GIS Mapping Data and Information (Public Sources)

B.C. Maps – Ministry of Sustainable Development
B.C. Road Data – GIS Innovations, Ltd.
Census – U.S. Census Bureau
Environment Canada Weather Maps
GeoConnections Discovery Portal – Free Canadian Geospatial data
Geography Network – Free and Fee Maps (portal managed by ESRI)
GISUser.Com (sponsored by AutoDesk)
LandScan – LandScan Global Population
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NIMA – National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NOAA – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
OGC WMS Servers List – OpenGIS WMS Servers on the Internet. Use with EmerGeo! (list managed by Skylab Mobilesystems)
US FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
USDA GeoGateway – Free data from US Department of Agriculture's natural resources data clearinghouse
USGS – U.S. Geological Survey
OpenGIS Consortium
Global map of emergencies


GIS Mapping News

Directions Magazine
GeoIntelligence
GIS Monitor
GISUser.Com
ESRI News


Emergency Management Associations and Communities

Safe Canada.ca (Canada)
International Association of Emergency Managers
Provincial Emergency Program, BC Canada
Public Safety Canada
National Search and Rescue Secretariat, Canada
Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
Canadian Inter-agency Forest Fire Centre
Emergency Preparedness for Industry and Commerce, Canada
BC Forest Protection Program
Justice Institute of BC, Canada
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Management Australia
Australasian Fire Advisory Council
National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority, UAE
British Standards Institute, UK
Emergency Planning College, UK
Cabinet Office for Resilience, UK
Firescope Committee, originators of the Incident Command System, USA
Satellite Imagery of Emergencies world wide, USA
National Interagency Fire Centre, USA
International Tsunami Centre
National Wildfire Coordinating Group, USA
Calfire, State of California, USA
Office of Emergency Services, State of California, USA
Department of Homeland Security, USA
Federal Emergency Management Agency, USA
Federal Geographic Data Committee – US Homeland Security Working Group
National Emergency Managers Association (US)
ComCARE Alliance



Environment Health and Safety

Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
WorkSafeBC
Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine (COS Canada)
EurOhs: The website for European Occupational Health & Safety
Healthy Workplace Week
International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organizations (INSHPO)
International Occupational Health & Safety Events
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
Minerva Canada Safety Management Education
Occupational Health and Safety Magazine (OHS Canada)
Prevention Practices Database
roadsafe.ca
Safety Institute of Australia (SIA)