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world. It is a very useful package for quick views of landscapes, and also has <strong>the</strong> capacity to export<br />

images and overlay GPS informati<strong>on</strong>. For more informati<strong>on</strong>: http://earth.google.com/<br />

World Wind<br />

Descripti<strong>on</strong>: World Wind is a NASA software package that lets you zoom from satellite altitude<br />

into any place <strong>on</strong> Earth. It uses Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Missi<strong>on</strong><br />

data, to give allow you to view <strong>the</strong> earth’s terrain in 3D. It is very similar to Google Earth. For more<br />

informati<strong>on</strong>: http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/<br />

Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS)<br />

Descripti<strong>on</strong>: Comm<strong>on</strong>ly referred to as GRASS, this is a free Geographic Informati<strong>on</strong> System (GIS)<br />

used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/maps producti<strong>on</strong>,<br />

spatial modeling, and visualizati<strong>on</strong>. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings<br />

around <strong>the</strong> world, as well as by many governmental agencies and envir<strong>on</strong>mental c<strong>on</strong>sulting<br />

companies. For more informati<strong>on</strong>: http://grass.itc.it/<br />

ESRI C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Program (ArcView Product D<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s)<br />

Descripti<strong>on</strong>: The ESRI C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Program is <strong>the</strong> n<strong>on</strong>-profit support arm of <strong>the</strong> Envir<strong>on</strong>mental<br />

Systems Research Institute (ESRI). Their aim is to create and develop spatial analysis, computer<br />

mapping and geographic informati<strong>on</strong> systems (GIS) capability am<strong>on</strong>g thousands of n<strong>on</strong>-profit<br />

organizati<strong>on</strong>s and individual projects of all sizes and types worldwide by d<strong>on</strong>ating computer<br />

technology and training for groups just beginning to work <strong>on</strong> geographic problems, as well as cutting<br />

edge of c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> biology and spatial sciences for advanced groups. For more informati<strong>on</strong>: http://<br />

www.c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong>gis.org/<br />

ESrI Extensi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Descripti<strong>on</strong>: Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) posts useful extensi<strong>on</strong>s and tools<br />

for all <strong>the</strong>ir programs including ArcView for free <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> internet. These tools are simple add-ins,<br />

that automate many routine tasks you may need to do while working with GIS layers. For more<br />

informati<strong>on</strong>: www.esri.com/downloads<br />

useful Websites<br />

http://www.npoc.nl/EN-versi<strong>on</strong>/index.html<br />

This website provides informati<strong>on</strong> about satellites, satellite data, availability of imagery, applicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

in remote sensing and exchange of data. It also serves as a nati<strong>on</strong>al point of c<strong>on</strong>tact for spatial<br />

data. They provide assistance with <strong>the</strong> selecti<strong>on</strong> of data, informati<strong>on</strong> about satellite data and <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

applicati<strong>on</strong>s, as well as derived satellite image products.<br />

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