The Biogeography staff uses a wide variety of software and hardware to conduct analyses and develop products. Most of these are listed below, along with Web links to the manufacturers. If you have questions on computer resources we use, please contact Michael.Coyne@noaa.gov.

• ArcView GIS - leading mapping and GIS software for the desktop.
• ARC/INFO - professional GIS offers advanced modeling and analysis capabilities.
• ArcExplorer - free GIS data viewer.
• Spatial Database Engine - universal spatial server that integrates tabular and spatial data in a commercial DBMS.
• Map Objects - an extensive library of mapping and GIS software components.
• PC ARC/INFO - GIS for Windows and DOS computers.

Caliper Corp. GIS+

ERDAS - IMAGINE VirtualGIS

Gamma Design Software - new Windows 95/98/NT version of the premier geostatistical mapping program for the desktop. GS+ provides all geostatistics components, from semivariance analysis through kriging and mapping, in a single powerful program widely praised for its flexibility and ease of use. The Win32 version of the progam is fast and powerful, and offers features not found in programs costing 10 times as much.

Genasys - GenaMap

Geographic Data Technology

Clark Labs IDRISI GIS

Intergraph - GeoMedia

MapInfo

Surface III+ - Surface III is free software for creating contour maps and other displays of three-dimensional, single-valued surfaces. Developed by the Kansas Geological Survey, Surface III is available for Macintosh computers. A version for Microsoft Windows is under development.

• Spatial Analyst - provides a broad range of powerful spatial modeling and analysis features. ArcView Spatial Analyst allows you to create, query, map, and analyze cell-based raster data and to perform integrated vector-raster analysis.
• Image Analysis - brings "geographic imaging" capabilities to ArcView GIS. This extension supports a range of image analysis capabilities including image rectification, color enhancement, and simple change detection.
• Internet Map Server - an out-of-the-box map publishing tool for the World Wide Web. It includes a Java applet for map display across the Web.
• 3D Analyst - provides a suite of high-quality, easy-to-use tools for creating, analyzing, and visualizing surface data and other 3D data.
• Tracking Analyst - a new extension that allows direct feed and playback of real-time data, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) data, within the ArcView GIS environment.
• ArcScripts - useful user scripts to automate many ArcView and ARC/INFO functions.

• Animal Movement Analysis - a collection of over 30 functions to aid in the analysis of animal movement data. Includes home range calculations, site fidelity tests, polyline from pointfile, nearest neighbor analysis, spider diagrams and more. There are two versions, one that requires Spatial Analyst and one that does not.
• Spatial Tools - a collection of grid tools. Menus, tools and buttons provide access to various spatial modeling and analysis capabilities such as geometric transformations, mosaicking, resolution alteration, data clean-up and spatial analysis. Requires Spatial Analyst.

Internet Mapping Services

ESRI - a good source of general basemaps. If you don't need high resolution you can get shorelines for the whole world. Other assorted datasets.

• Free Software, Data, and Resources
• ArcData Online
  
• Data Hound
  
• ESRI Conservation Program Resources: Methods, Technologies & Software - a list of good links.

FGDC - Federal Geographic Data Committee Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI) - Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Geoplan Web Links

GeoSpatial GISCafe

GSHHS - A Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shoreline Database

Illinois Natural History Survey - Wildlife Ecology Software

LABINS - Land Boundary Information System

NOAA's Medium Resolution Digital Vector Shoreline

Space Imaging EOSAT

SPOT Image Corp.

Texas General Land Office (TGLO) - The goal of the Texas Wetland Information Network (WetNet) project is to allow easier access to online wetland-related information. Funded by a grant from the Wetland Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6, WetNet will enhance the wetland protection capabilities of state and federal regulatory agencies operating in Texas, and will provide accurate and up-to-date information to local governments, universities, and the general public.

TOPEX/Poseidon - Part of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory including collaboration between many research entities. Measures global sea level, used to model sea surface height, significant wave height, wind speed and geostrophic velocity vectors.

USGS - US Geological Survey

US Navy - NAVOCEANO Data Warehouse (global bathymetry, salinity and temperature models)

US NGDC - National Geophysical Data Centers Primarily US marine geology and geophysics data (bathymetry, sediments, etc)

US NGS - National Geodetic Survey

US NODC - National Oceanographic Data Centers - Primarily US oceanographic data (salinity, temperature, etc)

Geo Info Systems

GIS World

GPS World