Companies and Agencies

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AGENCIES

Federal Agencies

USGS

• USGS (http://www.usgs.gov/) U.S. Geological Survey home page. Entry point for entire U.S. Geological Survey web.
  

• USGS National Mapping Information: Home Page (http://mapping.usgs.gov/)

• Educational Activities from USGS RMMC (http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/public/outreach/activity.html)

• Center for Natural Disaster Information (CINDI) (http://cindi.usgs.gov/) Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information home page

NGS (National Geodetic Survey)

• NGS Home Page (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/)

• NGS's list of Related Geodetic Resources (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/geodetic_links.shtml)
  

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

• NOAA Websites - Earth Sciences (http://www.websites.noaa.gov/guide/sciences/earth/earth.html)

• U.S. DoC / NOAA / NOS / National Geodetic Survey (http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/)
  

• Index of /GPS/Utilities/ (http://sinbad.ngs.noaa.gov/GPS/Utilities/)

National Park Service

• National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov) ParkNet is your official gateway to the sites and services of the National Park Service. Check out our current features or use our
  

• National Park Service GIS (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/gis/gis.htm) GIS (Geographic Information System) is a computer-based tool for analyzing and mapping things that exist and events that happen on Earth.

US Coast Navigation Center

• US Coast Guard Navigation Center - GPS, DGPS, LORAN, OMEGA, LNM (http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/)

Federal Geographic Data Committee

• Federal Geographic Data Committee (http://fgdc.er.usgs.gov/) The Federal Geographic Data Committee coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
  

US Army Corp of Engineers

• US Army Corp of Eng. (Topo Eng. Center) (http://www.tec.army.mil/)

US Census Bureau

• US Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov) The Census Bureau Web Site provides on-line access to our data, publications, products, and programs.
  

• US Census in Schools (http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/teachers.html) Provides teaching tools, resource materials, and professional development opportunities for educators

• US Census Bureau TIGER data (http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html)

• US Census Bureau Maps (http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/)

• US Census Bureau GIS FAQ's (http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/geo/www/faq-index.html)

North Carolina

• Welcome to North Carolina (http://www.state.nc.us/)

• Agency Info -- North Carolina (http://www.state.nc.us/agency/)

• North Carolina Geodetic Survey (http://www.ncgs.state.nc.us/)

• NC DENR Home Page (http://www.ehnr.state.nc.us/EHNR/)

• North Carolina Department of Transportation (ncDOTnet ) (http://www.dot.state.nc.us/) This is the main page for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. This site serves as both an internet and intranet and is arranged in accordance with the hierarchical organizational structure of NCDOT
  

• Welcome to Geographic Information North Carolina (http://www.cgia.state.nc.us/)

• North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council (GICC) (http://cgia.cgia.state.nc.us:80/gicc/)

• North Carolina Geographic Data Clearinghouse (NCGDC) (http://cgia.cgia.state.nc.us:80/ncgdc/)

COMPANIES

GIS Companies

• AutoDesk
  Autodesk - The PC Design Software Leader (http://www.autodesk.com/)
  Main home page for Autodesk, Inc., the world's leading supplier of advanced PC design tools, including AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, and Autodesk MapGuide.

• ESRI GIS
  ESRI - The GIS Software Leader, Because Geography Matters (http://www.esri.com/)
  ESRI is the world leader in GIS (geographic information system) software and technology. This site features free GIS software, online mapping and GIS training, demos, data, product and service information, user scripts, and much more.

• GE Smallworld Spatial Technologies
  GE Smallworld (http://www.gesmallworld.com/english/products/spatial/)

• Intergraph
  Computer Graphics - Intergraph Corporation (http://www.intergraph.com/)

• MapInfo
  MapInfo (http://www.mapinfo.com/)

GPS Companies

• Trimble
  Trimble Navigation (http://www.trimble.com/)
  Trimble: GPS Mission Planning Interactive Pages (http://www.trimble.com/cgi/satview.cgi)
  Trimble: SatView GPS Mission Planning (http://www.trimble.com/satview/)
  Trimble: Downloads (Current ephemeris - scroll to the bottom of the page) (http://www.trimble.com/support/files/index.htm)
  Unofficial Help Source for Trimble GeoExplorer and Pathfinder Office (http://wso.williams.edu/~lgreenwo/old/help1.html)
  Trimble: Pathfinder Tools FAQ (http://www.trimble.com/gis/pft_faq.htm)

• Welcome to the official GARMIN International website. (http://www.GARMIN.COM/) GARMIN International's official website. Designing, manufacturing, and marketing cutting-edge Global Positioning System - GPS - receivers and other consumer electronics, GARMIN is the world leader in satellite navigation and GPS products for pilots, fisherman, sailors, hikers, hunters, search and rescue groups and surveyors. GARMIN distributes GPS products worldwide in the aviation, marine, recreational, military, automotive and consumer electronics markets.

• Thales Navigation (http://www.thalesnavigation.com/en/) This is the parent company of Magellan GPS and Ashetec GPS units
  Thales: About GPS (http://data.thalesnav.com/en/products/aboutgps/)
  
  

Other Companies

• Blue Marble Geographics: Main (http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/) GIS and GIS conversion software
  

• Duncan-Parnell (http://www.duncan-parnell.com/)

• Idrisi (http://www.clarklabs.org/)

• SAS/GIS (http://www.sas.com/products/gis/index.html)

• SPSS Maps (http://www.spss.com/spssbi/spss/)
  
  

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Parts of this list originally compiled by Curt Johnson of the NC Geodetic Survey (2000) for use by the North Carolina State Univeristy GIS in Education students. Edited, annotated, and added to by Shannon White in April 2002.