Geography Network
I’m always on the lookout for sources of data on the web. Creating websites and writing software as I do, there is an amazing amount opf resources if you know where to look.
The geography network is one such source. As they says “The Geography Network is a global network of geographic information users and providers. It provides the infrastructure needed to support the sharing of geographic information among data providers, service providers, and users around the world. Through the Geography Network, you can access many types of geographic content including dynamic maps, downloadable data, and more advanced Web services.”
There’s an excellent widget that lets you select the area and then you can list the data sources available for that area. Not everyone needs or uses geographical data but if you do…
Mind you, they do have some weird ideas about how the web works, in particular hyper-linking to their site. D’uh- chaps. Do you ask every search engine to fill in one of these forms? If not then why should other people?
Posted: July 4th, 2007 under data, geographical.
Tags: data, geography, location, sharing
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