
Mars,
Venus,
Io,
Ganymede,
Callisto,
and
Europa.
Users
can
click
on
a
map
to
select
the
area
of
the
image
desired.
The
maps
may
be
customized
by
selecting
latitude
and
longitude,
data
type,
projection
type,
and
scale.
The
Mars
portion
of
the
site
now
has
both
a
Viking
and
a
MOLA
data
set.
Other
planetary
data
sets
are
also
...
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The
Student
Data
Mapper
is
part
of
the
KanGIS
project,
which
provides
technical
and
pedagogical
support
for
teachers
and
schools
interested
in
using
geotechnologies
such
as
GIS,
GPS,
and
remotely
sensed
data.
The
Student
Data
Mapper
is
a
collaborative
online
GIS
tool
that
allows
users
to
create
new
projects,
contribute
data
to
projects
currently
underway,
and
make
or
view
spreadsheets
and
maps
-
all
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This
website
describes
the
National
Center
for
Geographic
Information
and
Analysis'
Project
Varenius.
The
objective
is
to
advance
geographic
information
science
through
basic
research,
education,
and
outreach.
The
research
is
motivated
by
scientific,
technical,
and
societal
concerns.
From
this
website
users
can
access
publications,
a
project
description,
the
NSF
proposal
for
the
project,
information
...
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