UCGIS University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
	NCGIA The National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis is an independent research consortium dedicated to basic research and education in geographic information science
	Spatial Sciences Institute (SSI) The professional association in the Asia-Pacific region for professionals working in spatial information policy, applications and technology.
	URISA The American equivalent of SSI
	Position Magazine Position Magazine is Australasia's magazine for the surveying, mapping and geoinformation industries.
	Spatial News News & information resource for GIS and geospatial industry professionals and students.
	geoplace.com This site belongs to the publisher of a magazine for GIS users and has articles on GIS applications and issues.
	The GIS Portal Also Known as Great GIS Net Sites This site has many links to other sites for the GIS industry. It is US based.
	GISCMU GIS Centre Macquarie University
	ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.) ESRI are the producers of ArcGIS (and ArcView)
	Mapinfo Mapinfo is the main alternative GIS software to the ArcGIS software used at Macquarie.
	National Aeronautics and Space Administration This site is recommended for the remote sensing imagery that is available.