GIS Links

State and Local Government

• CGIA

• California Earthquake Studies USGS

• California State Department of Conservation

• Kern County Map Information

• KernCog
  

Federal Government

• Geographic Names Information System - Contains information on almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.

• U.S. Census Bureau Maps and Cartographic Resources - Contains information on U.S. Census, links to map products, boundry files, etc.

• United States EPA
  

  

  GIS Organizations
  The following are organizations for professionals in GIS and related fields.

• Association of American Geographers

• National Center for Geographic Information & Analysis - an independent research consortium dedicated to basic research and education in geographic information science and its related technologies.

• Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science

• Global Spatial Data Infrastructure - a multinational organization formed to advance awareness, acceptance and implementation of globally compatible spatial data infrastructures at the local, national, and regional levels.

• University Consortium for Geographic Information Science

• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)