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Semhar Yohannes

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Subjects: Biological Sciences, Chemical Biochemical & Environmental Engineering, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science & Electrical Engineering (CSEE), Emergency Health Services, Geography & Environmental Systems, Mathematics & Statistics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Public Health

Recommended Images

U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library
Free viewing and downloading of the entire USGS photographic collection.
American Memory Map Collections
Online maps from the collections at the Library of Congress.
Our Earth as Art
Images of the earth from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Old Maps Online
OldMapsOnline developed out of a love of history and heritage of old maps. The project began as a collaboration between Klokan Technologies GmbH, Switzerland and The Great Britain Historical GIS Project based at the University of Portsmouth, UK thanks to funding from JISC. Since January 2013 is the project improved and maintained by volunteers and the team of Klokan Technologies GmbH in their free time.
Harvard WorldMap
An online, open source mapping platform developed to lower barriers for scholars who wish to explore, visualize, edit, and publish geospatial information.

Recommended Videos

Health & Society in Video (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Health and Society in Video defines and explores today’s latest medical progress in health and wellness issues and their impact on society--with documentaries, profiles, reports, and interviews.
Journal of Visualized Experiments - Biology (JoVE) This link opens in a new window
JoVE is the world's first peer reviewed scientific video journal. JoVE is devoted to publishing scientific research in a visual format to help researchers overcome two of the biggest challenges facing the scientific research community today; poor reproducibility and the time and labor intensive nature of learning new experimental techniques.

National Geographic Video
Features videos from Nat Geo TV, Nat Geo Wild, and subject-specific categories. Videos can be shared through social media or embedded in websites.

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