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The Earth Project Google has released Google Earth, a Windows program that pretty much does this except for the weather parts (I think). This is the home page for the Earth project, which is essentially an attempt to create a comprehensive, intuitive user-interface to all possible data that can be represented geographically; in other words, the uberglobe. The need for Earth is simple. The Internet has made available a simply mind-boggling amount of data regarding the world: weather, land use, transportation, and so on, but without any real way of putting it together to form an understandable picture of what's going on. This is what Earth wants to provide. Picture this... Imagine holding a globe in your hands. It's very detailed; you can see the mountains and plains in relief. A clipboard floats nearby, with a checklist on it. Check off "Clouds", and instantly the current cloud patterns bloom, straight from the weather satellites. Check off "Political", and up-to-the-minute political boundaries are traced over the surface. But that's just the beginning. Bring your eye closer, and you can zoom in towards any spot on earth. Find directions from your hotel to the nearest grocery. Follow the progress of the plane carrying your shipments in real time. Follow the flocks of swallows returning to Capistrano. Literally any information that can be rendered geographically will be easily displayed on Earth. Much real-time data is already publicly accessible, or available for a fee, but Earth will make that data information. What we need Links Weather AFWIN Air Force Weather Information Network. WYOMING WEATHER WEB Weather from the University of Wyoming. DKingKKing's Home Page Forecasting at SCSU. Terrible background image, though. THE STORM MACHINE Very nice collection of customizable weathermaps, including radar and satellite imagery. U.S. Data by State NWS weather reports. WeatherNet Lots of links, forecasts, and much stuff. GOES - Frames GOES satellite images. The University of Michigan Weather Underground Welcome to The Weather Underground, Inc. National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS) Office Descriptions Current Weather Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Colorado State University Satellite Active Archive International Weather Satellite Imagery Center Welcome to Oceanweather's Home Page Geography Mayko - home Makers of xmap. USGS: Geo Data GIS Online Resources for Earth Scientists JAPAN GIS/MAPPING SCIENCES RESOURCE GUIDE: Table of Contents GIS in the Earth Sciences & Map Library Cartography and Geographic Information Systems Geographical Information Systems (GIS) WWW Resource List UT Dept. of Geography - Geography Resource Center Land Use ForNet: Enhanced Access for Forest Management Maps WSDC: About DRG's USGS Digital Raster Graphics Cartographic Reference Resources PCL Map Collection Cartography and Geographic Information Systems USGS D igital Maps, Data, and Software! Internet Cartography Links Map-Related Web Sites Bodleian Library Map Room - Cool Map Links Mercator's World: CyberSites by Category Satellite data Landsat Data Access (USA) Public Use of Remote Sensing Data Earth from space ACSM Home Page GLOBE Visualization Home Page Geographic names PUBLIC NIMA GNPS QUERY FORM Digital geographic/oceanographic datasets USGS Central Region Geologic Information USGS Geospatial Data & Information Products USGS: Geo Data Earth Science data on the Global Land Information System NGDC/Bathymetry, Topography, & Global Relief Data resources Grid generation Software NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) NDBC General Information USGS National Earthquake Information Center: Earthquake Information for the World r eal-time flight tracking. NIMA PUBLIC HOME PAGE Oceanographic & Earth Science Institutions Directory Part 1 Geography-Related Servers - Department of Geography - Michigan State University