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Octave - numerical programming language (33)
GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides a convenient command line interface for solving linear and nonlinear problems numerically, and for performing other numerical experiments using a language that is mostly compatible with Matlab. It may also be used as a batch-oriented language. (Linux/Mac/OS2/Solaris/Windows) (19-Nov)
NCALM - LiDAR Data Distribution Center (35)
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) Data Distribution Center provides public access to high-resolution airborne laser swath mapping data (ALSM) acquired by NCALM for NSF sponsored research projects. You can visualize the location of the available projects and download data files using a Google Earth interface. The interface also provides on the fly, multi-resolution shaded relief overlays for the LIDAR DEM that can be used to preview the data and see the accurate extent of the dataset. The Google Earth KML file can be used off-line to browse project locations and meta-data (Internet connection required for the overlays). For the main NCALM website go to www.ncalm.org (18-Nov)
MapWindow GIS (62)
The MapWindow application is a free, extensible, geographic information system (GIS) that can be used: As an alternative desktop GIS; To distribute data to others; To develop and distribute custom spatial data analyses. At the core of the MapWindow application is the MapWinGIS ActiveX control. Using this control, you can program custom mapping functionality directly into your own software. Open source component (free distribution). Complete GIS API for shapefile and grid data. Many built in GIS functions [Windows Only] (25-Sep)
Watershed Assessment Associates (WAA) (149)
Watershed Assessment Associates (WAA) is a leader in providing communities, businesses, municipalities, and planners with watershed evaluations. We perform water quality sampling and analysis and taxonomy services for clients throughout the United States. Our professional biologists tailor small and large projects to meet the needs of our clients, and work in accordance with all local and state protocols. WAA also offers professional development workshops, training in applied research, and monitoring program seminars for professionals, students, and volunteers. (19-Apr)
Hydroseek (225)
Hydroseek is map based search engine for locating water quality and hydrology data from approximately 1.9 million sites in the USA. Built on top of MS LiveEarth viewer, Hydroseek provides unified access to data from US Geological Survey (NWIS), Environmental Protection Agency (STORET), Texas Commission of Water Quality, Chesapeake Information Management System and other data sources. The inclusion of an ontology engine means that a search for "nutrients" won't be limited to the string "nutrients" but will also return measurements of nutrients such as nitrate-nitrogen, orthophosphate, micronutrients etc. Works best with IE6+, tolerates Firefox, doesn't play nicely with Safari nor Opera (even when spoofing IE). (05-Nov)
Papers (302)
Best described as iTunes for PDFs, Papers provides a single application to manage and access your digital reprint collection. You can seek, download, archive, and organize your articles in "smart folders". In addition to adding files by dragging and dropping the PDFs, Endnote, RefMan, BibTex and Connotea libraries can be imported. Originally limited to being able to only search PubMed, you can now search with Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science, with more search engine plugins on the way. Winner of the 2007 Apple Design Award for 'Best Mac OS X Scientific Computing Solution' (05-Nov)
Catalogue of Diatom Names (223)
The Catalogue of Diatom Names is now available on-line at the California Academy of Sciences. This project, over 10 years in the making, is a database of all diatom genus, species and infraspecific names, and is a compilation of Van Landingham’s Catalogue as well as the New Species File of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the Index Nominum Algarum of Paul Silva at the University of California, Berkeley, and names not found in these works. In contains over 62,000 names. A searchable bibliography of over 12,000 records is also available. (02-Oct)
MacAnova: Statistical Analysis and Matrix Algebra (281)
In spite of its name, MacAnova is not just for Macintosh computers and not just for doing Analysis of Variance. MacAnova is a free, open source, interactive statistical analysis program for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux written by Gary W. Oehlert and Christopher Bingham, both of the School of Statistics, University of Minnesota. MacAnova has many capabilities but its strengths are analysis of variance and related models, matrix algebra, time series analysis (time and frequency domain), and (to a lesser extent) uni- and multi-variate exploratory statistics. (16-Sep)
Nature Precedings (386)
Nature Precedings is a place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by our professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. They welcome high-quality contributions from biology, medicine (except clinical trials), chemistry and the earth sciences. (21-Jun)
CUAHSI Database of Education and Outreach Programs (269)
To assist the aquatic sciences community in identifying existing education and outreach programs that might be useful outlets for their research, the CUAHSI Education and Outreach program has developed a database of existing hydrology-related education and outreach groups around the US. These groups may be useful as partners to meet NSF “broader impact” requirements or may provide information that may help researchers better design and tailor their own outreach programs. Each resource includes the internet site where the data was found along with a relevant description of the specific outreach program. The database has been organized to enable searching based on the following criteria: Geographic location (national to local); Type of organization (e.g., federal, nonprofit, commercial, etc.); Target audience / education level; and Open text searches on Themes, Keywords, and Descriptions. (15-Jun)
Earth Portal (407)
The Earth Portal is a comprehensive resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment. It is a means for the global scientific community to come together to produce the first free, expert-driven, massively scaleable information resource on the environment, and to engage civil society in a public dialogue on the role of environmental issues in human affairs. It contains no commercial advertising and reaches a large global audience. The Earth Portal has three components: 1. The Encyclopedia of Earth, with over 2,000 articles, is produced and reviewed by 700 scholars from 46 countries. 2. The EarthForum provides commentary from scholars and discussions with the general public. 3. The EarthNews offers news stories on environmental issues drawn from many sources. Supported by the Environmental Information Coalition and the National Council for Science and the Environment. (27-Apr)
Water on the Web (418)
The primary goal of Water on the Web (WOW) is to train students to understand and solve real-world environmental problems. WOW contains two sets of curricula. Basic Science offers opportunities for high school and first year college students to learn basic science through hands-on science activities, in the lab and in the field, and by working with state-of-the-art technologies accessible through this web site. Water Science offers a two-semester water resource management curriculum for second year technical students or undergraduates in water resource management, water science, or environmental resource management programs. (22-Nov)
HyperStat Online (480)
Created and maintained by Professor David M. Lane of Rice University, the HyperStat Online site contains an online introductory statistics textbook, complete with sections on normal distributions, confidence intervals, prediction, and the logic of hypothesis testing. Each section contains a number of discrete subsections, and users can feel free to browse around at their leisure. Site includes a good selection of interactive instructional demos and excersiae and problem sets. Also included are a number of external links to related resources, including a visual statistics and “Stat Primer” sites. [adapted from The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2006. http://scout.wisc.edu] (23-Jun)
North American Black Fly Association (NABFA) (465)
Website for the North American Black Fly Association (NABFA). This recently developed website serves to : *act as a resource for both North American and international black fly workers; * provide the latest NABFA news, including details about our annual meeting; *post employment and graduate studies opportunities, describe new projects, and share recent publications and ideas. (10-May)
USGS Streamflow for Google Earth (591)
Google Earth data layer (.kml) of stream flow from USGS WaterWatch program. Real time data showing location of gages and colored in terms of stream flow conditions. Clicking on an individual gage icon dislplays station number, location, discharge, stage and time and date of last observation and percentile ranking of current flow. (01-May)
Real-time NOAA/WDSSII Weather Imagery for Google Earth (507)
Site provides real-time data as data layers (.kml) for Google Earth. Layers include: Radar Reflectivity for entire continental US and regions as one image (plus NWS warning polygons) * Satellite imagery * Real-time NWS Warning Polygons on a one-minute update cycle * Storm reports from the Storm Prediction Center. Data layers are also archived for one week. (01-May)
NOAA's Environmental Real-time Observation Network (NERON) (510)
NOAA's Environmental Real-time Observation Network (NERON) is a new national program to install automated climate and weather observing stations every 400 square miles. Each station records air temperature and precipitation accumulation every five minutes and reports that information every 15 to 60 minutes. The information from these stations will not only describe the Nation's climate but will provide valuable information for water resource management and flood and drought forecasting, and will provide input for sophisticated computer weather models. One hundred stations have been installed in New England and eastern New York as the first phase of the network. (26-Apr)
Digital Aerial Photography - NOHRSC Snow Surveys (465)
The pictures were taken by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Officers (NOAA Corps Officers) from the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center's (NOHRSC) Airborne Snow Survey airplane. These images are predominantly rivers in winter from northern tier states and Alaska but there are a few other sets (such as Red River flooding, 2006). Images are taken from altitudes ranging from 500 to 1000 feet above ground level, georeferenced (lat/lon) and include place name if known. (26-Apr)
Environmental Concern Inc. (507)
Environmental Concern, a public, non-profit corporation dedicated to wetlands, has been a leader in the field since 1972, EC is dedicated to promoting public understanding and stewardship of wetlands through experiential learning, native species horticulture, and restoration and crealtion initiatives. EC’s Construction Department continues to focus on a wide scope of wetland construction projects.The department offers expertise in structural and non-structural shoreline erosion control, pond construction and maintenance, wildflower meadows, and invasive species control. The Education Department was created with the goal of educating people of all ages about the importance of wetlands. EC provides courses for educators and professionals, enhancing the knowledge of both experienced and beginning wetland enthusiasts. (26-Mar)
My World GIS™ (538)
A Geographic Information System (GIS) designed specifically for use in middle school through college classrooms. My World enables users to construct interactive maps and analyze them using database and geospatial queries, using a carefully selected subset of the features of a professional GIS environment. These features include multiple geographic projections, table and map views of data, distance-measurement tools, buffering and query operations, customizable map display. They have been selected to provide the greatest value to students without overwhelming them with complexity. Developed by the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, the software is implemented in Java and works on any platform that supports Java, including Windows, Macintosh OS X, and Unix. (02-Mar)