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Good morning everyone, As a preparation for the e-conference, which starts next Monday, I have put together the following list of online resources which may be worth a look either now or as reference during the next few weeks. The list has just been put together quickly, and I make no claims for its completeness. It is just something for us to get started with. Many of these sites will include further links to other resources. Please feel free to post to the list via [log in to unmask] details of any web sites that may be of interest to conference participants. If you do so, please inlclude a brief description of the purpose and content of the site, as well as the url link. Bear in mind that not all e-conference partcipants will have easy web access. Quotes are taken from the sites themsleves. Edmund Lee Forum Co-ordinator Association for Geographic Information - (now responsible for management of the National Geospatial Data Framework) "The objective of the AGI is to maximise the use of GI for the benefit of the citizen, good governance and commerce." http://www.agi.org.uk/ AGI GIS dictionary "The dictionary includes definitions for 980 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemented by 52 diagrams. We hope you find it a useful resource." http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/agidict/welcome.html AGI web resources guide "an index of World-Wide Web (WWW) servers which are likely to be of interest to the GIS community" http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/giswww.html Archaeology Data Service Guide to Good Practice "designed specifically to provide guidance for individuals and organisations involved in the creation, maintenance, use and long-term preservation of GIS-based digital resources" http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/project/goodguides/gis/ Great Britain Historical GIS project "This project is creating a Historical Geographical Information System (GIS) for Great Britain covering the period from the late 1830s, when modern staistical data collection can be said to have started, until the early 1970s, when data starts to become available in digital form." http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/gbhgis/ National Geospatial Data Framework "The National Geospatial Data Framework (NGDF) is the name given to the UK Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). This Initiative will improve awareness and access to Geospatial Information and generally encourage its wider use. NGDF will not create a physical framework or deliver datasets, applications or products, but its use will help to facilitate value added services by enabling the combination of data from multiple sources." http://www.ngdf.org.uk/ Ordnance Survey Needs no introduction - a huge and informative site. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/