OneGeology
OneGeology is a website aiming to make all the world’s geological map data freely available. The final aim is to make a complete dynamic geological map of the Earth – watch how they progress.
IBSCO
IBSCO or International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean is an umbrella organisation aiming to map the Antarctic regions with a high degree of accuracy. Follow their work on this site and get data and maps.
Atlas of Living Australia
Atlas of Living Australia is a detailed an multi-disciplinary site which is the local node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Its aim is to act as a collator of information from a range of organisations so that the complexity of Australian flora and fauna can be more easily accessed. In practice, this is a very ambitious project. Leaving aside the traditional information such as species and species maps, this site has open source software to collect field data, a […]
State of the World’s Forests 2012
State of the World’s Forests 2012. Despite the rise of quality online databases there is still much to be gained from the focussed look at one topic. The FAO produces a number of these each year along with a great statistics database. Well worth looking through this site for the information you can find on global-level topics.
Global Environment Facility
Global Environment Facility – a group of 182 nations plus institutions etc. combining to tackle global issues on pollution, biodiversity etc. In May 2012 it released this useful guide to biodiversity conservation
Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature
The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature investigates issues of global warming data – recently confirms global warming as a genuine phenomenon. For those with the skis, the data set and methodology are published.
