The Geobrowsers community was formed following a workshop help at NIEeS in Cambridge in April 2007 (see this link for event details). The event brought together both users and developers of applications that allow environmental data to be discovered visualized using "geobrowsing" tools such as virtual globes and Web-GIS. A report from the workshop can be found here and some of the workshop material was published in a press article (link).

The main source of information on this site is the Community blog, where members can make contributions. This blog is also available via an RSS feed.

A (non-exhaustive) list of geobrowsing tools can be found here.

This Community exists to help scientists, data providers and software developers work together to share and visualize data effectively using these new tools. You can use this Community to swap ideas, experiences, and even codes and documents. Please see the User Guide for more details about how to use this community.

How do I join?

Anyone is welcome to join this community. If you would like to join, please either find an existing SciSpace member (if you happen to know one) to sign you up, or email request-invite@scispace.net. As an anti-spam measure we do not allow users to register themselves.

Quick links

These links will take you to pages that are generated from the keywords that contributors add to their articles (see the User Guide for more information about keywords):

Datasets in geobrowser-friendly formats (e.g. KML)
Tools for visualizing data, file format conversions etc
How-tos: hints, tips and guides
RSS feed of entries in the Community blog (see the User Guide for more information about RSS feeds)

Suggestions and feedback

If you have any suggestions or feedback concerning this community, please email Jon Blower: jdb@mail.nerc-essc.ac.uk.

ArcGIS, atmospheric science, data, environmental science, Geobrowsers, Google Earth, Google Maps, KML, Microsoft Virtual Earth, OpenLayers, virtual globes, visualisation, Worldwind

ArcGIS, atmospheric science, data, environmental science, FoX, Geobrowsers, Google Earth, Google Maps, KML, Microsoft Virtual Earth, OpenLayers, virtual globes, visualisation, WKML, Worldwind