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The Featured Link is provided to introduce you to places on the WEB you should find interesting, useful or
informative. This page maintains a list of past Featured Links. If you have a suggestion of sites to include
for a future Featured Link please email: Tony@DataDirections.biz

Past Featured Links:

The Geospatial Revolution! - Penn State ’s project to introduce the world to where we can go with GIS. Worth the time to watch!!

Earth As Art - NASA and the USGS combine resources and bring you images of our earth as seen through Landsat – 7.

GeoMAC – When it’s fire season this multi-agency, interactive map site can provide detailed, current information and display perimeter boundaries of active fires independently or in Google Earth.

Grime!   Yes, Grime. Ever wonder what GIS program generated that funny file extension or what program may read and write that format? Well find out in the GIS Related File Formats page at the Grime site. That and more. This page is a must have bookmark for any GIS Professional.

The Map Workspace   New from Korem. Join this on-line Mapping Community and publish your MapInfo Workspace on the Web. Up to 50MB free. Share with all or limit to a group. More features soon. Truly innovative!

On-Line Latitude/Longitude Converter.   Free on-line utility from the FCC. Converts Lat/Lon Decimal Degrees to Degrees/Minutes/Seconds and VisaVersa.

Portland's pilot LiDAR project.   Oregon Department of Geology presents LiDAR data of the Portland Metro Area used for landslide analysis. Data viewable on line via an interactive map.

Map Color Brewer. Tool from Penn State University to assist with choosing Map Color Schemes.

USGS Topographic Map Symbols! - Internal link to .PDF document which details USGS symbology used for topographic maps. Useful for map and design.
- Zillow! - The premier Internet based, nationwide, property appraiser.    Get home values, map locations, even display oblique aerial photography of entered addresses (where available).

- GIS Day! - GIS day is November 15. This link provides details on worldwide GIS Day activities, offers opportunities to register your event, acquire
GIS Day presentation tools and more. Celebrate Geography – recognize GIS Day!

- USDA Geospatial Data Gateway - Nationwide; request data for entire counties including NAIP aerial imagery, DRG's, Soil Surveys and more.   Pick up order via FTP.