A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

U.S. Department of Commerce

Air and Space Commercialization Service

World Wide Web: www.technology.gov/space/

This site is divided into four sections: Commercial Remote Sensing; Space Transportation Policy; Launch Trade Agreements; and Emerging Markets. Office mission is to foster growth in the U.S. commercial space industry.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

World Wide Web: www.nist.gov/

Gopher: gopher.server.nist.gov

The NIST site provides general information; programs and conferences; news releases, newletters and journals; and activities. The Advanced Technology Program link has information on the program, which provides cost-shared grants to industry for developing high-risk technologies with commercial potential. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership section has information on a program to help small and medium-sized companies adopt new technologies. NIST Laboratory Programs describe laboratory services. Information on standards is included under the Measurement Services for Standard Reference Data section.

NIST Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse

Gopher: csrc.ncsl.nist.gov:871/1

This site provides information on computer security, including news releases, virus information and forums on privacy risk.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

World Wide Web: www.noaa.gov/

NOAA offers press releases, and links to the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service; the National Weather Service; Coastal Ocean Program Office of Global Programs and HPCC; and the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Also, satellite images of hurricanes and other items.

NOAA Environmental Information Services

World Wide Web: www.esdim.noaa.gov/

Information on NOAA data availability and links to NOAA data centers; climatic, oceanographic and geophysical resources are available here.

World Wide Web: ns.noaa.gov/NESDIS_Home.html

Environmental satellite images and information, and links to other relevant sites can be found here.

NOAA National Climatic Data Center

World Wide Web: www.ncdc.noaa.gov/

Access to climatic and weather data publications and NCDC products is available at this site.

National Technical Information Service

World Wide Web: www.fedworld.gov/ntis/ntishome.html

This site provides to FedWorld, the NTIS Bibliographic database, NTIS Alerts, the Federal Research in Progress data base, the Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Report, the NTIS FAX Direct, NTIS-published searches, an overview of the American Technology Preeminence Act, and information on Japan.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

World Wide Web: www.ntia.doc.gov/

Gopher: gopher.ntia.doc.gov

NTIA provides general information, press releases and legislative information, grant programs, White House documents, and information joining virtual conferences on topics of interest and ordering NTIA documents. Also, information on foreign and domestic telecommunications policy, including the November 1996 telecommunications reform legislation.
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