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ENGL 500: English Practicum. Sources of Geographic and Environmental Data. Why these data?. A knowledge of geography is vital to understanding the natural and cultural world around us. Location affects many more phenomena than just business.
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ENGL 500: English Practicum Sources of Geographic and Environmental Data
Why these data? • A knowledge of geography is vital to understanding the natural and cultural world around us. • Location affects many more phenomena than just business. • The environment figures in many of the most vexing issues facing society today. • The list that follows is far from exhaustive… Geographic and Environmental Data
Focus of this talk • Geographic resources • Weather and climate resources • Geological resources • Chemical resources • Emergency resources • Scientific societies • Non-governmental organizations • Journalism organizations Geographic and Environmental Data
Geographic resources • U.S. Census Bureau: American Factfinder -- http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html • Population, housing, economic, and other data • U.S. Census Bureau: International Data Base -- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ • Demographic data, population pyramids • U.S. Board on Geographic Names -- http://geonames.usgs.gov/ • National and international place names Geographic and Environmental Data
Geographic resources • U.S. National Atlas -- http://www.nationalatlas.gov/ • U.S. Census Bureau: Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing system (TIGER) -- http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ • A geographic information system (GIS) that allows users to display Census and other data • U.S. Census Bureau: LandView 6 -- http://www.census.gov/geo/landview/ • Allows users to view U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Census Bureau, and U.S. Geological Survey maps Geographic and Environmental Data
Geographic resources • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): The World Factbook -- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Maps, Imagery, and Publications -- http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/ • Allows users to search for, and in some cases download, USGS maps and other products Geographic and Environmental Data
Geographic resources • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Earth Observatory -- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ • While far from comprehensive, it is a treasure trove of satellite and other remotely sensed imagery • NASA/NOAA: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) -- http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ • Satellite imagery from the GOES program Geographic and Environmental Data
Geographic resources • NASA/NOAA: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) -- http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ • Satellite imagery from the GOES program • NOAA: National Geophysical Data Center -- http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html • A smorgasbord of geophysical data, including topographic and bathymetric data • Google Earth -- http://www.google.com/earth/ • Explore the world from the safety of your computer Geographic and Environmental Data
Weather and climate resources • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) -- http://www.wmo.int • United Nations agency responsible for climate, atmosphere, and oceans • WMO: World Weather Information Site -- http://worldweather.wmo.int/ • Official weather data and forecasts from around the world Geographic and Environmental Data
Weather and climate resources • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- http://www.noaa.gov • U.S. agency responsible for oceans, atmosphere, and climate • NOAA: National Weather Service -- http://www.weather.gov • Weather data and forecasting • NOAA: National Center for Environmental Prediction -- http://wwwt.ncep.noaa.gov/ • Lots of cool imagery and forecast products Geographic and Environmental Data
Weather and climate resources • NOAA: National Hurricane Center -- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov • Subdivision of the National Weather Service responsible for tropical weather data and forecasts • NOAA: National Climatic Data Center -- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov • NOAA center responsible for archiving many types of climate data and climate proxy data • NOAA: Daily Weather Maps -- http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/ Geographic and Environmental Data
Weather and climate resources • NASA: Global Climate Change -- http://climate.nasa.gov • I am probably the only person in the room who had e-mails released in the Climate Gate affair, so I may be biased, but climate change is occurring and NASA has a lot of data here to help you learn about those changes. • USGS: Water Data Discovery -- http://water.usgs.gov/data/ • Primary national repository for water resources data Geographic and Environmental Data
Weather and climate resources • Weather & Climate Data -- http://wxmaps.org/ • Very nice maps and other graphics developed from NCEP data and model results • Weather Underground -- http://www.wunderground.com • One of the coolest Web sites in the world • World Climate -- http://www.worldclimate.com • Climate (not weather) data from locations around the world • Weatherbase -- http://www.weatherbase.com/ • Weather and climate data from locations around the world Geographic and Environmental Data
Geological resources • U.S. Geological Survey -- http://www.usgs.gov • USGS: Natural Hazards site -- http://www.usgs.gov/natural_hazards/ • Main USGS portal to all sorts of natural hazard (earthquakes, volcanoes, coastal storms, etc.) information • USGS: Earthquake Hazards Program -- http://earthquake.usgs.gov • USGS: Volcano Hazards Program -- http://volcanoes.usgs.gov Geographic and Environmental Data
Geological resources • Smithsonian Institution (SI): Global Volcanism Program -- http://www.volcano.si.edu • NOAA: Tsunami Program -- http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov • NOAA: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center -- http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/ Geographic and Environmental Data
Chemical resources • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA): Envirofacts -- http://www.epa.gov/enviro/ • Environmental data from localities across the U.S. • USEPA: National Priorities List -- http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/ • Sites that are listed in or being considered for listing in the Superfund program • USEPA: Toxics Release Inventory -- http://www.epa.gov/tri/ • Data on releases of toxic and other hazardous substances Geographic and Environmental Data
Chemical resources • USEPA: Integrated Risk Information System -- http://www.epa.gov/IRIS/ • Toxicological data on substances regulated or considered for regulation by the USEPA • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry -- http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov • Authoritative scientific reviews of toxicological data on substances that are regulated or considered for regulation by USEPA and other agencies Geographic and Environmental Data
Chemical resources • Department of Transportation (DOT): Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration -- http://phmsa.dot.gov/ • Agency regulates pipelines and transport of hazardous materials • Emergency Response Guidebook -- http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/3/erg-gmu/erg/ergmenu.aspx • User-friendly guide to characteristics of hazardous materials transported on highways and railways Geographic and Environmental Data
Emergency resources • World Health Organization (WHO): Emergency Preparedness and Humanitarian Action -- http://www.emro.who.int/eha/ • U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -- http://www.dhs.gov • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- http://www.fema.gov • Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) -- http://www.osha.gov Geographic and Environmental Data
Emergency resources • CDC: Emergency Preparedness & Response -- http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cdc/orgs_progs.asp • National Response Framework -- http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf • National Contingency Plan -- http://www.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/40cfr300_00.html Geographic and Environmental Data
Emergency resources • Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) -- http://www.vaemergency.com • Virginia Department of Health (VDH): Emergency Preparedness & Response Programs -- http://www.vdh.state.va.us/epr/ • Emergency and Disaster Information Service (EDIS): AlertMap -- http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php Geographic and Environmental Data
Scientific societies • American Association of Geographers – http://www.aag.org • American Geophysical Union -- http://www.agu.org • American Meteorological Society -- http://www.ametsoc.org • Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry -- http://www.setac.org • Society for Risk Analysis -- http://www.sra.org • Society of Toxicology -- http://www.toxicology.org Geographic and Environmental Data
Non-governmental organizations • International Committee of the Red Cross -- http://www.icrc.org/eng/ • American Red Cross -- http://www.redcross.org • Doctors without Borders -- http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org Geographic and Environmental Data
Journalism organizations • National Association of Science Writers -- http://www.nasw.org • Society of Environmental Journalists -- http://www.sej.org Geographic and Environmental Data
Ecological resources • The Encyclopedia of Earth: Biome – http://www.eoearth.org/article/Biome/ • World Wildlife Fund: Terrestrial Ecoregions – http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/ecoregions/item1267.html • World Wildlife Fund: Marine Ecoregions of the World – http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/ecoregions/marine/item1266.html Geographic and Environmental Data
Ecological resources • World Wildlife Fund: Freshwater Ecoregions of the World – http://www.worldwildlife.org/science/ecoregions/freshwater.html • The Nature Conservancy: Freshwater Ecoregions of the World – http://www.feow.org Geographic and Environmental Data