Geoscience Links

Tectonics and Landscapes

The Remote Sensing Tutorial
This site includes a comprehensive tutorial on the use of satellite images to view Earth and other planets. Many images are included to illustrate the basic landscapes of Earth. Maintained by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
 
Canadian Landscapes
An extensive searchable image database covering all aspects of geology with examples from Canada. A clickable map helps you examine the landscapes of Canada. Maintained by the Geological Survey of Canada.
 
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
This site includes an excellent collection of different typs of maps of all 50 states. These maps may be used with permission of the author. Maintained by Ray Sterner.
 
Landforms tutorial
This lesson introduces some of the major kinds of landforms with a link to a picture or image. Maintained by Kathee Terry and Martine Wayman.
 
National Geographic satellite maps
Downloadable satellite images and maps created by National Geographic. Maintained by the National Geographic Society.
 
Landsat tutorial
This archive provides a rich collection of information about the Earth's land surface provided by the Landsat Program. Maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey.
 
National Park Vision
Images of America's National Parks & Monuments. Images are indexed by parks as well as by category. Maintained by Pat Holleran.

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