Oddens' Bookmarks, The fascinating world of maps and mapping Created in 1995 by Roelof Oddens, a curator of the map library at Utrecht University, the Oddens Bookmark database now contains over 22,000 links about maps, cartography and GIS data. Users can search the resources by keyword, country, category, or by browsing through subject headings. Besides the abundance of maps and map data, visitors can find links to cartography departments, libraries, literature, and societies. Because the links span the entire world, this website is a great starting point for anyone interested in maps and mapping.

Kite Aerial Photography by Scott Haefner Recent Additions: "2004 ESRI User Conference Party Each summer, USGS sends me to the ESRI International User Conference, the largest gathering of GIS professionals from around the globe (ESRI is a leading GIS and computer mapping software company). Like every year, ESRI threw a party on Thursday night for the 10,000+ participants. Since being inspired by an awesome crowd shot by Craig Wilson, I've wanted to shoot a large gathering of people. Thanks to clean ocean breezes, I was able to fly over hundreds of people with confidence."

ArcGIS: "ArcGIS Family of Products ArcGIS is an integrated collection of GIS software products for building a complete GIS for your organization. The ArcGIS framework enables you to deploy GIS functionality and business logic wherever it is needed in desktops, servers (including the Web), or mobile devices. This architecture, coupled with the geodatabase, gives you the tools to assemble intelligent geographic information systems."