Useful links

This list is an anachronism, and most search engines will be more useful :

• Environmental sciences
  • Mainly Water
    • SASAqS: Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists
    • Careers in Aquatic Science (by Water Research Commission)
    • WRC: Water Research Commission
    • IAHS: International Association of Hydrological Sciences
    • Albany Museum, Grahamstown
    • SIL: International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology
    • Hydrological definitions (US accent!)
    • The Water Page (includes African Water Page)
    • The World's Water: up-to-date water information and data
    • Water on the Web - use the aquatic environment and real lake data to explore basic science concepts
    • Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Drinking Water Risk Assessment and Management IAHS Publication no. 260 (published January 2000)
    • Former CCWR (Computing Centre for Water Research) data - can't find it...
  • General
    • CIPAC (Collaborative International Pesticides Analytical Council)
    • Elsevier Science
    • IUPAC table of the elements
    • SABS: South African Bureau of Standards - South African National Standards (SANS)
    • SANAS: South African National Accreditation System
    • The NSDL Scout Report Internet Searches
    • Science in Africa for the latest in science from across the continent
    • LabVelocity - resource for biotechnology and life science
• GIS and spatial science
  • Sources of South African data for use with the ArcHydro model
  • ESRI discussion list archives searchable at Directions Magazine or ESRI
  • ESRI: All about ArcView and Arc/Info
  • GIMS: Geographic Information Management Systems (Pty) Ltd
  • AGIS: GIS for Agriculture
  • South African National Spatial Information Framework
  • South African Satellite Applications Centre
  • Demarcation Board municipal boundaries in 2000
• Tutorials
  • Learning HTML 3.2 by Examples Jukka Korpela
• Hints for writing
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students © 2001 Virginia Tech
• Better writing skills - free tips.
• The Elements of Style William Strunk, Jr.
• European Commission Translation Service English Style Guide
• "Fight the Fog": how to write clearly
• Creating Effective Poster Presentations (Oregon State University).
• How to Make a Great Poster (Society of Plant Physiologists).
• Data analysis
• Visual Basic for Applications (tutorial)
• StatSoft "Electronic Textbook" on statistics

Last update of this page 2009-05-21 12:16