- United States Geological Survey (USGS)@
USGS sites focus on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water resources of the U.S. and the world. The U.S. Geological Survey also offers sites monitoring recent earthquake activity and other natural hazards.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Department_of_the_Interior/U_S__Geological_Survey__USGS_
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
World's longest established national geological survey and the UK's premier centre for earth science information and expertise.
www.bgs.ac.uk
- NASA Astrophysics Data System
Abstracts on astrophysics, astronomy, instrumentation, geophysics, and physics. Plus the Los Alamos preprint server, articles, and catalogs.
adswww.harvard.edu
- Geology.com
Earth Sciences on the Web. Features news, maps, satellite images, and information about careers in geology.
geology.com
- Ocean Drilling Program
International partnership of scientists and research institutions organized to explore the evolution and structure of Earth.
www-odp.tamu.edu
- OneGeology
International initiative of the geological surveys of the world to create dynamic geological map data of the world and make it available via the web.
www.onegeology.org
- Geologylink
Daily geo-news updates, discussion forums, an expansive directory of links, virtual field trips, geology classes, and a glossary.
www.geologylink.com
- Tapestry of Time and Terrain: The Union of Two Maps
USGS composite map of the U.S. land surface and the ages of its underlying rock formations.
tapestry.usgs.gov
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center (ORNL DAAC)
Maintains data related to biogeochemical dynamics which are the result of the interactions between the biological, geological, and chemical components of the Earth's environment.
www-eosdis.ornl.gov
- Russian Virtual GeoNetwork
Collecting and sorting the geological software and datasets in Russia.
geo.web.ru
- This Dynamic Planet
Links to PDF document showing the Earth's physiographic features, current movements of major tectonic plates, and locations of volcanoes, earthquakes, and impact craters.
pubs.usgs.gov/pdf/planet.html
- LW's Geo Site
Providing a starting point for amateurs interest in geology.
www.acc.umu.se/~widmark/lwgeolog.html
- Savage Earth
PBS series dealing with earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other disasters.
www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth
- Dynamic Earth, The
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National Museum of Natural History multimedia presentation covering gems and minerals rocks, and mining, plate tectonics and vulcanology, and the solar system.
www.mnh.si.edu/earth
- Ask-A-Geologist
Do you have a question about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, rocks, maps, ground water, lakes, or rivers? Email your earth science questions to a U.S. Geological Survey earth scientist.
walrus.wr.usgs.gov/ask-a-geologist
- Indiana Geology Today
Introduction to Indiana geology including a collection of geologic information for geologists and non-geologists.
igs.indiana.edu/geology/index.cfm
- Amateur Geologist
Bringing the joy of exploring the geology of our world and nature itself to all by providing information and services to their fellow amateur geologists.
www.amateurgeologist.com
- Guglielmo's, Giovanni - Research Page
Giovanni Guglielmo Research Page contains free computer animations, 3D visualizations, and interpretations of physical and finite element models of salt tectonics.
www.utexas.edu/research/beg/giovanni
- Northern California Geologic Hazards
Home and business preparedness plans, earthquake and liquefaction maps, and related information from the Association of Bay Area Governments.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps
- North Carolina Board For The Licensing of Geologists
Provides information about geology licenses for individuals and corporations, licensing requirements, examination dates, and administrative information.
www.ncblg.org
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