Mpa, photo and data sources

There is a huge amount of information available, much of it free, but check with the vendor for any costs. Here are a few of the major agencies, companies, and sites with maps, photos, and/or other data that might be of interest to forest landowners. In your computer explorations you will find many more. Some of these sites require a bit of work to become familiar with the software.

Earth Science Information Center (ESIC)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(415) 329-4309
http://ask.usgs.gov/
Aerial and satellite photographs
http://nsdi.usgs.gov/products/aerial.html
National High Altitude Photography and National Aerial Photography Program
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/glis/hyper/guide/napp
National Gap Analysis Program
http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/

Fire and Resource Assessment Program (FRAP)
Information Center
http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/infocenter.html

Department of Fish & Game
Wildlife & Habitat Data Analysis Branch
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/whdab/
California¹s Plants & Animals
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/species/species.shtml

Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Photography Library
http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/PROGRAMS/cpgrphcs.htm
Aerial Photography Field Office
PO Box 30010
Salt Lake City, UT 84130
(801) 975-3503
Current and historical aerial photography; information on in-progress and planned aerial photo missions.
Maps, facts & figures index
http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/land/index/intro.html
GIS
http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/land/tools/

California Spacial Information Library
http://www.gis.ca.gov/

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System (CERES)
Environmental Information by Geographic Area
http://ceres.ca.gov/geo_area/index.html
Watershed Information Technical Service (WITS)
http://ceres.ca.gov/watershed/index.html

US Forest Service
Data and information systems, maps, and software
http://www.fs.fed.us/links/products.shtml
Historical photo collection
http://www.nalusda.gov/speccoll/collect/forest.html

Calif Dept of Conservation
Division of Mines and Geology
Information Office
801 K Street, MS 12-30
Sacramento, Ca 95814
(916) 445-18325
http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dmg/pubs/pub_list/offices.htm

Information Center for the Environment (ICE)
http://ice.ucdavis.edu/
ICEmaps—a mapping service
http://icemaps.des.ucdavis.edu/icemaps2/ICEMapInit.html

US Census Bureau—TIGER
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html

Many colleges and universities also maintain large current and historical map and photography collections. Here are a few; check with the local college in your area:

UC Berkeley
Earth Sciences and Map Library
http://lib.berkeley.edu/EART/

University of Oregon
Map and Aerial Photography Collection
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/map/

A number of private companies provide mapping software and customized maps. Find others at the ESIC site or through search engines.

ESRI—GIS mapping and software
http://www.esri.com/
ArcData Online: ESRI¹s Internet Mapping and Data Site
http://www.esri.com/data/online/index.html
ArcExplorer—free GIS data viewer
http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html

WAC Corporation
1-800-845-8088
http://www.waccorp.com/califcoun.shtml
Provides yearly aerial coverage of California. Send them a quad sheet with your property on it and they will send you the most recent aerial photographs.

Topozone—a service that allows subscribers to create and download customized maps
http://www.topozone.com/

Terraserver.com
http://www.terraserver.com/

MapCruzin.com
http://www.mapcruzin.com/

GIS Data for Northern California
http://www.pacificsites.com/~cbrooks/gis1.shtml

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