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Geology
The United States Geological Survey [USGS] carries an extremely wide range of data sets in map form as
well as satellite images.
http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network [CIESIN] at Columbia University's Earth Institute.
http://www.ciesin.org/.
The Bureau of Economic Geology’s
collection of links covering the geology of Texas, the U.S., and the
globe.
Particularly useful for those interested in oil and gas or coal
exploration.
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/geolinks01.htm.
General global elevations, place names,
and overall satellite imagery, as well as environmental and political
theme maps, are available via the National Geographic Society's Map Machine.
First, click on the region of
interest to you, zoom to the desired level,
then select a theme above the map. Click at right for key to map shown.
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/.
The Geological Survey of Canada sponsors
these informative pages on how to read a surfical geology map,
and how to
read a bedrock geology map.
http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/clf/home.asp.
Geological Society of America.
http://www.geosociety.org/.
National Geologic Maps Database [USGS].
http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/.
Topographic Maps from the USGS.
http://www.usgsquads.com/.
Space
The National Aeronautics And Space Administration [NASA]. Of particular interest is the Earth Science Image Studio and Multimedia Library. From the NASA Home Page, click on "Missions" for links to specific mission results: http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/index.html. For images from the Hubble Space Telescope, visit HubbleSite, produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Office of Public Outreach.
More images and interactive Internet applications are availabel from NASA's Langley Research Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
