GML or Geography Markup Language is an XML based encoding standard for geographic information developed by the OpenGIS Consortium (OGC). The objective is to allow internet browsers the ability to view web based mapping without additional components or viewers.
Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Second Edition contains conceptual material followed by scripted software exercises. Readers acquire skills in a variety of areas -- map symbology, data overlay, map projection, and data conversion, to name a few -- as they make maps and analyze geographic data.
Each year, Environment Canada produces a National HYDAT CD-ROM which provides rapid access to a stand alone version of the National Water Data Archive.
World maps with 500 megabytes of geographic and demographic data covering the entire world. Shows you how to download ArcExplorer and find links to other GIS sites and data. Tutorial exercises and map gallery.
The book is illustrated in full color and comes with a companion CD-ROM that includes a working copy of ArcExplorer, ESRI's easy-to-use GIS data viewer, a GIS tutorial, and links to hundreds of map-enabled Web sites and data repositories.
GIS World Inc. 1997 (CD-ROM) Contains the three volumes of the GeoDirectory 1997. Fully searchable. Vol. 1: Products and Services - GIS-related companies & software assessments.Vol. 2: Academic Institutions - contact info. Vol 3: Data Sources - International. Metadata dictionary etc.
Chart No. 1 contains the symbols, abbreviations, and terms used on navigation charts published by the Canadian Hydrographic Service and is based on the Chart Specifications of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO).
Uses NTDB grid system (eg. Toronto = 30m11)
Contains: 10 land use classifications:1. Fresh Water 2. Ocean 3. Coniferous Forest 4. Deciduous Forest 5. Open Land 6. Airports 7. Industrial 8. Urban 9. Dense Urban 10. Wetland
Principal facts for 40,488 gravity stations covering the entire state of Wisconsin are presented here in digital form.
Housing prices across the country by province and city, Toronto included.