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Border Colonia Geography Online Geographic
and descriptive data on over 1,800 colonia areas in 29 border area counties. From the Texas
Attorney General's office.
CIESIN Environmental Information A non-profit,
non-governmental organization to providing information to help scientists, decision-makers, and
the public better understand their changing world. CIESIN specializes in global and regional net
work development, science data management, decision support, and training, education and technical
consultation services.
Envirofacts Data Warehouse Brought
to you by the Environmental Protection Agency, this is the place to search for
your county and see how it is doing on environmental issues.
EPA ZIP Code Search Locate pollution, waste
sites, regulated sites, environmental conditions for your watershed, etc. Just enter a zip code,
select the type of information you are searching for and then submit the form. A map will be returned
showing the information you have requested.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) The federal agency
charged with building and supporting the nation's emergency management system. This is the main
page of their web site.
FEMA Map Service Center The Map Service
Center (MSC) distributes National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) materials to a broad range
of customers, including Federal, State, and local government officials; real estate professionals;
insurance providers; appraisers; builders; land developers; design engineers; surveyors;
lenders; and the public.
FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping - DFIRM Information about
the draft Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Spatial Database.
Federal Brownfields Resources
Links to information on Brownfields from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A brownfield
is a site that has actual or perceived contamination and an active potential
for redevelopment or reuse.
National Climatic Data Center
Historical weather information with most of the data or publications for sale, but some free information.
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network
The Local Government Environmental Assistance Network is a forum and clearinghouse of
environmental information for local government. It provides 24-hour access to regulatory
and pollution prevention information, message boards, regulatory updates, grants and financing
information, and much more.
Office of the State Climatologist
OSC retains a large data base covering Texas and southern states and, as well as publishing
regular reports and monographs, undertakes research on climate patterns and applied meteorology.
US EPA Publications
On-line documents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including brownfield issues.
Seismic Geophysical Exploration Data from @stickmap.com
Seismic data sales for geophysical exploration.
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center SEDAC's
mission is to develop and deliver information products and services that integrate social and
natural science data in ways useful for decision making. Developed and operated by CIESIN. See above.
Surf Your Watershed This page is from the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). You can click on a map of Texas to find out information
about your watershed and find out about the water quality within that watershed.
TCEQ Home Page The Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality is the lead environmental agency for the state.
Texas Colonia Project The Office of the Attorney General created and maintains an extensive Colonia Geographic Database for the border region. You can view individual county maps which show the locations of the colonias within the
county.
Texas Environmental Profiles County profiles
are available on this site with values, state rankings, and links for over 50 indicators of environmental quality.
The Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS)
The Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS) is the state's clearinghouse and referral
center for natural resources data. Its primary purpose is to make data available to data users
quickly and reliably.
Texas Water Development Board The Texas Water
Development Board's (TWDB) mission is to provide leadership, technical services and financial
assistance to support planning, conservation and responsible development of water for
the State of Texas.
Texas Water Development Board Publications
Agency Publications in .pdf format.
Texas Waternet A service of the Texas Water Resources
Institute at Texas A & M University. Search the subject index for publications or locate
a link. You can also access their database of researchers from Texas universities with expertise
in water related issues.
University of Texas
Bureau of Economic Geology A contract based research
unit of the University of Texas.
Dr. Maidment's Research
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Maidment has an entire
section on Applications to Texas. His research seems to focused primarily on water and hydrology.
- Digital Atlas
of the World Water Balance Version 1.0, May 1997. A first attempt at creating
an integrated set of data files and models in GIS format that can be used to characterize
the planet's water balance.
- Spacial Water
Balance of Texas A study published by the University of Texas with the stated
purpose of gaining an improved understanding of the stocks of water in different components
(air, soil, water bodies) of the hydrologic cycle and the fluxes between these components.
GISHydro97
Collection of exercises, data, reports and information designed to support the use of Geographic
Information Systems in Hydrology and Water Resources. The materials presented here come from the
Center for Research in Water Resources and the Department of Civil Engineering of the University
of Texas, the Engineering Computer Graphics Laboratory of Brigham Young University, and the Applications
Programming Group at Environmental Systems Research, Inc.
- GISHydro98 Same as above,
but two new contributors: the Danish Hydraulic Institute and the EPA Office of Water.
Obtaining Hydrologic Data through the Internet Find out about Digital
Elevation Models (DEMs), Digital Line Graphs (DLGs), Hydrologic Unit Codes(HUCs), Land
Use/Land Cover Files (LULC), and River Reach Files (RF1).
Other
Useful Internet Sites for Water Resources and GIS Includes links to federal
agencies, international agencies, and Texas state agencies.
USGS -- GIS Data for Water Resources
This site serves as a node of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) for finding
and accessing USGS spatial data related to water resources.
USGS Water-Use Information Program
Water-use information for planners, managers, policy makers, educators, and the general public.
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