Abstract:
The U. S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center provides access to geospatial data through map services, web services, interactive maps, and data delivery. The GISDATA Map Studio ( http://gisdata.usgs.net ) is the portal to this information. The idea is to provide a single point of entry to geospatial data. The portal is continually updated as new web services, map services, ... and interactive maps are created for access and data delivery.
Description of Portal Menu: The GISDATA Map Studio provides ten menu options to investigate access to geospatial data. They are: - News & Announcements - Interactive Maps - Data Delivery - Map Services - Extract Services - Web Services - Viewer Templates - Links - Information Sheets - FAQ
GIS DATA MAP STUDIO, USGS find a public web map service, including hazards distribution, elevation data, high-resolution orthoimagery, and much more.
GISDATA provides access to geospatial data sets that have been specially prepared for seamless access and delivery. Some data serve many applications and have national extent. Other data were prepared for a particular time or event, and usually for a limited region. In some cases, similar data sets are also available from some other agency or web site. In these cases, our data may have been reprocessed to serve a particular application, or may be kept as a "snapshot in time" to document an historic event. We have tried to document the "authoritative source" so that users may locate the most up-to-date source for each data layer.
Capability of GISDATA Map Studio: The GISDATA Map Studio site can be used as a map service. Enter the url http://gisdata.usgs.net within the software that provides map service capability. This provides access to data used in the interactive maps. The web service query is another capability that can be connected through GISDATA Map Studio.
Future Plans: The plans are to continually add to the map and web services, interactive maps, and data delivered.
Description:
The Geography Network is a global network of geographic information users and providers. It provides the infrastructure needed to facilitate the sharing of geographic information between data providers, service providers, and users around the world. The Internet is used to deliver geographic content to the user's browser and desktop. Through the Geography Network, you can access many types of geographic content including live maps, downloadable data, and more advanced services. The Geography Network content is distributed at many locations around the world, providing you access to the latest information available directly from the source. You are invited to explore and participate in the Geography Network.
Description:
GIS.com is a portal to GIS information on the Web and was created by ESRI, a GIS software developer.
The site is intended to educate anyone interested in geographic technology on the value that technology brings to their day-to-day activities. The site also provides GIS users with resources to help them in their work.
Name:
EROS CENTER
Phone:
605-594-6151
Phone:
800-252-4547
Fax:
605-594-6589
Email:
lta at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
LTA Customer Services
U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Center
47914 252nd Street City:
Sioux Falls
Province or State:
SD
Postal Code:
57198-0001
Country:
USA
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
USGS GISDATA Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
605-594-6151
Phone:
800-252-4547
Fax:
605-594-6589
Email:
webmapping at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
Customer Services
U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
47914 252nd Street City:
Sioux Falls
Province or State:
SD
Postal Code:
57198-0001
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Diner, D. J., J. V. Martonchik, C. Borel, S. A. W. Gerstl, H. R. Gordon, Y. Knyazikhin, R. Myneni, B. Pinty, and M. M. Verstraete. 1999. MISR Level-2 Surface Retrieval Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document. Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). 1996. EOS Ground System (EGS) Systems and Operations Concept. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight ... Center.
Hall, Dorothy K., George A. Riggs, and Vincent V. Salomonson. September 2001a. Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for the MODIS Snow-, Lake Ice- and Sea Ice-Mapping Algorithms. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center.
Hall, Dorothy K. and J. Martinec. 1985. Remote Sensing of Ice and Snow. London: Chapman and Hall.
Hall, Dorothy K., J. L. Foster, D. L. Verbyla, A. G. Klein, and C. S. Benson. 1998. Assessment of Snow Cover Mapping Accuracy in a Variety of Vegetation Cover Densities in Central Alaska. Remote Sensing of the Environment 66:129-137.
Hall, Dorothy K., J. L. Foster, Vincent V. Salomonson, A. G. Klein, and J. Y. L. Chien. 2001b. Development of a Technique to Assess Snow-Cover Mapping Accuracy From Space. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 39(2):232-238.
Hall, Dorothy K. and George A. Riggs. 2006. Assessment of Errors in the MODIS Suite of Snow-Cover Products. Hydrological Processes.
Hapke, B. 1993. Theory of Reflectance and Emittance Spectroscopy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Klein, A. MODIS Snow Albedo Prototype. 2003.
Klein, A. G. and Julienne Stroeve. 2002. Development and Validation of a Snow Albedo Algorithm for the MODIS Instrument. Annals of Glaciology 34:45-52.
Klein, A. G., Dorothy K. Hall, and George A. Riggs. 1998. Improving Snow-Cover Mapping in Forests Through the Use of a Canopy Reflectance Model. Hydrologic Processes 12(10-11):1723-1744.
Markham, B. L. and J. L. Barker. 1986. Landsat MSS and TM Post-Calibration Dynamic Ranges, Exoatmospheric Reflectances and At-Satellite Temperatures. EOSAT Technical Notes 1:3-8.
MODIS Characterization and Support Team (MCST). 2000. MODIS Level-1B Product User's Guide for Level-1B Version 2.3.x Release 2. MCST Document #MCM-PUG-01-U-DNCN.
Pearson II, F. 1990. Map Projections: Theory and Applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Inc.
Riggs, George A., Dorothy K. Hall, and Vincent V. Salomonson. January 2006. MODIS Snow Products User Guide for Collection 4 Data Products.
Wiscombe, W. J. and S. G. Warren. 1980. A Model for the Spectral Albedo of Snow I: Pure Snow. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 37:2712-2733.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2004-12-10
SERF Last Revision Date:
2009-09-18
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