| GIS
imagery and data sources, services |
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| ESRI -
developer of GIS mapping software tools and data for both US and
international markets |
www.esri.com
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| ESRI
Geography Network |
www.geographynetwork.com |
| Google
Maps - also offers satellite imagery in 2005 beta release, and some
developers are starting to integrate such imagery with databases for
GIS applications |
http://maps.google.com/maps
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| The
National Map - US Geological Survey (USGS) geospatial data and
topographic maps from federal, state and local information sources |
http://nationalmap.gov/
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DataMaps - US demographic mapping |
www.datamaps.com
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MarketMaps - US GIS mapping, including retail-oriented market
analysis maps |
http://www.marketmaps.com/index.html |
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Keyhole Corp - Earthviewer - satellite imagery software, linkages to
data; has been acquired by Google, apparently to integrate local
search data with imagery, but plans are not yet clear - Google Maps |
www.earthviewer.com
www.keyhole.com
see Google Maps
and Google Earth
www.local.google.com
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| i-cubed
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www.i3.com
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| geoVue |
www.geovue.com
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Satellite Imaging Corporation - satellite imaging and production of
high resolution satellite images and digital aerial photographs. |
www.satimagingcorp.com
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| Space
Imaging |
www.spaceimaging.com |
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TerraServer.com - satellite photos, aerial photography |
www.terraserver.com |
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Scorecard - environmental defense information website |
http://www.scorecard.org/about/about.tcl |
| Tetrad
Computer Applications Inc - demographic and mapping tools such as
for area profiles using Statistics Canada census data |
www.tetrad.com
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| UNOSAT
- primarily for UN and related agencies for development program
purposes, but includes free images to download which may sometimes
be of interest |
http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/default.asp |
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ClaritasExpress.com portal, SiteReports.com - site data with
GlobeXplorer imagery |
www.ClaritasExpress.com
www.SiteReports.com
www.claritas.com
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| GIS
application consulting services |
includes website development with GIS tools |
| ESRI
Business Information Solutions |
www.esribis.com
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| GIS
Planning - GIS mapping applications for economic development
purposes using ESRI tools |
www.gisplanning.com |
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Applied Geographics Inc. |
www.appgeo.com |
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Software Publishers - mapping |
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Microsoft MapPoint - retail mapping product for the North American
market, with a version also available for 11 European countries,
plus MapPoint .NET web service |
http://www.microsoft.com/mappoint/
http://mappoint.msn.com |
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MapInfo - software for location-based information operating in many
countries; acquired Thompson Associates in 2003, provider of retail,
hospitality, and other real estate location analysis services such
as for retail CRM analysis applications |
www.mapinfo.com
www.thompsonassociates.com |
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Associations and Standards Development |
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| Open
GIS Consortium, Inc. - open standards consortium for GIS
specifications |
www.opengis.org
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National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), National
Association of Counties (NACo), National Spatial Data Infrastructure
(NSDI) - governmental GIS initiatives with links to the Federal
Geographic Data Committee |
www.nsgic.org
www.naco.org
www.fgdc.gov USGS Node :
http://nsdi.usgs.gov/
GeoData.gov - US Geospatial One-Stop
http://www.geodata.gov/gos
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| GIS
professional publications |
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Directions Magazine (webzine) and MP2Kmag.com - stories about the
GIS market with many press releases about product announcements and
end-user applications |
www.directionsmag.com
www.MP2Kmag.com
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Aerial Photography |
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GlobeXplorer - access to commercial aerial photography |
www.globexplorer.com |
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Pixxures, Inc - imagery and mapping products for business decision
support, such as for real estate, local government, oil & gas, and
telecoms in the US and Canada |
www.pixxures.com
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Aerials Express - over 90 US cities |
www.aerialsexpress.com
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American Aerial Photos - has their own planes and production
facility to do custom photos of properties in the US ; based in
Chapel Hill NC TEL 919-932-3535 |
www.americanaerialphotos.com |
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AirPhoto USA |
www.airphotousa.com |
