Introduction

Freshman Seminar Projects

High School Projects   (10-12)

Junior High Projects   (7-9)

Elementary Projects   (K-6)

Data Links

Educational Links

Colorado Geographic Alliance GeoEd-LINKS
A thorough source of links to geography resources, spatial data sets, and other resources including geography departments, government sites, literature, and news groups
Data Acquisition Resource
Source for obtaining DEM's; accessing general databases, map collections; topographic data; documentation on USGS standards and other related information
EPA National GIS Program
EPA's national GIS program including a program overview, access to EPA's spatial data library system (ESDLS), metadata clearinghouse for EPA's spatial data, and information regarding EPA's locational data improvement project
EPA Node of NSDI Clearinghouse-themes
Information about EPA product categories for which digital data sets are available, listed by theme
ESRI Data Hound
Catalogs and searches web sites for free download able data that is compatible with ESRI software
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Sea WiFS Project
Provides access into the background, status, and documentation for NASA's global ocean color monitoring mission called "SeaWiFS". Relevant data sets and maps available by year, as well
The National Geophysical Data Center
The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) manages environmental data in the fields of marine ecology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, solar-terrestrial physics, solid earth geophysics, and glaciology. Data, metadata, and other information continually added and downloadable
USGS United States Geological Survey EROS Data Center
Direct link to USGS's page that provides a "site" map, new information, downloadable products and services, publications, programs, and partners of the EROS Data Center
USGS United States Geological Survey Surface Water Data Retrieval
Complete source of surface water data sets organized by state, county, basin, and gauging station
USFWS/NWI United States Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory
The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation's wetlands and deepwater habitats. Searchable categories include: data (including dlg data, maps, metadata, samples, software, and plant lists), status of NWI, ecology, GIS, educator directory, and other general information
Water Resources for Colorado
Real-time water data for surface water, groundwater, reservoirs, etc.  Also includes provisional water data and historical water data, as well as a real-time streamflow page.
Manual of Federal Geographic Data Products-USGS Index
Exhaustive list of product categories available at the USGS and how to obtain product.