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Research Tools
SEARCH ENGINES
EXPERIMENTAL LINKS:
MAP LIBRARIES AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, GIS
- About.com
- AmeriCom -
Area Decoder tool
- Atlapedia
- Alberta, Government of
- British Columbia, Government of
- CAISO --
Control Area Map
- CAISO --
Network Model
- Canadian
Cartographics Ltd - BC/western Canada
- Canadian government -
- Chiltern Magazine
Services Limited, CMS ($)
- City-Data.com
- Creative
Force Inc
($)
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Digital Wisdom
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GeoAtlas
- GeoEye -
commercial satellite imagery
- GIS Data Depot
-- free geo-spatial data
- GIS educational info
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GIS Pilot - Canada GIS Links
- Global
Energy Decisions - maps
- Google Web Directory -
Geographic Information Systems
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Interactive Biodiversity Information System - Regional
GIS Data - Columbia River Basin and Pacific Northwest
- International Map
Trade Association
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Kentucky Public Service Commission GIS
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LandViewer - custom maps for
sale ($)
- Latitude/Longitude
- LocalCensus
- free statistical info
- Magnabrite
- magnifiers
- Manifold
(software package, $)
- Map location finders
- map making software
- Map Reading
- (The) Map Shop -
Zipcode Maps by State ($)
- MapsOnUs -
Draw map
of address
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
projects zip
code onto map of US
- Minnesota
- Melissa Data --
Area Code and Phone Number lookup
- Meridian
World Data
- Missouri
Department of Natural Resources - Geographic Information Systems
- Microsoft --
TerraServer
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Montana Government - Natural Resource Information System
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National Geographic - Cartography
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NCSU Libraries - GIS
- New York State
GIS Clearinghouse
- North America Numbering Plant --
Area Code maps
- NWPPC -
Power
Generation in the Northwest
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Ontario - Crown Land Use Atlas
- Oregon, State of
- Pennwell
- Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, PTTC -
GIS/Maps
- Space Imaging
- Texas A&M Univ. --
Mapping Sciences
Laboratory
- Texas Utility Law Section
- Time Zone Maps
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TRC Companies
- Univ. of Alberta (Canada) -
William
C Wonders Map Collection
- Univ. of California San Diego --
Area
Codes by number
- Univ. of Edinburgh, Dept. of Geography --
GIS
Resource List
- Univ. of Iowa, Center for Global and Environmental
Research --
Maps and Reference
- Univ. of Oregon --
Map and Aerial Photography Library
- Univ. of Texas -- Perry-Castaneda Library Map
Collection
- Univ. of Utrect - Faculty of GeoSciences -
Cartography links
- Univ. of Washington --
Map
Collection and Cartographic Information Services
- US Government
- Vermont Center for
Geographic Information
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WindPowerMaps.org - wind in the western US
- WorldAtlas.com
- Zip Info
- ZipCodeMaps
($)
- ZIPCodeWorld
- ZipExpress -
specify zip code, get city, county and area code (free online or $
for download)
SPECIAL PURPOSE WEBSITES & PAGES
- Area Codes
- Currency Conversion
- Energy Units Conversion Tables
- Language Translation
- Programming
- Reference Documents
- CIA -
The
World Factbook 2000
-
Dictionary.com
- Energy Glossaries
- EPIS encountered terms
- hydro turbine types
- Pelton Turbine
A Pelton turbine has one or more jets of water impinging on
the buckets of a runner that looks like a water wheel. The
Pelton turbines are used for high-head sites (50 feet to
6,000 feet) and can be as large as 200 megawatts.
- Francis Turbine
A Francis turbine has a runner with fixed vanes, usually
nine or more. The water enters the turbine in a radial
direction with respect to the shaft, and is discharged in an
axial direction. Francis turbines will operate from 10 feet
to 2,000 feet of head and can be as large as 800 megawatts.
- Propeller Turbine
A propeller has a runner with three to six fixed blades,
like a boat propeller. The water passes through the runner
and drives the blades. Propeller turbines can operate from
10 feet to 300 feet of head and can be as large as 100
megawatts. A Kaplan turbine is a type of propeller turbine
in which the pitch of the blades can be changed to improve
performance. Kaplan turbines can be as large as 400
megawatts.
- imputation - substituting data in the case of
non-response in survey data
- privateer - an armed private ship licensed to
attack enemy shipping
- redact - to edit, prepare for publication or
presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting, sometimes
refers to censoring sensitive material.
- TLR = Transmission Loading Relief, a remedial
action such as load shedding to protect transmission operations
(eg. UVLS = Under Voltage Load Shed)
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isoNew England
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MirantDirect
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Nebraska
Energy Office
- NERC
- New Brunswick Power -
Clean Air Act
- Platts (McGraw Hill Energy)
Features Library =
glossary of energy issues
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PMA
- unknown from Rensselaer Poly
- USDOE-EIA
- Lycos - educational/historical -
International System of Units
-
iTools -- Research-It
(dictionary/thesaurus/acronym/quotation, language translator, stock
quotes, shipping info)
- Merriam-Webster
- dictionary
- Monitor Company, The -
WebAtlas
- NAICS and SIC codes
- National Information
Service Corp, NISC - specialized and
international databases
- Portland (Oregon) Area Library System (PortALS)
- Researcha
- self described community for information professionals
-
State and Province abbreviations
- Time
- Spam Counter-Attack
- Statistical Curiosities
- Ubiquitous e-mail
- Vertical.net
-- vertical markets
- Warchalking.org
- Wi-Fi-Freespot
- work.com
-- business support
-
ZoneAlarm
CURIOUS SOURCES
SOFTWARE & UTILITIES
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