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Bioweb Ecuador. ScienceHuβ LLC. Ucation Resources Information Center. NotesFAQContact Us Collection Thesaurus AdvancedSearch Tips Privacy | Copyright | Contact Us | Selection Policy | API Journals | Non-Journals | Download | Submit | Multimedia | Widget. iPlant Collaborative Web Portal | The iPlant Collaborative: Empowering a New Plant Biology. Free reference manager and PDF organizer | Mendeley. Online EJ Resources. Mushroom Observer: Activity Log. Encyclopedia of Earth. GIS Resources. GIS and Mapping Resources « Writing for Nature. I love maps. Maps tell convoluted stories in a seemingly simple, clean interface that belies the effort and planning that goes into constructing an understandable map. The one below is one I drew after working for several months in this particular portion of Ecuador, but it is only one of the many, many ways the area could be represented.

Sketch Map of the region around Pucara in Intag, Ecuador During graduate school I was the TA for several courses where map making was one of the essential skills being taught, both old school with a compass and your stride length, and with the newer GIS methods. A good map, to me, is a work of art, it is something that you want to look at because it is interesting and beautiful on its own visual merits. This page has a partial list of some good mapping and GIS resources. The Weather and Climate page also has some GIS links.

Keep in mind that within the US each state has a publicly accessible GIS clearing house, as do more and more cities. Hey What’s That? Gbif.org: Home Page.